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Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

EUDR Engagement

About the project

The project “Engagement with Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to raise awareness on and to promote better understanding of the EU approach to reducing EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation” (EUDR Engagement) focuses on communication and dialogue with political stakeholders, smallholders, the private sector and civil society on the new EU-regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) and its implications in Southeast Asia.

 

The EUDR Engagement project is co-funded by the European Commission (FPI, DG ENV) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for 24 months until August 2025. 

What smallholders need to know about the EUDR in 5 Minutes

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Countries of Implementation

  • Indonesia
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Overarching Aim

In Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam, the project supports stepped up engagement and inclusive dialogue on deforestation-free supply chains as well as on the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). It focuses on its core components such as due diligence, traceability and the benchmarking system, the EU’s supporting measures to create an enabling environment for forest preservation and traceable, deforestation-free supply chains in partner countries and the opportunities for smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities in Southeast Asia. 


Activities of the Project

·    Provision of relevant sectoral expertise through studies related to the EUDR, including on relevant supporting measures and the interplay with national initiatives in the Southeast Asian partner countries.

·     Dialogue events with key stakeholders in all five countries on the EUDR, its accompanying measures, implications for the national context and ways forward for its successful implementation.

·     Communication to advance knowledge and awareness on the EUDR among key stakeholders in the partner countries in multiple national languages.

 

The activities in each country are designed in response to the national context and requests voiced by political partners and other stakeholders. 

Learn More

Website on the EUDR by the European Commission
Factsheets and Powerpoints on the EUDR in Vietnamese
EUDR Factsheet for smallholders: What smallholders in third countries need to know

Partners

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​ 
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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 
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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
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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.
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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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