EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens (webinar recording)

The postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay?

This webinar examined the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, how the delay will affect cocoa and coffee supply chains and the potential win-win outcomes for people, profit and planet. This session focused specifically on the impact of EUDR on coffee and cocoa supply chains, putting these sectors under the spotlight.

Panellists included: 

• Antonie Fountain, managing Director and co-founder VOICE Network
• Josephine Ndikwe, founding chairperson, Association of Women in Coffee
• Julia Christian, forests and agriculture campaigner, Fern
• Miguel Gamboa, coffee sector lead, Rainforest Alliance
• Olivier Laboulle, global head of sustainability for coffee, Louis Dreyfus Co
• Pomasi Ismail, council chairman, Cocoa Abrabopa Association (farmer representative)
• Raina Lang, senior director sustainable coffee, Conservation International

The conversation was moderated by Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum.