An archive of the information about nuts available on the Rainforest Alliance website.
Emerging research has found that several plant-based staples aren’t as eco-friendly as some people have previously thought due to the ways in which they’re farmed and sourced.
This guidance explains how the Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment requirements are implemented in Hazelnut sector
This one-sheet summarizes the findings of a recent report about the current and expected future impacts of climate change on Turkey’s hazelnut sector. These findings emphasize the need for climate-smart agriculture approaches and highlight the role that the Rainforest Alliance can play to drive improvements in hazelnut farming practices and help farmers adapt and flourish […]
Definitions differ, but at its heart, sustainable agriculture is about meeting the needs of the present, without sacrificing those of tomorrow—it’s farming that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and profitable for farmers.... Continue Reading
The UTZ hazelnut certification program was launched in 2014. This evaluation compares the situation of certified hazelnut producers in 2018 against a baseline taken at the start of the program in 2014. Between 2014 and 2018 the Hazelnuts certification program grew considerably. In 2018 it had over 4,300 farmers enrolled, members of 14 group-certificate holders, […]
A Case Study of Work with Brazil Nut Producer Associations (Madre de Dios, Peru) The Brazil nut is one of the world’s most widely consumed non-timber forest products (NTFP). It is also one of a relatively small number of globally traded commodities that is helping to save threatened forests. Harvested from the fruit-fall of giant […]