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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.
COFCO partnership traces and screens all direct soy supplies in Brazil’s Matopiba
COFCO International has reached traceability and completed social and environmental screening of all its directly sourced soy from current suppliers in the Matopiba region, by December 2021, an important stepping-stone towards establishing a sustainable soy supply chain in the environmentally sensitive region.
The Good Growth Partnership joins the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program
FOLUR is a $345 million initiative supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that seeks to transform the global food system by promoting sustainable, integrated landscapes and efficient commodity value chains. The World Bank (WB), leader of FOLUR Impact Program Global Platform, has appointed the Good Growth Partnership to bring its assets, experience and network to support the work of the new Platform.
How Can We Measure Success In GGP’s Efforts To End Deforestation?
Eliminating deforestation from supply chains means changing a complex system which includes companies, financial institutions, and governments. Monitoring and evaluating progress in projects that target these elements is challenging because strategies and goals tend to shift quickly and so project objectives are overtaken by events.
Five Years of Impact – Hurdles, Learning and Opportunities
The first five years of implementing the Good Growth Partnership. Read more about the Programme's assets, results, experiences and learnings.
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.
5 Principles to Transform Commodity Supply Chains – Event Highlights
Violet Baffour UNDP Deputy Resident Representative/Programme in Liberia writes about her Highlights of GGP’s event “An Integrated Supply Chain Approach to Transform Commodity Supply Chains.”
Our Journey Catalyzing Sustainable Commodity Supply Chains
It's been four years since the launch of the Good Growth Partnership. Learn more about the impacts and progress we have made so far.
What can governments do to create forest-positive commodity value chains?
Good Growth Partnership (GGP) Global Project Manager Pascale Bonzom outlines three key actions that governments should take now to facilitate forest-positive outcomes.
The Future is Deforestation-Free
Pascale Bonzom, Global Project Manager for the Good Growth Partnership spoke at an Affiliated Session at the UNFSS Pre-Summit: “A New Model for Agricultural Production: Deforestation-free and Conversion-free Supply Chains” hosted by the Food and Land Use Coalition, the Tropical Forest Alliance and WWF, bringing to the conversation the Good Growth Partnership’s innovative approach to transforming commodity supply chains through integrated collaborative action.
Finding A Path Through The Commodity System: 4 Dimensions Of Systemic Change – Research Report
The 4 Dimensional Systemic Change report examines levers that offer opportunities for systemic transformation - through cooperation, coordination and integration of actors within and across different levels - in four key dimensions.