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
28
Member Countries
Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Cameroon, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), France, European Union, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Liberia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Republic of the Congo, Malaysia (Co-Chair), Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay
Thematic areas
FACT: A dialogue on sustainable commodity trade for resilient food systems, people and climate
Trade and Market Development
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 Support
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
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
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.
FACT @COP30 by Numbers
16 countries and partners engaged
1 Info Brief and
1 Thematic Paper released
Inclusion of FACT in Final Report of the COP30 Action Agenda
Events
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.
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