How business can make smallholder supply chains resilient

21st March 2018
by secretary

Paepard

13-14 March 2018, London. How business can make smallholder supply chains resilient. Practical
ways to use the Sustainable Development Goals.

This two-day conference assessed how business can connect the all-encompassing SDGs to their smallholder supply chains – and the business case for doing so. The core themes included:

The business case: Is there a business case for pursuing the SDGs, and if there is, what is it?
How do you connect the SDGs with smallholder supply chains? The practical steps business can take to align company strategy and practices with the SDGs
The future of smallholder farming: The need to progress past subsistence level farming and support farmers’ entrepreneurial development
Market access and long-term stability for smallholders: Improved access to markets can help smallholders build their assets and incomes, so how can business help?
Farmer co-operatives: Improving farmer co-operatives for increased transparency, integrity, scale and the SDGs

The specific goals included:

Goal 2.A: Farmer access to finance and funding Why is it so hard for smallholders to gain access to finance and funding, and how can business can make it easier for them?
Goal 2.4: The consequences of climate change Building farmer resilience to unpredictable weather patterns and droughts to ensure food security
Goal 5: Gender equality within smallholder farming How can business correct the severe inequalities between male and female farmers?
Goal 8.8: Working conditions and human rights on smallholder farms What can business do to ensure the farmers in their supply chains have a decent working conditions?
Goal 12.3: Reducing food waste at farm level Best farm management practices, technology and other solutions to reduce and eliminate food waste at the farm level.

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