Côte d’Ivoire: Information webinar on changes to the Rainforest Alliance standard

Changes were made in 2020 to the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard (Rainforest Alliance – version 1.1 – June 2020). The 2020 Certification Program builds on the previous Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certification programmes. However, this does not represent a simple update of either programme. The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program contains new requirements for farm and supply chain certificate holders as well as certification and quality assurance system rules. As of 1 January 2023, previous versions of the standard will no longer be valid.

In this context, the Fit For Market SPS organised a webinar to inform its beneficiaries of the changes to this standard so that they can eventually align with the new standard. This session took place in March 2022 and was attended mainly by participants from the mango sector.

This activity is supported by the Fit For Market SPS programme, implemented by COLEACP within the Framework of Development Cooperation between the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union.