{"id":25388,"date":"2025-10-15T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/news\/from-dialogue-to-action-fit-for-fair-strengthens-eudr-readiness-in-ethiopia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:54:06","slug":"from-dialogue-to-action-fit-for-fair-strengthens-eudr-readiness-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/es\/news\/from-dialogue-to-action-fit-for-fair-strengthens-eudr-readiness-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"From Dialogue to Action: FIT for FAIR Strengthens EUDR Readiness in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25388\" class=\"elementor elementor-25388 elementor-24928\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cfb80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7cfb80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871d7dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"871d7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European due diligence legislation aims to make global supply chains more sustainable by tackling deforestation and human rights abuses. For <strong>coffee producers in Ethiopia<\/strong>, closing legal and technical gaps is key to accessing the EU market under new EUDR requirements.<\/p><p><strong>FIT for FAIR \u2013 a flagship project of the Team Europe Initiative<\/strong> \u2013 supports partner countries in establishing favourable legal and political conditions. By fostering multi-stakeholder participation and providing technical support, the initiative helps turn regulatory requirements into opportunities for sustainable development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8782b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8782b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20250828_110339-scaled-rd8jv33arcoq6qhkjvip9jepvdvkqguhn5eez8poco.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20250828_110339\" alt=\"IMG_20250828_110339\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative (SASI)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e8793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43e8793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethiopia: From Analysis to Action<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a635f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a635f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>Ethiopia<\/strong>, FIT for FAIR has been working with the <strong>Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA)<\/strong> since July 2024. Over this period, three national task force meetings brought together ministries, coffee cooperatives, associations, exporters, civil society, and international partners to review the legal, environmental, institutional, and human rights frameworks relevant to the coffee sector. These sessions <strong>produced status quo and gap analyses, which guided the formulation of detailed policy recommendations<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cd30c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17cd30c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b9216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08b9216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Policy Recommendations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9388e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9388e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The final recommendations, presented and validated during a closing workshop on <strong>28 August 2025 in Addis Ababa<\/strong> with around 50 participants, cover four main areas:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Traceability &amp; Digital Solutions:<\/strong> developing a national guideline on traceability, and expanding an existing database by integrating geolocation, yield, and export data into a central system.<\/li><li><strong>Environmental Due Diligence:<\/strong> aligning national definitions of forest vs agricultural land with EUDR terminology, incorporating safeguards against forest conversion, and strengthening enforcement of environmental laws.<\/li><li><strong>Legal &amp; Institutional<\/strong>: formalising inter-ministerial agreements, and introducing mechanisms to enable public interest litigation.<\/li><li><strong>Human &amp; Social Rights:<\/strong> taking actions to prevent abuse and reduce informality in accordance with international agreements, the creation of a child labour manual, mandatory birth registration, and emphasising women\u2019s rights.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04384d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04384d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Steps: Getting to Implementation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3867c9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3867c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff81d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ff81d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eae40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eae40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the validation workshop, Dr. Adugna Debela, Director General of ECTA, underlined the importance of the inclusive process and announced that <strong>the recommendations will be submitted to Ethiopia\u2019s newly established National Coffee Platform<\/strong>, to ensure they inform political decision-making.<\/p><p>Ethiopia now has a stakeholder-driven roadmap to strengthen its coffee sector, meet the requirements of the EUDR, and promote sustainable, fair production practices.<strong> The transition from dialogue to implementation is underway.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a385890 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a385890\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4086b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4086b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20250828_122327-scaled-rd8jv8q575mc3qqzp7wv6hoj9pqmhjp5p02850yhbg.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20250828_122327\" alt=\"IMG_20250828_122327\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative (SASI)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European due diligence legislation aims to make global supply chains more sustainable by tackling deforestation and human rights abuses. For coffee producers in Ethiopia, closing legal and technical gaps is key to accessing the EU market under new EUDR requirements. 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