Expert in Sustainable Agri-food Systems and value chains and Climate Smart Agriculture
Posted on 05/02/2025
Dear Serdar,
Thank you for your valuable insights. I agree that assessing policy effectiveness requires a comprehensive view - evaluating economic impacts (which drive incentives, especially for smallholder producers and their organizations), social impacts (which are essential for long-term success), and ultimately, environmental impacts.
I would like to invite further contributions from participants, especially those directly involved in implementing and evaluating the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), such as representatives from the World Cocoa Foundation. Please share the approaches you are using, the indicators you consider (and the rationale behind them), the challenges you face, and how you plan to address these issues with stakeholders across the commodity value chains and systems.
For those needing additional background, I recommend reviewing the IMPACT ASSESSMENT in the Commission Staff Working Document available in our resource list. This document explains efforts to minimize deforestation and forest degradation risks associated with products on the EU market. It accompanies the proposal for a Regulation on making certain deforestation-linked commodities available on the EU market (and for export), and for repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. You can access it here:
The document outlines several policy options. The section 6 develops on the impacts of the relevant for Policy Options: the environmental, the economic, and the social impacts.
I look forward to further contributions that will help us develop effective, feasible, and efficient frameworks for policy and regulatory evaluation.
Best regards,
Mireille Totobesola Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems Expert
RE: Evaluating Agri-Food Systems Transformation Policies and Regulations
France
Mireille TOTOBESOLA
Expert in Sustainable Agri-food Systems and value chains and Climate Smart Agriculture
Posted on 05/02/2025
Dear Serdar,
Thank you for your valuable insights. I agree that assessing policy effectiveness requires a comprehensive view - evaluating economic impacts (which drive incentives, especially for smallholder producers and their organizations), social impacts (which are essential for long-term success), and ultimately, environmental impacts.
I would like to invite further contributions from participants, especially those directly involved in implementing and evaluating the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), such as representatives from the World Cocoa Foundation. Please share the approaches you are using, the indicators you consider (and the rationale behind them), the challenges you face, and how you plan to address these issues with stakeholders across the commodity value chains and systems.
For those needing additional background, I recommend reviewing the IMPACT ASSESSMENT in the Commission Staff Working Document available in our resource list. This document explains efforts to minimize deforestation and forest degradation risks associated with products on the EU market. It accompanies the proposal for a Regulation on making certain deforestation-linked commodities available on the EU market (and for export), and for repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. You can access it here:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021SC0326&qid=1727163336725
The document outlines several policy options. The section 6 develops on the impacts of the relevant for Policy Options: the environmental, the economic, and the social impacts.
I look forward to further contributions that will help us develop effective, feasible, and efficient frameworks for policy and regulatory evaluation.
Best regards,
Mireille Totobesola
Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems Expert