Strengthening the resilience of avocado value chains is increasingly important as the sector faces multifaceted risks, including climate change, pests and diseases, and economic downturns, among others. By building resilience, avocado companies and associations can ensure the continuity of their operations and businesses. The Responsible Fruits project conducted a detailed study to identify the main challenges and opportunities to strengthen the resilience of the avocado and pineapple industries. This brief...

Strengthening the resilience of avocado value chains is increasingly important as the sector faces multifaceted risks, including climate change, pests and diseases, and economic downturns, among others. By building resilience, avocado companies and associations can ensure the continuity of their operations and businesses. The Responsible Fruits project conducted a detailed study to identify the main challenges and opportunities to strengthen the resilience of the avocado and pineapple industries. This brief...

This technical brief describes a gap analysis tool that enables companies in the avocado and pineapple sectors to compare their policies and the voluntary standards they use with key due diligence recommendations of the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains. The gap analysis tool was developed by the FAO led Responsible Fruits Project (GCP/GLO/022/GER) that supports companies and producer organizations in developing risk-based due diligence systems to help them become...