Summit Opening Dinner and Anniversary Celebration
Sustainable Food Lab Board members Shauna Sadowski from Annies, Inc. and Jefferson Shriver from Catholic Relief Services shared reflections on 10 years of mainstreaming sustainable…
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Welcome and Opening
Our collective work is at the dynamic intersection of sustainable sourcing, sustainable agriculture, and international development. Jan-Kees Vis of Unilever, who is deeply engaged in…
Plenary: Water Management and Value Chain Relationships
Peru’s agri-export sector has seen a boom over the last decade. We will learn from a leading Peruvian vegetable exporter, a global buyer, and, a…
Plenary: Supporting Resilience on Small Farms
Keurig Green Mountain, Root Capital, Sustainable Harvest, and Unicafec discussed their use of mechanisms such as long term financing for farm renovation, extended contracting terms…
Private-Public Partnerships for Development Impact
USAID, along with many international donors, has prioritized large-scale partnerships with the private sector. Joost Guijt from CDI, Eduardo Tugendhat from CARANA and Jose Luis…
Turning Agriculture Waste Streams into Value with Climate Benefits
This session featured two projects. Vera Espindola Rafael from UTZ Certified discussed their project turning wastewater from coffee processing into energy and the potential for scaling this…
The Sweet Spot in Partnering for Nutrition Security
Concerns with food security have been one of the most motivating factors for companies to act and make investments in their smallholder supply chains. Beyond…
Plenary: Scaling up Engagement in Producer Livelihoods
Justin Tait working jointly for Unilever and Oxfam, Jan-Kees Vis from Unilever and Clemens Tenge from Symrise AG, discussed how global firms – who are…
OFF-SITE DINNER AT HUACA PUCLLANA
Peru is experiencing a culinary resurgence and hosts one of the largest culinary fairs in the world, La Mistura. Dinner included a chef-led discussion about…
Plenary: Arcos Dorados
Latin America’s McDonald’s franchise and the Syngenta Foundation share their initiative to scale local sourcing from smallholders across the entire LA region, and how they think…
Value Added Processing Owned by a Farmer Cooperative
REOPA has partnered with processor Gandules to fill a gap for their season and a need for a European customer. Jose Jacinto from REOPA, Paola…
Value Added Social Business Sourcing and Investing in Independent Smallholders
Augusto Ferdanini from AgroMantaro shared their model to grow and process smallholder artichokes in the central highlands through a partnership with General Mills Foundation and Green…
Smallholder Livelihoods Assessment
Meghan Quinlan from Fair Trade USA and Whitney Gantt from Grameen Foundation discussed how we ground sustainable supply chain programs in a better understanding of…
Identifying and Motivating Climate Smart Ag Practices
This session offered leading examples of structural mechanisms to incentivize Climate Smart Agriculture being done by Hivos, Rainforest Alliance and CEPICAFE. We looked at projects…
Training Tomorrow’s Farmers – a model for common sense, effective farmer capacity building.
The Interamerican Development Bank supports local governments in northern Peru to integrate practical farmer training into the national technical training programs. Rather than sitting in…
CHOCOLATE TASTING
Peru is a leader in gourmet cuisine and is on track to become a leader in fine cocoa. We were treated to a professional cocoa tasting…
Discussion Topics and Case Clinics
There were several sessions organized by participant interest on the topics of highest interest throughout the meeting. Sessions included: Success Factors for Smallholder Sourcing Building…
