New regulations for zero deforestation cocoa
Cocoa production has contributed significantly to deforestation, a major cause of climate change and the collapse of biodiversity. To curb this phenomenon, in 2023 the European Union adopted a regulation banning the import of products that have contributed to deforestation from 2021, applicable from 2025. For their part, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have produced the […]
Short supply chains supported by AVSF
Numerous projects implemented by AVSF and together with farming families and their organisations, as well as other private and public players, have led to the development of short supply chains as defined by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty: “a method of marketing agricultural products which is carried out either by direct sale […]
For a system of fair trade which favours rural farming organisations
AVSF and fair trade For a fair trade that serves rural farming organizations Reference text Fair trade labelling was launched in the context of an economic crisis (at the end of the 1980s, beginning of the 90s) which was caused by low prices and the great difficulty faced by small producers in gaining access to […]
