Facilitating advocacy for African smallholders in the Swiss policy debate

This project aims to identify enabling mechanisms that Swiss policymakers could use to develop and implement a smallholder-friendlier version of the EUDR. The project has four specific objectives: (1) Review existing enabling mechanisms, (2) Document opinions, ideas, and suggestions among a sample of smallholder representatives in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, (3) Facilitate the representation of smallholder interests in Swiss policymaking on implementation of the EUDR, (4) Support African MSc students in becoming agents of change for sustainable development. The project aims to show how the EUDR can be integrated into Swiss legislation while taking into account smallholder perspectives. Rather than just talking about smallholders, this project will generate new insights and credibility by talking with smallholder representatives and decision-makers in Africa.