FAQ: 2020 Farm Requirements
A detailed FAQ about the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard Farm Requirements.
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A detailed FAQ about the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard Farm Requirements.
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Prior to the onsite audit, the CB shall perform a stakeholder consultation in certain high risk Farm Standard audits. This guidance further explains how to perform a Stakeholder Consultation. The rules related to the Stakeholder Consultation can be found in the Annex AR4.2 of the Certification and Auditing Rules.
DISCLAMER: please be aware that the allocation process of Certification Bodies for audits is suspended in Côte d’Ivoire. Therefore, any reference to this allocation in Côte d’Ivoire in any documents is to be disregarded. The Adjusted Timelines for the Transition and Full Certification Cycles of the 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program have been introduced to […]
This policy is intended to facilitate the availability of RA certified volumes and reassure buyers that Brazil’s certified producers are successfully transitioning to the 2020 certification program. As producers complete their certification process buyers can have confidence to continue sourcing RA certified volumes as they have done in the past.
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