The opportunities for multistakeholder initiatives to support sustainability in the tropical fruit sector

FAO

The opportunities for multistakeholder initiatives to support sustainability in the tropical fruit sector

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

Series title Sustainable Tropical Fruits

Series number 6

Revision First revision

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Synopsis (short abstract) This brief highlights the potential of multistakeholder initiatives to benefit producers and companies by fostering sustainability and resilience within tropical fruit value chains. The tropical fruit sector faces many risks, including pests and diseases becoming resistant to phytosanitary products, hazardous labour practices, deforestation, and vulnerability to external shocks, such as climate change and economic downturns. These risks are too complex for individual actors to effectively address them in isolation. Multistakeholder initiatives can contribute to sustainable development, resilience and improved business performance.The Sustainable Tropical Fruits series highlights important developments, technical information and good practices related to resilient, sustainable and inclusive tropical fruit value chains. For more information or to suggest future topics, please contact Responsible-Fruits@fao.org.

Revised version 30/08/2024

Cite this content as:

FAO. 2024. The opportunities for multistakeholder initiatives to support sustainability in the tropical fruit sector. Revised.

Sustainable Tropical Fruits, No. 6. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7988en

Language English

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