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A New Value Beyond Value Chains Toolkit to Inspire and Help Businesses to Contribute to Food Systems Transformation
As the World Bank Commodity Markets Outlook states, food insecurity and inflation will continue at least until 2024. Record high prices impacting on hunger and malnutrition are some of the signs highlighting the need for the urgent transformation of food systems that the UNDP Good Growth Partnership (GGP) has advocated for in the last half decade. Many lessons can be extracted from the 5-year implementation of the Partnership. One of the most important is that collaboration between businesses and government is the only path forward to generate change in the long-term.
How can we accelerate Food Systems Transformation?
We urgently need systemic change in commodity supply chains if we are to mitigate the combined threats of catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Now, a new report on the Good Growth Partnership Integrated Approach reveals that the four and a half-year programme has had real impact in laying the foundations for systemic change in palm oil, beef and soy supply chains, in partnership with four major producer countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay and Liberia.
Five Impact Briefs Share the Contribution of the Good Growth Partnership to Sustainable Agricultural Commodities Supply Chains in the Last 5 Years
After almost half a decade of piloting the Integrated Approach to enable zero deforestation in palm oil, beef and soy, the Global Environment Facility funded Good Growth Partnership is keen to pass on what has been learned to other commodity sustainability programmes. Research into the most important levers of change underpins the suite of 5 Impact Briefs now featured on the GGP website.
Where Next in Liberia’s Sustainable Palm Oil Journey?
That strong, positive vision is what Liberia has been working towards, with the Good Growth Partnership1 (GGP)’s support, through multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration. And in April 2022 Liberia launched its National Oil Palm Strategy and Action Plan (NOPSAP), aiming to put sustainable palm oil production at the heart of Liberia’s national and inclusive rural economic strategy. The results of this ambitious, collaborative process show that during the multistakeholder process, trust and compassion for the perspectives and needs of others significantly increased. Even sensitive issues, often denied and avoided where there are low levels of trust and engagement, were proactively explored for greater understanding, solutions proposed and discussed, and actions identified to address the most significant issues.
Good Growth Partnership Celebrates “Excellent” Results After Independent Review
As the Pilot Phase of the Good Growth Partnership draws to a close, the Adaptive Management and Learning (A&L) part of the project has successfully been through an independent review: “the performance of the A&L Project has been excellent in spite of great challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
Seeds Planted and Continuing to Grow
We urgently need systemic change in commodity supply chains if we are to mitigate the combined threats of catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Now, a new report on the Good Growth Partnership Integrated Approach reveals that the four and a half-year programme has had real impact in laying the foundations for systemic change in palm oil, beef and soy supply chains, in partnership with four major producer countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay and Liberia.
How can we accelerate Food Systems Transformation?
We urgently need systemic change in commodity supply chains if we are to mitigate the combined threats of catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Now, a new report on the Good Growth Partnership Integrated Approach reveals that the four and a half-year programme has had real impact in laying the foundations for systemic change in palm oil, beef and soy supply chains, in partnership with four major producer countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay and Liberia.
Five Impact Briefs Share the Contribution of the Good Growth Partnership to Sustainable Agricultural Commodities Supply Chains in the Last 5 Years
After almost half a decade of piloting the Integrated Approach to enable zero deforestation in palm oil, beef and soy, the Global Environment Facility funded Good Growth Partnership is keen to pass on what has been learned to other commodity sustainability programmes. Research into the most important levers of change underpins the suite of 5 Impact Briefs now featured on the GGP website.
Where Next in Liberia’s Sustainable Palm Oil Journey?
That strong, positive vision is what Liberia has been working towards, with the Good Growth Partnership1 (GGP)’s support, through multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration. And in April 2022 Liberia launched its National Oil Palm Strategy and Action Plan (NOPSAP), aiming to put sustainable palm oil production at the heart of Liberia’s national and inclusive rural economic strategy. The results of this ambitious, collaborative process show that during the multistakeholder process, trust and compassion for the perspectives and needs of others significantly increased. Even sensitive issues, often denied and avoided where there are low levels of trust and engagement, were proactively explored for greater understanding, solutions proposed and discussed, and actions identified to address the most significant issues.
Good Growth Partnership Celebrates “Excellent” Results After Independent Review
As the Pilot Phase of the Good Growth Partnership draws to a close, the Adaptive Management and Learning (A&L) part of the project has successfully been through an independent review: “the performance of the A&L Project has been excellent in spite of great challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
Seeds Planted and Continuing to Grow
We urgently need systemic change in commodity supply chains if we are to mitigate the combined threats of catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Now, a new report on the Good Growth Partnership Integrated Approach reveals that the four and a half-year programme has had real impact in laying the foundations for systemic change in palm oil, beef and soy supply chains, in partnership with four major producer countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay and Liberia.
Partnerships to Promote Sustainable Livestock Production in the Chaco Region
The Vice Ministry of Livestock (VMG), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the Government of Alto Paraguay and the Green Chaco project joined forces to train, provide technical assistance and support producers in the area with supplies and equipment and build a joint work plan aimed at sustainable livestock production and adaptation to climate change. The technical teams of the organizations involved that arrived in the territory were able to learn about the reality of the producers to identify their specific needs and, based on them, build a joint work plan aimed at sustainable livestock production and adaptation to climate change.
Year two: highlights from the Good Growth Partnership
It's been two years since the launch of the Good Growth Partnership. Learn more about the impacts and progress we have made so far.
Year one: highlights from the Good Growth Partnership
It's been one year since the launch of the Good Growth Partnership. Learn more about the impacts and progress we have made so far.
Good Growth Partnership aims to put Liberia’s palm oil sector on a sustainable path
Agriculture Minister, Mogana Flomo emphasized the government’s commitment to ensuring that Liberia’s pristine forests are protected as the country moves to improve livelihoods and the economy.
Sustainability heavyweights take aim at environmental impacts of soy, beef, palm oil
A new effort is aiming to minimize the environmental impacts of soy, beef and palm oil — by bringing together some of the world’s most significant players in sustainability.
Major Players Join Forces to Place Sustainability at the Heart of Global Commodity Supply Chain
Opening the launch, UNDP’s Administrator Achim Steiner emphasized how genuine partnership is the only way to seize the tremendous opportunities a green agriculture economy offers
[Jakarta Post] UNDP launches program to improve sustainability of palm oil production
The UN has just launched the Good Growth Partnership, a four-year project led by the UNDP’s Green Commodities Programme aiming to transform the soy, beef and palm oil supply chains to meet SDG goals around poverty alleviation and tropical deforestation reduction.