Collection of Resources for a Responsible Agriculture and Food Sector
Content : This collection brings together assessment tools, technical resources, case studies, webinars, and videos developed within the Responsible Agriculture and Food (RAF) Project. All resources are part of the work led by Cerise+SPTF and its partners. Learn more about the RAF Project.
Purpose: The Responsible Agriculture and Food (RAF) Project aims to equip sector stakeholders with management tools that integrate responsible business conduct and client protection standards for agri organizations. Cerise+SPTF works closely with partners in the agri-food sector to jointly develop management tools and the resources needed to implement them.
Contact: Maxence Soulet, Environment & Agriculture Project Officer (Cerise) - m.soulet@cerise-spm.org, Cécile Lapenu, Executive Director (Cerise) - c.lapenu@cerise-spm.org
Assessment tools
These assessment tools help agri organizations, investors and technical partners assess and improve responsible business practices in agricultural value chains.
The Agri CP Tool focuses on identifying and managing risks of harm to smallholder farmers in commercial, financial and service-delivery relationships, while the RAI Tool provides a broader assessment of responsible agricultural investment practices, including governance, environmental and social risk management, suppliers, workers, communities and financial responsibility.
- Agri CP Tool
- RAI Tool (coming soon, contact Cerise)
Practical resources for assessment
- Agri CP Tool – Guidance
- Agri Assessment Agenda Template
- Agri CP Assessment – Checklist Documents
- Agri CP Assessment – Opening Meeting Template
- Agri CP Assessment – Interviews
- Agri CP Assessment – Exit Meeting Template
- Agri Assessment - Action Plan Template
- Agri Action Planning – Impact Effort Matrix
- Agri CP Tool – Report Template
Case studies
RAI synthesis report - The responsible agricultural investment tool for agribusiness and case studies
Date: November 2024 | Language: English
RAI case study - Responsible agricultural practices of a Kenyan processing and marketing enterprise in the fruit and nut sector - LIMBUA Group Limited
Date: June 2024 | Language: English
RAI case study - Responsible agricultural practices of a cherry producer, green bean processor, and trader in the Rwandan coffee sector - Mahembe Coffee
Date: June 2024 | Language: English
RAI case study - Responsible agricultural practices of a rice miller in Senegal - Sénégalaise des Filières Alimentaires
Date: June 2024 | Language: English
RAI case study - Responsible agricultural practices of a green bean processor and trader in Rwanda's coffee sector - Tropic Coffee
Date: July 2024 | Language: English
RAI case study - Responsible agricultural practices of a cocoa buying company in Ghana
Date: June 2024 | Language: English
Webinars
From Mapping to Action - RAF Project Updates with Partners (February 2026)
Download presentation slides in English
Presentation Webinar (November 2024)
Download presentation slides in English
Présentation du projet en français : vidéo | diapositives
Presentación del proyecto en español: vídeo | diapositivas
Videos
LIMBUA Testimony
LIMBUA is a Kenyan processing and marketing enterprise in the fruit and nut sector. In this video, LIMBUA presents its experience using the RAI Tool and how it helped the enterprise become a more responsible and sustainable business.
🚧 Upcoming Resources
Resources currently under development and to be published soon.
Agri CP Resources
- Agri CP Tool Case Studies (Coming soon)
RAI Resources
- RAI Tool (Coming soon)
- RAI Tool Guidance (Coming soon)
- RAI Tool Evaluation Report Template (Coming soon)
Acknowledgments
Thank you to our partner IDH Farmfit Fund for the financial and technical support, and especially to Thomas Kockmeyer for his involvement assistance in updating the tool and creating these resources.
Thank you to our partners who tested the tools with agricultural organizations and provided us with feedback, particularly AFD, ADA, CSAF, EDFI, FMO, Global Partnership, Incofin, MFR, Oikocredit, Proparco, Rabo Foundations, SIDI, SSNUP, and others.
Thank you to Anzim Agnide, student at the European Microfinance Program, who assisted the Cerise+SPTF team develop the Agri materials for field assessments.
Interested in partnering with the RAF Project?
- Download our flyer to learn about the project's sponsorship options.
- And for more information on the project's activities, please visit the RAF Project page on the Cerise+SPTF website.