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Leveraging Agriculture Intelligence to Ensure EUDR Compliance in the African Coffee Industry

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10-06-2025 06:03 PM
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Europe has long had a history of promoting sustainable agriculture through the use of a complex regulatory framework that rewards producers for utilizing environmentally friendly practices.  The European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is the latest environmentally friendly legislative framework established by the European Union to prevent the import and sale of products associated with deforestation and forest degradation, rewarding producers with access to EU markets. Its scope extends beyond agriculture to encompass a wide range of commodities—such as wood, rubber, soy, palm oil, cocoa, and coffee—as well as derived products, including furniture, paper, and leather goods.    GIS will play a critical role in supporting the coffee industry.

See the article on Esri's Industry Blog:

https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/leveraging-agriculture-intelligence-to-ensure-eu...

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Nick Short has dedicated his career to integrating Esri’s GIS technology into the agricultural sector, including a seven-year tenure working with Esri’s USDA account team. With over four decades of IT experience, he has specialized in AI, business intelligence, advanced analytics, GIS, and data management. His professional journey includes senior management roles at Gartner, SAP, SAS, and several Silicon Valley start-ups. Additionally, he spent a decade at NASA Goddard, where he focused on remote sensing, high performance computing, and AI within the Earth sciences and agriculture sector.