Publications

EU space data supporting coffee industry in the EUDR context

Meridia contributed to this report by EUSPA, the EU Agency for the Space Programme, which has been investigating how EU space data can help monitor deforestation associated with coffee production.

Jun 26, 2024

CASE STUDY: A Multi-centric Data Governance Approach to Secure Land for Cocoa Farmers

Data needs to be governed in a farmer-centric way. It highlights how Meridia, as part of several large consortiums, has taken up important data stewardship activities to secure land rights and tackle issues related to agroforestry for cocoa farmers and cooperatives in West Africa and Indonesia - data models that are also needed for companies sourcing from smallholder heavy supply chains to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Dec 25, 2023

Farmer-centric data governance: Towards a new paradigm

As increasingly larger volumes of farmer data are collected, the report argues that farmers need better access, use and ownership of their data to improve their livelihoods. Data needs to be governed in a farmer-centric way. It highlights how Meridia, as part of several large consortiums, has taken up important data stewardship activities to secure land rights and tackle issues related to agroforestry for cocoa farmers and cooperatives in West Africa and Indonesia - data models that are also needed for companies sourcing from smallholder heavy supply chains to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Dec 19, 2023

Frontier Technologies for Securing Tenure: A review of concepts, uses and challenges (2023)

The report showcases the frontier technologies used in land tenure documentation and the associated benefits and challenges. Olivier Vernin was interviewed about Meridia's data collection technology and how reliable field data is critical for compliance and the possibility of receiving land rights.

Nov 28, 2023

The state of nature tech: Building confidence in a growing market

The report highlights how Meridia Survey produces high-quality, compliant data in a simple and low-cost way, enabling farmers to secure their land - leading to more replanting, rehabilitation and sustainable agriculture.

Oct 25, 2023

Meridia in the media

Rural land security: AFOR and CLAP, a winning partnership

The Côte d’Ivoire Land Partnership (CLAP), managed by Meridia, successfully secures land rights for cocoa farmers and promotes agricultural development.

Oct 4, 2023

ICE launches commodity traceability for EUDR compliance

Meridia is partnering with ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, to launch the ICE Commodity Traceability (ICE CoT) service.

Sep 22, 2023

Coffee Storm Is Brewing: Proving a Latte’s Sustainable Journey From Farms

The EU has banned imports of commodities produced on newly deforested land, posing a challenge for the coffee industry. Meridia is partnering with Intercontinental Exchange to help coffee farms trace their supplies for compliance.

Sep 15, 2023

ICE set to launch Traceability Service to ready cocoa sector for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance

ICE set to launch Traceability Service, in partnership with Meridia, to ready cocoa sector for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance.

Sep 14, 2023

Sweeter Prospects for Cocoa Farmers

How formal land ownership improves the financial outlook for smallholders in Cote d’Ivoire through the Côte d’Ivoire Land Partnership (CLAP), managed by Meridia.

Jul 19, 2023

Meridia in external reports

Africa AgriFoodTech Investment Report 2023

Read more about what we believe are the biggest challenges facing the food and agriculture industries across Africa today and how we hope to help solve them.

Sep 27, 2023

Fintech for Climate Resilience

Feb 28, 2023

The Nature Tech Market (2022)

The report highlights some of Meridia's work in data collection in Indonesia and Ghana and how its technology and reliable field data are critical for compliance and the possibility of receiving land rights.

Nov 29, 2022

Meridia in the media

Companies banking on tech and collaboration to comply with EUDR

Vivian Ribeiro, Head of Consulting and R&D, highlights how Verify flags critical risks, such as overlaps with protected areas, and automates compliance checks to support smallholders, helping them stay in global markets while reducing costs and complexity.

Dec 31, 2024

Proposed EUDR delay: Impact on feed and livestock companies

Our CEO, Thomas Vaassen, shared key insights during a panel at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Amsterdam, discussing the implications of the proposed EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) delay. He emphasised that the extra year offers critical opportunities for further preparation and highlighted the importance of pilot projects in navigating compliance challenges. The panel also addressed data gaps and the complexities of sustainable soy sourcing.

Oct 25, 2024

The Race to Map the World and Protect $110 Billion of Trade

Meridia was featured in Bloomberg’s article “The Race to Map the World and Protect $110 Billion of Trade.” The piece discusses the challenges the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) presents for smallholder farmers worldwide and highlights Meridia’s efforts to ensure they maintain access to regulated supply chains while halting deforestation. We collaborate with companies and traders exporting and importing the commodities affected by the EUDR to the EU market to verify the quality of their supply chain’s existing field and physical flow data and map farms where this data is still missing.

Jun 3, 2024

Coffee, chocolate and EU deforestation rules

Read in the Financial Times how Meridia’s verification of field and physical flow data and validation of regulatory compliance is critical for EUDR compliance, which aims to reduce deforestation.

Apr 29, 2024

Fund searches for start-ups with money from Leonardo DiCaprio and Invest-NL

We are excited to be Regeneration.VC's first investee in the Netherlands, with none other than renowned actor and environmental advocate Leonardo DiCaprio backing this investment! 🚀 Learn more about why Regeneration.VC invested in Meridia as part of our Series A, which concluded last week. This significant investment will fuel the expansion of Meridia Verify®, our real-time agri-commodity data verification solution for EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) compliance, and more!

Apr 29, 2024

Food industry calls for more time to implement EU deforestation rules

In this Financial Times article, Meridia emphasised the significance of the new EU deforestation regulation in reducing carbon emissions from the supply chains of key commodities and protecting biodiversity. We believe companies can achieve compliance within the stipulated timeline by taking immediate steps to improve their data quality.

Nov 13, 2023