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2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farm Requirements

The Farm Requirements of our new Sustainable Agriculture Standard are designed to help farmers protect the landscapes where they live and work, while offering an enhanced framework to improve their livelihoods and advance the human rights of rural people. View more

Published on June 30, 2022
Available in: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Vietnamese, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, German

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2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Supply Chain Requirements

The Sustainable Agriculture Standard’s Supply Chain Requirements aim to foster transparency and responsible business practices among companies from farm to shelf. View more

Published on June 30, 2022
Available in: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Turkish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

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Simplified desk audit checklist for high and very high risk groups in Côte d’Ivoire

This document is part of the procedure for Partial remote audits for high and very high risk groups in Côte d’Ivoire. The checklist contains the requirements and instructions for document review for... View more

Published on September 2, 2021
Available in: English, French

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Partial remote audits for high and very high risk groups in Côte d’Ivoire

This document sets out the certification procedure for (currently RA 2017 or UTZ certified) high and very high risk groups in Côte d’Ivoire applying for a transition audit for the October 2021 harvest... View more

Published on September 2, 2021
Available in: English, French

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Terms of Reference for the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard

This document describes the proposed scope, objectives, justification, and main features of the new Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard.... View more

Published on July 23, 2018
Available in: English

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Glossary of Chain of Custody Terms and Definitions

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Published on March 30, 2017
Available in: English, Spanish, German, Japanese, Portuguese

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