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FAQ: 2020 Farm Requirements
A detailed FAQ about the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard Farm Requirements.
Certification has had a huge impact in bringing sustainability to the forefront of business thinking, but it must continue to evolve to provide more value to farmers and companies and ensure that people and nature can thrive in harmony.
That's why the Rainforest Alliance launched its new Certification Program, which entered into force in July 2021. The Sustainable Agriculture Standard, along with its assurance and technology systems, are data-powered, and based on the principles of continuous improvement, risk-based assurance, contextualization, and shared responsibility. This is how we can deliver more value to the two million farmers and thousands of businesses that use Rainforest Alliance certification to drive more sustainable agricultural production and responsible supply chains.
At the heart of the Rainforest Alliance
The certification program is part of the Rainforest Alliance’s strategy to drive sustainability at scale in the sectors in which we operate through interconnected interventions supporting certification, tailored supply chain services, landscapes and communities, and advocacy.
What We're Working On
Strengthened Cocoa Certification Program
Key priorities of our cocoa strategy are assurance, shared responsibility, supply chain transparency, and profitability and resilience.
Risk Maps for Risk Management
How we have tailored the implementation and verification of standards requirements on child labor and forced labor to the risk exposure of each farm.
Shared Responsibility
Our shared responsibility approach aims to distribute benefits and costs of certification more evenly between farmers and companies.
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Additional Resources
Help Center
FAQ: 2020 Supply Chain Requirements
A detailed FAQ about the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard's 2020 Supply Chain Requirements.
Partner Update
Early Feedback on the New Certification Program: Kyagalanyi Coffee Shares Their Implementation Experience
Find out what Ugandan coffee exporter, Kyagalanyi Coffee, had to say about the new program—from the improvements to the challenges.
Organizational Updates
Learnings from the Field: Finca Esmeralda and the Future of Certified Bananas
After teaming up for an early implementation pilot of our strengthened certification program, both Finca Esmeralda and the Rainforest Alliance took away learnings that will contribute to a more sustainable banana sector.
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Cocoa Certification Data Report 2021
View this report for an in-depth look at our Rainforest Alliance and UTZ cocoa certification statistics and analysis of how our programs developed in 2021.
View: Cocoa Certification Data Report 2021
How to Transition to the 2020 Certification Program: Guidance for Coffee Sector Supply Chain Actors
Our new Certification Program is now in full swing, and coffee producers around the world are preparing for audits and processing their first volumes certified against the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard (RA 2020 SAS).[Read more...]
Reports
Tea Certification Data Report 2021
View this report for an in-depth look at our Rainforest Alliance and UTZ tea certification statistics and analysis of how our programs developed in 2021.
View: Tea Certification Data Report 2021
Reports
Banana Certification Data Report 2021
View this report for an in-depth look at our Rainforest Alliance banana certification statistics and analysis of how our program developed in 2021.
View: Banana Certification Data Report 2021
Reports
Coffee Certification Data Report 2021
View this report for an in-depth look at our Rainforest Alliance and UTZ coffee certification statistics and analysis of how our programs developed in 2021.
View: Coffee Certification Data Report 2021
Policies and rules
Policy on measures to address shortages of Rainforest Alliance certified volumes during the transition period for Colombia and Peru
This policy has been authorized for coffee certificate holders in Colombia and Peru in response to the interest shown by certificate holders to continue with the Rainforest Alliance certification
View: Policy on measures to address shortages of Rainforest Alliance certified volumes during the transition period for Colombia and Peru
