{"id":101541,"date":"2024-11-07T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/eu-plans-to-evaluate-coffee-farms-in-kiambu-to-ensure-compliance\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:03:24","slug":"eu-plans-to-evaluate-coffee-farms-in-kiambu-to-ensure-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/eu-plans-to-evaluate-coffee-farms-in-kiambu-to-ensure-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"EU plans to evaluate coffee farms in Kiambu to ensure compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coffee farms in Kiambu County have been mapped for evaluation by the European Forest Institute (EFI) for compliance to European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EU Deforestation Regulation dictates that certain commodities, including coffee, to cattle, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, soya, originating from recently deforested must not be placed on or exported to the EU market after December 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

The law was passed by the European Union Parliament on May 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

The EU Deforestation Regulation aims to ensure that a set of key goods placed on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Coffee Farms will therefore be required to screen their global suppliers via the setup of annual due diligence frameworks, these would therefore need to be provided to the member states where the products are sold, guaranteeing that they have not caused deforestation.<\/p>\n

The County Chief Officer Agriculture Benson Njoroge said Kiambu county is a top producer of coffee in the country hence its compliance of the EUDR has a significant impact on Kenyans because seven of Kenya\u2019s 10 leading coffee markets are in the EU.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe European Union\u2019s Deforestation Regulation is a new reality for us, requiring coffee producers to prove that their products have not contributed to deforestation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting we had today gave us a clear understanding of what is required, from geolocation practices on coffee plantations to aligning with regulatory requirements, this is a crucial step toward ensuring that our coffee remains competitive in the European market,\u201d said Njoroge<\/p>\n

He cited that their discussion also touched on key aspects of the EUDR, including the use of modern tools for geolocation, data collection, and risk assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cComplying with these regulations is not just about following the rules but about adopting best practices that will help preserve our natural resources for generations to come,\u201d said.<\/p>\n

The law also dictates that those found breaching the rules could see their products suspended from the EU market, with operators and traders facing potential fines of up to four percent of their annual turnover in the EU, and the confiscation of products and revenues.<\/p>\n

This happens in a time where the Kenyan government is currently working on reforming the coffee sector across its 37 coffee-growing areas.<\/p>\n

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 420 million hectares of forest were lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Coffee farms in Kiambu County have been mapped for evaluation by the European Forest Institute (EFI) for compliance to European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) The EU Deforestation Regulation dictates that certain commodities, including coffee, to cattle, cocoa, palm oil, rubber, soya, originating from recently deforested must not be placed on or exported to the EU […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}