Cattle Suppliers Series Episode 6: Indirect Suppliers: How to move forward in creating solutions?
This video offers instruments and proposals on how to overcome the challenge of deforestation by engaging direct and indirect suppliers. "By monitoring direct suppliers, you have a coverage of approximately 42% of deforestation, and when you include the indirect ones, this goes to 92% of deforestation coverage", explained Pedro Burnier, manager of the Agricultural Chains Program of Amigos da Terra.
Workshop for retailers in Cuiabá debates traceability of the cattle chain
The event took place on Wednesday (24/11) and was attended by representatives from Big Lar, Machado and Comper.
Infographic: Recommendations for Leather Traceability
Publication brings step by step traceability to the bovine leather chain in Brazil. Beef on Track, March 2021.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE BEEF VALUE CHAIN: SETTING THE BAR TO CREATE THE VOLUNTARY PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO REGION – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
This study shows that most of the companies and non-governmental initiatives in this analysis have agreed not to convert the biome, however, there is a lack of alignment in the criteria and parameters used.