Deforestation contributes to climate change, which may cause a third more of the world’s people to face food insecurity by 2050. At the same time, the commodities that drive deforestation are major components of economic development in tropical forest countries, providing a route out of poverty for millions of poor farmers and families.

This report, published by the Good Growth Partnership features private sector companies and financial actors engaging beyond value chains for long term progress, offering concrete examples to better understand how to support and create enabling conditions needed for sustainable agriculture production at a value-chain level.