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Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

Study Visit of a Nigerian Delegation to Cameroon to Prepare for the EUDR

As part of the implementation of the European Union Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR), a delegation of six Nigerian representatives carried out a study visit to Cameroon from July 14 to 18, 2025. This mission, organized with the support of the SAFE project (Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems), aimed to facilitate the exchange of experiences and best practices between Cameroon and Nigeria in order to prepare the Nigerian cocoa sector for the new requirements of the European market. 

The delegation included representatives from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Nigeria, from OLAM Nigeria and Sunbeth Global and one representative from GIZ Nigeria. Since these stakeholders had no prior practical experience with the implementation of the EUDR, their objective was to learn from the progress made by Cameroonian partners within the SAFE project. 

During their stay, the visitors met with several key institutions of Cameroon’s cocoa sector: the Interprofessional Cocoa and Coffee Council (CICC), the National Cocoa and Coffee Office (ONCC), as well as the companies OLAM Cameroon and Telcar Cocoa. 

The delegation also took part in three major events organized in the context of EUDR implementation in Cameroon: 

  • On July 15, they attended the national forum on “Cameroon’s Readiness for the EUDR,” organized by the Ministry of Commerce with the support of several partners. 
  • On July 16, they participated in a technical workshop organized by the FAO, focusing on the mapping of cocoa and coffee production basins. 

A valuable opportunity to strengthen regional synergies

This visit represented a valuable opportunity to strengthen regional synergies in West and Central Africa around the sustainability of agricultural value chains. Cameroon and Nigeria, two major cocoa-producing countries, were thus able to move forward together toward effective compliance with the EUDR requirements, in the interest of producers, the environment, and international markets.

This mission has been truly eye-opening. Seeing how Cameroon is approaching EUDR compliance—through collaboration, innovation, and producer engagement—gives us a concrete roadmap to follow in Nigeria.

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Region:

Luwero, Nakaseke, Kassanda, Mubende, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Omoro, and Nwoya

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, traders, state and non state actors, and processors

Key activities:
  • Capacity building of smallholder coffee farmers in production practices and sustainable land use management.
  • Establishing traceability system and facilitating access to sustainable financing 
  • Facilitate inclusive business partnerships between producer organizations and supply chain actors​ 
  • Promote multi-stakeholder cooperation​ 
Commodities:
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Region:

Huánuco, Ucayali, Pasco and Junín

Target group:

Public and private stakeholders, especially exporting companies, cooperatives and smallholder producers

Key activities:
  • Strengthen the supply chains to meet EUDR requirements 
  • Facilitate access to sustainable finance and knowledge exchange
  • Training of smallholders to sustainable manage their production systems 
Commodities:
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Region:

Ngozi and Kayanza 

Target group:

Smallholders

Key activities:
  • Training on the use of traceability tools and support on collection of geolocation data for EUDR compliance 
  • Support the development of a national coffee sector dashboard for traceability and transparency
  • Capacity building of smallholder coffee farmers in production practices and sustainable land use management.​ 
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Region:

Centre, South West, Littoral, South, East and West regions

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, women, youth, and indigenous peoples

Key activities:
  • Develop inclusive business partnerships with the private sector 
  • Facilitate access to finance for sustainable business models 
  • Support and train farmers in open-source traceability systems 
  • Promote multistakeholder dialogues to improve legal and regulatory provisions 
Commodities:
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Region:

(Lower) Kafue Catchment Ecosystem

Target group:

Farmers and community forest management groups

Key activities:
  • Support community forest management groups in the
    sustainable management of natural resources and livelihood creation
  • Support farmers to produce soy in line with the EUDR and increase productivity, and implement transparency and traceability pilots
Commodities:
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Region:

Lampung, West Kalimantan, and Central Sulawesi

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, private sector, and civil society organizations along the value chains

Key activities:
  • Empowering Smallholder Farmers and Farmer Organizations by facilitating traceability and legality, building capacity on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), and strengthening farmer organizations, ensuring inclusive support for both men and women farmers.
  • Promoting sustainable practices and collaboration by supporting village HCV/HCS conservation efforts, testing and strengthening the National Dashboard for traceability and legality, and fostering national and regional exchanges.
Commodities:
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Region:

Son La, Gia Lai ​​

Target group:

Smallholder farmers and marginalized groups

Key activities:
  • Support coffee value chain actors
  • Foster deforestation-free, sustainable, and legal supply chains
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Region:

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, Salonga National Park North, Salonga National Park South, Virunga National Park, Kahuzi-Biéga National Park​

Target group:

Public and private sector

Key activities:
  • Promote sustainable agricultural practices
  • Minimize forest degradation
  • Prevent deforestation
Commodities:
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Region:

Provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos

Target group:

Smallholder farmers, women, indigenous people and youth

Key activities:
  • Promoting Multi Stakeholder Dialogues
  • Improving traceabilty systems
Commodities:
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Region:

Xingu territory, State of Pará

Target group:

Family farmers

Key activities:
  • Improve market access, value creation, and access to sustainable finance
  • Integrate farmers into traceability systems
Commodities:
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