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Capacity building

Transformation can only happen when people are empowered with the knowledge and skills to plan and implement change. We believe it is important to invest in people within companies, government agencies, and civil society to develop that knowledge and capacity. Understanding the issues and knowing what action is required are essential foundations for the transition to sustainable production and sourcing of agricultural commodities. 

Capacity building underpins our work with stakeholders, and takes a wide variety of forms. We have run training courses for thousands of people, in the field, in classrooms, in government and company offices and online. We also go beyond the teaching and provide long-term mentoring and support to ensure people feel empowered to own the transformation process and work towards greater positive impact.

We offer courses for accreditation with partner organisations, including HCV-HCSA ALS Training, HCSA Registered Practitioner and RSPO Lead Auditor Course SCC.

We run webinars for companies and governments on specific issues to debate and discuss. We also host public webinars, including recent events such as ”Private sector engagement in landscape and jurisdictional initiatives” co-hosted by ISEAL, TFA, WWF, Green Commodities Programme and Proforest, or “Co-building sustainable natural rubber value chain, co-hosted by China’s Chamber of Commerce for Metals, Minerals and Chemicals and SNR.

At a more technical level, we provide organisations and companies with bespoke training and internal workshops on the specific challenges of more responsible sourcing and production.

Through our publicly available training courses, auditors can qualify to lead certification assessments in palm oil (RSPO) and assessors can gain licenses to carry out High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments.

Longer term mentoring also helps both assessors and practitioners build their practical skills, which ultimately develops a cohort of local experts in production countries.

We also contribute or provide online training and webinars via our partners’ and our own platforms. Publicly available resources, such as the Soy Toolkit webinars, aim to empower company staff and others to make better decisions when it comes to responsible sourcing and production.

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Respect of Human rights in sugar cane production

We are working in collaboration with Grupo Santos and Mars to improve the health and safety conditions of cane cutters from the Huasteca region in Mexico. This is a three year program which aims to reduce the risks of accidents...

Respect of Human rights in sugar cane production

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Supporting smallholders and mills to achieve Bonsucro certification in Mexico

In Mexico, Proforest is working with PepsiCo, Bonsucro, Peterson and Grupo Azucarero Mexico (GAM), to foster collaboration on sustainable sugar cane. GAM is a large sugar producing company, operating four mills across the country....

Supporting smallholders and mills to achieve Bonsucro certification in Mexico

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Africa Practitioners Network – Strengthening understanding

In West and Central Africa, agricultural and forest commodity production is rapidly expanding and there is growing interest in making production responsible. Capacity development is essential to address the lack of practical...

Africa Practitioners Network – Strengthening understanding

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Delivering training and guidance on Free, Prior, Informed Consent

Supporting the development of FPIC requirements through the APOI national platforms.

Delivering training and guidance on Free, Prior, Informed Consent

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Adum Smallholder Programme (ASH)

In the Mpohor District of the Western Region of Ghana, Proforest is supporting a partnership between Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) and three communities, which aims to support the sustainable and socially beneficial cultivation...

Adum Smallholder Programme (ASH)

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