Forests, Agriculture & Commodity Trade

Newsletter 7 (we will soon issue the Newsletter 8, so that will need to be updated)

About The FACT Dialogue

What is The FACT Dialogue?

As COP26 Presidents, the UK launched the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue with Indonesia as co-chairs. This government-to-government dialogue is bringing together the largest producers and consumers of internationally traded agricultural commodities (such as palm oil, soya, cocoa, beef, and timber) to protect forests and other ecosystems while promoting sustainable trade and development and addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.

Since the launch of the FACT Roadmap in 2021, FACT member countries have been working towards implementation of the agreed actions through regular meetings, collaborating on research initiatives and sharing lessons to support one another to achieve their objectives.

Countries who participate in FACT

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Thematic areas

FACT: A dialogue on sustainable commodity trade for resilient food systems, people and climate

Issues of trade and markets lie at the heart of the FACT Dialogue. An important priority is to secure and grow market share for sustainably produced agricultural commodities.

Smallholder farmers are central to the aims of the FACT Dialogue. Smallholders produce a material share of global production in many of the agricultural commodities and need scaled up support to ensure access to new sustainable markets.

Traceability and transparency are critical to the aims of the FACT Dialogue. Systems and technologies which enable traceability and transparency provide the basis for certification schemes and assurance of origin.

Research, development, and innovation are needed to support the aims of the FACT Dialogue in a range of ways, including productivity improvements while minimizing expansion of the land area required to grow them, innovations to management practices, and dissemination of knowledge.

Resources center

FACT Forum 2025: Malaysia to take up co-chair role from Indonesia

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FACT Forum 2025: Malásia assume a co-presidência na Indonésia

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Forum FACT 2025: Malaysia mengambil alih peran ketua bersama dari Indonesia

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FACT论坛2025:马来西亚将接替印尼担任联合主席

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Foro de 2025 del Diálogo sobre FACT: Malasia asumirá la copresidencia de Indonesia

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Roundtable on Climate, Trade, and Sustainable…

Trade meets Climate: Priorities for collective…

Social streams

Issues of trade and markets lie at the heart of the FACT Dialogue. An important priority is to secure and grow market share for sustainably produced agricultural commodities.

CIFOR-ICRAF

Issues of trade and markets lie at the heart of the FACT Dialogue. An important priority is to secure and grow market share for sustainably produced agricultural commodities.

#FACTDialogue #Sustainable

CIFOR-ICRAF

Issues of trade and markets lie at the heart of the FACT Dialogue. An important priority is to secure and grow market share for sustainably produced agricultural commodities.

#FACTDialogue #Sustainable

CIFOR-ICRAF

Issues of trade and markets lie at the heart of the FACT Dialogue. An important priority is to secure and grow market share for sustainably produced agricultural commodities.

#FACTDialogue #Sustainable