Green Commodities Facility
The UNDP launched the Green Commodities Facility in 2009. Its vision is that global markets, trade and governments mainstream sustainability in the production and sale of agricultural and marine commodities.
Facility Mission
To connect global markets with national governments and farmers to strengthen national capacity for scaling up sustainable agricultural and marine commodities production around the world.
Facility Vision
Global markets, trade and governments have mainstreamed sustainability in the production and sale of agricultural and marine commodities.
Facility Objectives
To manage a global portfolio of national-level commodity-focused programmes and platforms that remove barriers and institutionalize systemic approaches and resources for scaling up the production of sustainable commodities. This includes addressing environmental externalities within the supply chain, strengthening financial sustainability for technical assistance, reforming policy to level the production playing field and incentivizing sustainability.
"UNDP has the ability to strengthen government capacity and bring market players into national dialogue and planning. This will incentivize and enable countries to institutionalize sustainable standards, service delivery systems and policies required for longterm, mainstream and sustainable commodity production.” Andrew Bovarnick, Senior Technical Advisor Green Commodities & Lead Natural Resource Economist, UNDP.
At the country level, the Green Commodities Facility programmatically and comprehensively coordinates and facilitates the execution of national strategies. Multi-stakeholder project teams will implement programmes to improve the structural conditions under which producers can meet global standards, certification systems and sustainability initiatives (e.g., the Millennium Development Goals). These national-level, government-focused projects will create the approach, foundations and models for mainstreaming sustainable agriculture trade.
There is a specific focus on climate change linkages—in terms of both reducing emission and increasing ecosystem resilience—such as reducing deforestation, maintaining ecosystems and conserving natural habitats. More...