{"id":18639,"date":"2022-08-11T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T08:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairfood.org\/?post_type=sector&p=18639"},"modified":"2023-02-08T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:24:33","slug":"citrus","status":"publish","type":"sector","link":"https:\/\/fairfood.wpdev.go2people.nl\/en\/commodities\/citrus\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Refreshing citrus: How to positively impact pickers\u2019 lives <\/h1>\n

From being at the core of the fruit industry to the production of by-products\u2019 essentials, citrus is now produced in over 140 different countries, making up for a growing 5.5 billion-dollar industry. As competition within the sector and between other sectors continues to rise, many farmers and labourers truggle with low payment rates and living standards. Fairfood is looking at traceability and transparency to work on a bottom-up solution for these challenges, in one of the top citrus-producing countries, South Africa.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Million households are estimated to depend on the South African citrus industry for their livelihood<\/h3>\n

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of all citrus produced in South Africa are lemons <\/h3>\n

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Billion is the worth of the citrus industry in South Africa <\/h3>\n

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of South Africa’s citrus are exported to The Netherlands, making it the largest importer<\/h3>\n

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Making a positive impact on farmers’ and pickers’ lives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with Dole Europe BV<\/a>, a multinational fresh produce importer, and the local South African cooperatives Sundays Rivers Citrus Company (SRCC<\/a>) and Sundays River Valley Collaborative (SRVC<\/a>), Fairfood is working towards a more transparent and sustainable citrus supply chain. We seek to improve the livelihoods of the communities at the base of the lemon supply chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By tracing lemons back to the origin, Dole Europe BV is setting a margin distribution strategy where part of their profit goes to community projects that should lift the citrus community up. <\/p>\n\n\nRead more<\/a>\n\n\n


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Our partners working towards fair citrus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dole Europe BV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are working alongside Dole Europe BV<\/a>, a fresh produce importer, to help transition their lemon supply chain from South Africa towards full traceability. Dole\u2019s sustainability mission is enhanced through our Trace platform, as consumers will be informed on the origin and fair impact of the produce. Through traceability, we support Dole in ensuring transparency and fairness from grower to consumer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sundays River Citrus Company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As one of the largest citrus exporters in South Africa, the Sundays River Citrus Company<\/a> (SRCC) is working with Fairfood and Dole to uphold the traceability and fairness of citrus production in their supply chain. They are dedicated to giving back to the Sundays River Valley, and partnered with SRVC to ensure that the citrus industry contributes to the inclusive and sustainable development of the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sundays River Valley Collaborative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Sundays River Valley Collaborative<\/a> (SRVC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting inclusive socio-economic development for the Sundays River Valley community. The locality is a central hub for citrus production, yet not all stakeholders in the community are receiving the benefits. A major point of action for the SRVC is to re-distribute the benefits of the citrus industry in the community – collaborating with the SRCC to uphold the social fairness and sustainability of local citrus production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fresh Produce Centre<\/a> (FPC) represents the interests of businesses involved in the sale and marketing of fruit and vegetables and is a source of knowledge and inspiration. In this project, FPC will analyse and describe the possibilities for extending and upscaling the project results to other supply chains and use its network and showcase the project and lessons learned to the sector at large to scale impact to other products and regions in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe citrus industry in South Africa shows the challenges present in the market – that would prefer a high yield for a low price – and the hardship for communities with high unemployment, and seasonal labour. Within the project, we try to see how we can understand these social complexities in the chain and with all chain partners provide more value for the communities that are at the core of producing this citrus.\u201d
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