X
Grantee: Fundepag
Subgrantee: AgriTIERRA, Alauda Consulting, Imaflora
Geographic Focus Brazil, Amazon Basin
Duration: June 2025 – December 2026
Soy is a major driver of deforestation and land conversion in Brazil. Multi-lateral commitments such as the Amazon Soy Moratorium aim to prevent the trade of soy from deforested areas, but this requires monitoring farm areas and tracing products back to farms. Fully transparent and traceable Brazilian soy remains complex, particularly in relation to indirect suppliers. Meanwhile, there is still a lack of incentives for environmental regularisation, reforestation and maintenance of ecosystem services.
With the support of JFF funding, this project aims to enhance environmental compliance and best practices in soy production in the Brazilian Amazon through the use of a Protocol for Sustainable Regenerative Agriculture, based on the principles of Ecological Economics, as a technical-operational subsidy for the transition from a conventional and highly entropic model of agriculture to a model of regenerative and sustainable agriculture. The initiative will work with community interest groups in the soy sector to pilot a scalable model for incentivising forest retention, deliver increased traceability along value chains, build capacity for sustainable practices, and connect to buyers to support the transition to soy sustainable farming.
About Fundepag: Fundepag (Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa do Agronegócio) is a Brazilian non-profit foundation specialising in research, innovation, and sustainable development projects. With over 45 years of experience, Fundepag connects research institutions, industry, and technology providers to drive open innovation, sustainable supply chains, and environmental monitoring.
About AgriTIERRA: AgriTIERRA is a UK consultancy operating in Latin America, focused on digital and sustainable transformation of agri-food systems. It works across agri-tech, climate resilience, sustainable supply chains, and the bioeconomy, with expertise in digital agriculture, geospatial analytics, regenerative practices, and inclusive business models. Leveraging global experience and strong regional networks, AgriTIERRA delivers high-impact projects with governments, agribusinesses, research institutions, startups, and farmers.
About Alauda Consulting: Alauda Consulting Ltd. is a UK-based consultancy that provides expert services worldwide on deforestation-risk commodities, food-system sustainability, and multi-variable national footprinting.
About Imaflora: Since 1995, Imaflora (Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification) has been working to promote the sustainable and inclusive use of natural resources. Its mission brings together environmental conservation, economic development, and the fight against climate change. With deep expertise in forestry and agricultural production, land use, climate change, and sociobiodiversity; Imaflora has earned the technical credibility to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across society and advance responsible, low-emission forest and agricultural supply chains that value sociobiodiversity.
Jacobs Futura Foundation is a registered charity in the UK with charity number 1208303. Jacobs Futura Trustee Limited, a company limited by guarantee, is the trustee of the Jacobs Futura Foundation and is registered in England and Wales with company number 14775871.
©Jacobs Futura Foundation 2026
