Strengthening compliance with international deforestation-free trade standards in agrifood supply chains

Regional technical cooperation to strengthen the capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries to implement strategies, policies, and effective techniques to comply with international deforestation-free trade rules, including the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It aims to improve competent authorities’ ability to assess deforestation risks and to support public and private sector readiness for requirements on georeferencing, traceability, production legality, and due diligence. It finances practical tools (a risk benchmarking template, five national roadmaps, and a lessons-learned monograph) and regional and national dialogue spaces to foster public–private coordination. It prioritizes closing information and capacity gaps—especially for smallholders and MSMEs/intermediaries—to prevent exclusion from EU-oriented supply chains. It will be executed by the IDB over 24 months with OC-SDP Window 2 resources (Sustainability and Integration) totaling US$350,000 and includes coordination with FAO and IICA, and articulation with IDB Invest and IDB Lab where relevant.