19/07/2026
🌍 TradeSmart Commences New GIZ Consultancy on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
We are pleased to be supporting the GIZ Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Programme through a new consultancy focused on the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) dimensions of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
The EUDR marks a significant shift in global agricultural trade by requiring products placed on the European Union market to be sourced from deforestation-free supply chains. As implementation gathers pace, African producers, exporters, governments, and support institutions are preparing to respond to new sustainability and traceability requirements.
While these changes present compliance challenges, they also offer an opportunity to strengthen sustainable production systems and ensure that women, youth, smallholder farmers, and other marginalized groups are not left behind in the transition.
As part of this assignment, TradeSmart will adapt training materials to African contexts, develop practical learning tools, and deliver a Training of Trainers programme that will equip institutions across Africa to support inclusive and effective EUDR implementation.
With sustainability standards increasingly shaping international trade, building local capacity has never been more timely. We look forward to contributing to stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive agricultural value chains across the continent.
