Our Approach
We provide principled services to stakeholders in the agrifood sector with a focus on smallholder driven value chains. Our work aligns with Principles & actions for high-integrity insetting by Conservation International et al. (expected early 2025) and with the first voluntary Insetting Standard by Social Carbon Foundation. Together with our technical partners, we are pushing the best practice in impact quantification and accounting methodologies.
Why smallholder driven value chains
Global supply chains are only as resilient as the 600 million smallholder farmers who operate within them. Despite playing a critical role in the success of corporate value chains and global food supplies, smallholder farmers are also the most exposed to the natural hazards of a warming world. At the same time, many live below the global poverty line.
Smallholder farmers are stewards of land, soil, forests and waterways. They are responsible for growing over 30% of global food supplies and farm on approximately 24% of the global agricultural land.
Farming communities have a momentous potential to contribute to decarbonisation of agricultural value chains, conservation and restoration of biodiversity and other ecosystem services, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Planetary health lens
We urgently need to regenerate planetary health. It means taking decisive integrated action toward community and nature resilience. All our programs and projects, therefore, consider the following aspects:
Regenerative farming
Supporting climate resilience, carbon farming, security of commodity supply as well as farmer food security
Resilient communities
Strengthening local institutions and governance, providing water, energy, education, or health infrastructure
Local leadership
Increasing especially women´s empowerment and entrepreneurship
Decent livelihoods
Covering basic needs and wellbeing, supporting an existence worthy of human dignity
Restoring and protecting nature
Preserving forests and ecosystems, restoring degraded areas, creating carbon removals and boosting biodiversity
Lasting partnerships
Building trust and long-term relationships with communities and other stakeholders
What makes us different
Treevaluation stands for integrity – we are honest, transparent, and accountable in all our actions and relationships. We believe that to achieve our mission we need collective action and collaboration; therefore we work closely with local communities, partners, and stakeholders.
We treat all individuals, communities, and natural systems with respect, empathy, and humility. We embrace new ideas, creativity, and experimentation to drive positive change. We are proactive in seeking out new opportunities to make an impact.