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Unfair Trading Practices in the Agri-food Supply Chain

press release
26/02/25
Omnibus Package risks livelihoods of millions of smallholders worldwide

press release
19/02/25
New EU Vision for Agriculture and Food overlooks market justice and non-EU farmers’ rights

publication
10/02/25
A Call for EU Action for a Sustainable Cocoa Sector

press release
06/02/25
The FTAO calls on the AGRI Committee to build on the highest existing standards to strengthen the position of farmers in the agri-food supply chain

news
05/02/25
Joint letter: Civil Society Stakeholder input to the European Commission Roundtable Consultation on Simplification

news
04/02/25
Joint letter to the European Commission on the Omnibus Package Consultation

news
28/01/25
Joint letter to the European Commission: Ensuring EUDR benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks

publication
27/01/25
Report on the implementation of the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive beyond the EU - Rwanda

publication
27/01/25
Report on the implementation of the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive beyond the EU - Ecuador

press release
24/01/25
Civil society organisations call for public procurement reform to achieve sustainable development goals

publication
22/01/25
The cost of exclusion: How leaving smallholder farmers behind could disrupt global and EU markets

news
20/01/25
The Cocoa Coalition realeases a statement on the European Commission's Omnibus proposal

press release
14/01/25
Joint statement: Omnibus proposal will create costly confusion and lower protection for people and the planet

news
13/01/25
Open letter: Civil society and trade union organisations, urge the European Commission to uphold rules that protect health, nature, climate, and social justice

project
07/01/25
Young Fair Trade Advocates

project
01/01/25
SchoolFood4Change

publication
20/12/24
Joint position paper on the evaluation of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

news
18/12/24
From cascading contractual obligations to collaborating on due diligence: Our feedback on European Model Contract Clauses (EMCs)

press release
17/12/24
New EU Regulation on deforestation-free products: the good and the bad

press release
12/12/24
FTAO welcomes the European Commission's proposal to complement UTP Directive but regrets lack of support for non-EU suppliers

publication
11/12/24
Sustainable agriculture starts with farmers: Policies for fair remuneration of farmers around the world

press release
10/12/24
The FTAO welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to strengthening the position of farmers in the agri-food supply chain and calls on co-legislators to build on the highest existing standards to deliver

press release
09/12/24
Multistakeholder statement: Smart implementation of EU sustainability reporting standards

press release
06/12/24
The FTAO expresses its deep concern about the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement and its adverse consequences for people and the planet

project
01/12/24
Promoting a Smallholder farmer-friendly implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

press release
28/11/24
No more toxic trade deals between the EU and Latin American countries

news
18/11/24
The FTAO calls for inclusion of social aspects in revised Textile Labelling Regulation

news
15/11/24
FTAO Statement on Proposed EPP Amendments to EUDR Proposal

press release
15/11/24
FTAO calls on the European Commission and the Council to strongly oppose amendments to the EUDR and work towards a compromise based on the original legislative text

publication
05/11/24