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Annex S01: Glossary
SA-GL-SD-1 The glossary of the terms used in the documents of the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program. The terms that are underlined in the Standard, are covered in the Glossary. For Version 1.3, published on February 6th, 2023, please see the adapted terms below: TERM WHAT CHANGED? Average of ≥ 5 hired workers (Applicable for Small […]
2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farm Requirements
The Farm Requirements of our new Sustainable Agriculture Standard are designed to help farmers protect the landscapes where they live and work, while offering an enhanced framework to improve their livelihoods and advance the human rights of rural people.
Annex Chapter 1: Management (Previous Annex S17)
SA-S-SD-19 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 1 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Management. This document includes: Collecting Geolocation Data (Previous Annex S17) (Related to requirements 1.2.12 and 1.2.13) When the Standards V1.3 was published on February 6th 2023, the content of this document remained unchanged.
Annex Chapter 2: Traceability (Previous Annex S06)
SA-S-SD-20 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 2 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Traceability. This document includes: Traceability (Previous Annex S06) (Related to requirements 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3) The new version (v1.2) was published in order to add that mass balance is now permitted for cashews […]
Annex Chapter 3: Income and Shared Responsibility (Previous Annex S14)
SA-S-SD-21 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 3 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Shared Responsibility. This document includes: Shared Responsibility (Previous Annex S14) (Related to requirements 3.2 and 3.3) This updated version of Annex Chapter 3 was published in order to clarify that for bananas and […]
Annex Chapter 4: Farming (previous Annex S07)
SA-S-SD-22 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 4 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farming. This document includes: Pesticides Management (Previous Annex S07) (Related to requirements 4.5.7, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.7 and 5.6.1) When the Standards v1.3 was published on February 6th, 2023, the content of this document […]