As for all the material indicated in the CoP Web platform, the references below are by no means intended to be comprehensive. Any suggestions of additions or updates are welcome. Pls write to: contractfarming@unidroit.org
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
• UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD
– UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming (2015)
– Guide juridique sur l’agriculture contractuelle UNIDROIT/FAO/FIDA (2015)
– Guía jurídica sobre agricultura por contrato UNIDROIT/FAO/FIDA (2015)
• IFC – International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group
IFC’s Sustainability Framework includes the Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability.
The Sustainability Framework consists of: The Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability, which defines IFC’s commitments to environmental and social sustainability – the Performance Standards, which define clients’ responsibilities for managing their environmental and social risks – the Access to Information Policy, which articulates IFC’s commitment to transparency.
Policies: the updated 2012 edition of IFC’s Sustainability Framework applies to all investment and advisory clients whose projects go through IFC’s initial credit review process after January 1, 2012.
IFC’s webpage on Sustainable Agribusiness
IFC – Good Practice Handbook: Assessing and Managing Environmental and Social Risks in an Agro-Commodity Supply Chain, Aug. 2013.
IFC – Global Map of Environmental and Social Risks in Agro-Commodity Production (GMAP) Pilot – 2017 GMAP Page
World Bank Group – Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2016, Comparing Regulatory Good Practices
World Bank Group – Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017
World Bank Group – Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines (the “EHS Guidelines”). The EHS Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry-specific examples of Good International Industry Practice (GIIP). Industry Sector Guidelines covers agribusiness/food production in a number of specific areas.
• United Nations
– Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on October 15th, 2014
– Contract Farming and Right to Food : Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, transmitted to the UN General Assembly, 4 August 2011 Doc A/66/262
Global Compact Sustainable Supply Chains website – a one-stop-shop for business seeking information about supply chain sustainability. On this website, you will find information designed to assist business practitioners in embedding sustainability in supply chains. In particular, the website presents information about sustainable supply chain: Initiatives, programmes, codes, standards and networks; Resources and tools; Case examples of company practices. The articles are searchable by issue area, sector, region and practice category.
In particular: the food and beverages sector: United Nations Global compact
• Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
– FAO – Guiding principles for responsible contract farming operations, 2012
– FAO/WHO Scientific Basis for Codex. Codex alimentarius. International Food Standards
– FAO Good Agricultural Practices Database
– SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems) Guidelines (2014)
– OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains – launched 11 March 2016
– Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming (2018)
• UNIDROIT – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
– 2016 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
– Principes d’UNIDROIT relatifs aux contrats du commerce international 2016
– Principios UNIDROIT sobre los contratos comerciales internacionales 2016
• African Union
Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods Doc. Assembly/AU/2(XXIII) (adopted at the African Union Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in June 2014)
• European Union
– Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety
– Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs
– Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee – Contributing to Sustainable Development: The role of Fair Trade and nongovernmental trade-related sustainability assurance schemes, 2009
– European Commission – Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food supply chain in Europe, 2013
GOVERNMENTS
• Argentina
Código de Buenas Practicas Comerciales, Cámara Argentina de la Industria de Cosmética y Perfumería, octubre de 2011
• Belgium
Code of conduct for fair relationships between suppliers and purchasers in the agro-food chain – Brussels, 10 June 2014
• United Kingdom
Good Business: Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Published 4 September 2013
• United States of America
Policy Brief: Building an Enabling Environment for Contract Farming Success, Fintrac INC, USAID Enabling Agricultural Trade (EAT) project – Published 1 February 2015
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
– ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. Food safety management systems: (paying access)
ISO 22000:2005 (en) – Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in the food chain
ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 (en) – Prerequisite programmes on food safety — Part 1: Food manufacturing
ISO/TS 22002-2:2013 (en) – Prerequisite programmes on food safety — Part 2: Catering
ISO/TS 22002-3:2011 (en) – Prerequisite programmes on food safety — Part 3: Farming
ISO/TS 22003:2007 (en) – Food safety management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems
ISO/TS 22004:2005 (en) – Food safety management systems — Guidance on the application of ISO 22000:2005
ISO 22005:2007 (en) – Traceability in the feed and food chain — General principles and basic requirements for system design and implementation
ISO/IEC 17021:2011 (en) – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems
– Fairtrade International – The Fairtrade Standards are designed to address the imbalance of power in trading relationships producers and traders, unstable markets and the injustices of conventional trade
Presentation of The Global Partnership for Safe and Sustainable Agriculture, GLOBALG.A.P. , in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
– SQF (Safe Quality Foods Institute)
– HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
– BRC/IOP Global Standard for Packaging & Packaging Materials – BRC/IoP Packaging
– Ethical Trading Initiative – ETI Base Code
– Global Social Compliance Programme (GSCP) – Reference tools
– UN Global Compact Portal for Responsible Supply Chain Management – Standards
– UTZ Certified (for sustainable farming) – UTZ Certified Codes of Conduct
– Rainforest Alliance – Agriculture certification
PRIVATE SECTOR
– Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
– amfori BBSCI – Code of conduct
– Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) – a global food industry initiative for sustainable agriculture
– 4C Association (the platform that brings together stakeholders in the coffee sector to address sustainability issues in a pre-competitive manner)
– BONSUCRO sustainability of the sugarcane sector
– White Paper – Thai Sugarcane Sector & Sustainability (2017)
– Round Table on Responsible Soy Association
– Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
– Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
OTHER REFERENCES
Di Tommaso, G., Procurement policies and farming contracts – Unilever approach. , in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Gotzen, R., Contract Farming in Belgium, in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Kredler, D., The Supply Chain Initiative, together for good trading practices, in : UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Kushner, G.J., Contract farming in the United States. Performance-Bases Growing Contracts, in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Maglio, V., Coffee Supply Chain. , in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Medina, F., New relations between retailers and suppliers: ASEDAS’ vision. , in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Petrov, K., Presentation of the GlobalG.A.P. in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Selvanathan, P.J., Presentation of the UN Global Compact Food & Agriculture Business Principles (FABs). in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Singh, S., The Global Fairtrade System. Good , in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Straathof, D., UTZ Certified Contract farming: some thoughts and ideas, in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Vega, R., Critical Issues in Contract Farming: Case Study: FrijolNica, in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)
Ywema, P., Contract farming & Sustainable farming: Potential allies? in: UNIDROIT 2014 – Study 80A – Doc. 21: Good Corporate Practices in Contract Farming – Consultation Workshop on the UNIDROIT / FAO Legal Guide on Contract Farming (Rome, UNIDROIT HQ, 10 october 2014)