On Friday 14th of October Vredeseilanden and the University of Leuven organised a 'farmer effect' workshop on how different value chain actors within agricultural and food chains take initiatives towards sustainability on economic, social, cultural and ecological level and how farmers and their organizations respond to these initiatives.
Three cases in which Vredeseilanden is involved were be presented and analysed during the workshop.
Report
Download the report of the Farmer Effect Workshop
Background readers
The three background readers for the cases can be found here:
- a cooperation between Mars Inc., local farmer organizations and VECO-Indonesia in a cocoa chain in Sulawesi (Indonesia): reader
- a cooperation between FAPECAFES, VECO ANDINO and ETHIQUABLE within the banana and coffee chain in Ecuador: reader
- an initiative of West-African governments and their regional bodies towards food sovereignty with regard to rice in the region: reader in English, reader in French
In depth case studies
Increased incomes for Indonesian cocoa farmers in sustainable markets
Promotion of the rice value chain in Benin
Presentations:
Don Sevil - Sustainable Food Lab
Luuk Zonneveld - Vredeseilanden
Ingmar Streese - Mars Inc
Alain Sy Traore - ECOWAS
Cosmel Merino - FAPECAFES