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What is the SAI Platform? Tony van Leersum -
McCain
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SAI Platform what is it?

• SAI Platform is a food industry initiative,
• aiming at contributing to the development
• of sustainable agriculture worldwide.

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The founders and their rationale for
establishing SAI Platform



Responsibility
Effectiveness
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What is SAI Platforms Vision?
A broad, holistic approach to sustainable
agriculture to provide a reliable supply of
quality agricultural products, meet current and
future needs of populations, improve the
conditions of local communities, and preserve
and possibly improve natural resources.
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SAI Platforms definition of sustainable
agriculture

• Sustainable agriculture is a productive,
  competitive and efficient way to produce safe
  agricultural products,
• while at the same time protecting and improving
  the natural environment
• and the socio-economic conditions of local
  communities.

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Wo can become member?

• SAI Platform Active Members are food industry
  companies.
• They are directly involved in the Platforms
  activities.
• All members have equal voting right.

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Who are the members?
Special relationship with
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What do members commit to?
Members commit to promote sustainable agriculture
and continuously increase the procurement of
agricultural products produced in a sustainable
manner.
From a compliance-focused approach to a more
long-term and strategic one.
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Advisory Council
Members of the Advisory Council are selected for
their expertise and commitment in issues linked
to sustainable agriculture. They represent a
cross section of interest groups, including
Producer Organizations, Academic and research
Institutes, Inter-Governmental organizations,
NOGs and Policy- Oriented Organisms - David
King - IFAP - Anne-Marie Izac - CGIAR -
Pierre Landolt - Jeff McNeely - IUCN
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What is unique about the SAI Platform?

• Members are food companies (manufacturers,
  traders and food service) with a direct
  relationship with primary producers.
• Sustainable agriculture happens at the farm
  level.
• As food companies are the customers of the
  farmers, they are in the best position to work
  with their suppliers in developing more
  sustainable agricultural production.
• SAI Platform is not a multi-stakeholder
  organization, but involves all stakeholders in
  their Working Groups, workshops, etc.

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How does the SAI Platform work?
Members see promoting and developing sustainable
agriculture as pre-competitive. In commodity
specific Working Groups members share knowledge
about sustainable agriculture and
implementation. Working groups together with
farmers, and with input from other stakeholders,
develop commodity specific Principles Practices
for sustainable production. These Principles
Practices are tested in pilots.
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People, Planet, Profit

• People society
• The key players in farming systems.
• Producer skills.
• Embrace local, traditional and indigenous
  experience together with modern and scientific
  knowledge to develop sustainable farming
  techniques.
• Provide attractive farming working and living
  conditions.

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People, Planet, Profit

• Planet Environment
• Soil preserve health and fertility.
• Water conserving water resources, effective
  management.
• Air Reduce emissions, CO2 sink functions,
  recovering waste gases.
• Energy minimize inputs from (non-renewable)
  energy sources.
• Biodiversity Farm successfully while
  maintaining and possibly improving biodiversity
  on and around the farm.
• Animal health and welfare how to optimize the
  conditions for farm animals.

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People, Planet, Profit

• Profit Economy
• Food quality and safety sufficient availability
  to meet expected demand.
• Farm economic performance Agricultural farming
  can only be sustainable if productive,
  competitive and efficient.
• SAI Platform members see it as their
  responsibility to assist farmers in improving
  their practices and productivity and economic
  viability, while reducing negative impact on the
  environment.

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Why SAI Platform membership for food companies.

• A safe place for communication between companies
  on pre-competitive issues
• A cost and time efficient way of sharing
  expertise with other companies on issues of
  sustainable agriculture
• An efficient way of mutual support in
  implementing of Principles Practices of
  sustainable agricultural production

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Why SAI Platform is a good thing for primary
producers.

• Member companies are their customers and provide
  a market for their products
• Member companies commit to work with them to not
  only produce safe food, but also are concerned
  about the economic viability of farming and a
  safe working environment for farm workers
• SAI Platform partners directly with their
  growers/suppliers in developing guidelines for
  sustainable production and then have them test
  these practices on the farm, then help them
  implement these

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SAI Platform strategic positioning
INPUT
Annual SA Conference
Working (expert) Group
Other SA initiatives e.g. round tables
Competence Center
Choices of area of direct interest to members
OUTPUT
Representation to promote mainstream SA
practices
SA Best Practices Library
Sourcing decision tools
Tools / Instruments
GA 2007 25.4, Bruxelles
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