Notes from the first mile.
Regulation explained, practical guides, commodities and origins, and our view on farmer data.
The Farmer1st blog explains the first mile: regulation such as EUDR and CSDDD in plain language, practical guides on polygons, due diligence and field data, commodity and origin insights, and our view on farmer-controlled data, pre-competitive collaboration and measurable impact. Articles cite official sources where they state facts.
The case for pre-competitive first-mile data
Why buyers can choose to pool fraud detection, agronomic knowledge and survey access at the first mile, while their registry and prices stay private.
Deforestation checks that stop at one year are not enough
Why an EUDR deforestation assessment frozen at a past year falls short, and how to assess plots from the 2020 cut-off up to today with public sources.
Why plot polygons fail validation, and how to fix them at the source
Self-intersections, overlaps, points instead of polygons, GPS drift and area mismatches: why EUDR plot geolocation fails and how field capture prevents it.
Measuring whether farmer training actually works
How to know if farmer training works: the survey, targeted training, quiz and re-training loop, with reporting against the SDGs and living income.
What an EUDR due diligence statement must contain
Field by field, what an EUDR due diligence statement contains under the amended Annex II, who submits it, and what happens after submission.
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