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Rainforest Alliance Policy on Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) Biosecurity Practices

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Published on May 30, 2023
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Policy on changes to certification and auditing rules for audits in the transition year

This policy describes the changes to ensure consistent implementation of the Certification and Auditing Rules across the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program during the Transition year.... View more

Published on May 24, 2023
Available in: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Chinese (Simplified), Indonesian, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, German

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Policy on changes to Chapter 2: rules for CB personnel in the transition year

The Rainforest Alliance Certification Program, based on the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard, introduces several requirements for Certification Body (CB) personnel that will strengthen our... View more

Published on May 16, 2023
Available in: English

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KoBoCollect Guidance

This guidance document provides a step-by-step guide on how to use KoBoCollect to collect geodata. KoBo works both on your mobile device and desktop, either through the app or via website. KoBo can be... View more

Published on May 10, 2023
Available in: English

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2020 Certification and Auditing Rules

The Assurance System of the 2020 Certification Program introduces numerous innovations to ensure that certification is more context-specific, data-driven, and risk-based. View more

Published on May 2, 2023
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Policy on Measures to Address Shortages of Rainforest Alliance Certified Volumes During the Transition Period

In cases where there are significant restrictions to available volumes of Rainforest Alliance Certified commodities, the Rainforest Alliance will consider requests to pre-authorize a percentage of new... View more

Published on May 2, 2023
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