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During last week's IOS Fair Transitions LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy Conference 2024 in Utrecht, our CEO, Thomas Vaassen, participated in a session on the challenges faced by informal farmers and the cocoa and coffee supply chains regarding the impact of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on local communities from a land administration perspective. Thomas presented how Meridia is the first party to have developed detailed land rights legality tests as part of Meridia Verify, which verifies field data and validates EUDR compliance in real time. #EUDR #LandAdministration #LandRights #Sustainability #Cocoa #Coffee #SustainableCocoa #SustainableCoffee

How ready is Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa sector for the EUDR? This article in the agro special bij de Rijksoverheid seeks to answer that question and recognises Meridia as one of the EUDR frontrunners. Meridia has a strong presence in Côte d'Ivoire and supports farmers and companies in preparing field data for EUDR compliance. 🍫 We are part of Orange Cocoa Connect, a permanent platform for consultation and dialogue among Dutch stakeholders involved in the cocoa value chain in Côte d'Ivoire. This platform promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration for sustainable cocoa. Ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas en Côte d'Ivoire ✅ With Meridia Verify, we verify field and physical flow data & validate EUDR compliance – in real time. Read more about Meridia Verify: https://lnkd.in/eC9FRRkH 📍 Where needed, we support clients with farm mapping of their farmers in the country. This is how we do that: https://lnkd.in/emiZTnK8 🔎 With Rabo Foundation, we conducted a study aimed to assess the data management practices of farmer cooperatives in the Cavally region of Côte d'Ivoire and identify areas for improvement to ensure compliance with the EUDR. You can download the report here: https://lnkd.in/expFpQHQ 💼 Based on the findings in this study, we developed a Field Data Quality Enhancement Toolkit (in collaboration with Rabo Foundation) and a Mapping Guide for farmers to gain new skills and knowledge in digitisation and data quality. You can download the toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/eAUwfaX9 #EUDR #Cocoa #SustainableCocoa #OrangeCocoaConnect #DataQuality #FarmMapping

⏰ Starting soon: Our session on the importance of high-quality field data for EUDR compliance in collaboration with Rabo Foundation at the World of Coffee in Copenhagen! Beatrice is looking forward to sharing her insights with you, and our Business Development Manager, Pablo, and Rabo Foundation's Michaël de Groot will also be there to answer your questions and have a coffee ☕ #WorldofCoffee #WorldofCoffeeCopenhagen #WorldofCoffee2024 #WoCCopenhagen #EUDR #coffee #fielddata #smallholders

Join Meridia at the World of Coffee in Copenhagen for an insightful lecture in collaboration with the Rabo Foundation on 'Enhancing Field Data Quality for EUDR Compliance'. During this session, our CCO, Beatrice Moulianitaki, will discuss the importance of high-quality field data for EUDR compliance. Learn about best practices, challenges, and innovative solutions to ensure compliance, transparency and sustainability in the coffee industry. 🗓 Date: Thursday 27 (No registration needed) 🕒 Time: 11:45 - 12:25 (SCA Lectures Area - Hall B) 📍 Location: World of Coffee, Copenhagen More info: https://lnkd.in/ektRgMCZ Beatrice and Pablo Mendoza, our Business Development Manager, look forward to engaging with industry professionals and sharing valuable insights! Specialty Coffee Association #WorldOfCoffee #EUDR #FieldDataQuality #RaboFoundation #CoffeeIndustry #Coffee #WorldOfCoffeeCopenhagen

Join Pablo Mendoza, our Business Development Manager, for this TITAN Project EU webinar. He will explain more about how Meridia Verify® verifies field and physical flow data and validates EUDR compliance – in real time. TITAN is a Horizon Europe project dedicated to developing transparency solutions for transforming the food system. 📆 Wed, Jun 19 ⏰ 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CEST 🔗 https://ow.ly/XHuP50SgQP7 Other speakers are: - Esther Rojo and David Villanueva Viramontes | AZTI - Reducing the environmental impact of food products with ENVIRODIGITAL. -  Ir. Cornelis van Elst | QAssurance - Companies can use the digital platform iMIS to prepare for AI food safety. #TITAN #FoodSystems #HorizonEurope #EUDR #fielddate #compliance #foodsafety #sustainablefood 

In this article, Ruud Grim, Program Manager with the NSO - Netherlands Space Office, highlights Dutch companies' efforts in using satellite technology to monitor deforestation. He emphasises the critical role of field experience in accurately interpreting satellite data and mentions Meridia and our extensive field experience mapping farm boundaries. Field knowledge is essential for identifying deforestation in tropical commodity regions, as it enhances the accuracy and reliability of satellite data analysis. This synergy between on-the-ground expertise and advanced technology is critical to ensuring effective monitoring, EUDR compliance, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Hands-on field knowledge has been crucial in developing Meridia Verify, which verifies field data and validates regulatory (EUDR) compliance. Our years of field experience help us interpret the data accurately. (https://lnkd.in/eC9FRRkH) Netherlands Agricultural Network, European Space Agency - ESA, Group on Earth Observations (GEO), CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellites) #EUDR #Agrospecial #Deforestation

Meridia has been 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 help ensure they maintain access to regulated supply chains while halting deforestation. Whether you agree with the EUDR or not, it’s coming, and we must prepare now. 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. Our work ensures that smallholders like Wiyono in Indonesia can meet the EU’s stringent requirements. This not only supports global trade but also helps farmers secure a sustainable livelihood and continue their essential role as guardians of our natural environment. 🌿 Find out more about how we do that: https://lnkd.in/esWEd9vt #EUDR #Deforestation #SmallholderFarmers #EURegulations #AgTech #TropicalCommodities #SupplyChainManagement #Procurement #Cocoa #Coffee #PalmOil #Rubber #Soy #GlobalTrade

Join Meridia as a Data Engineer in Indonesia! As a Data Engineer, you’ll model, structure, and script data flows to create meaningful outputs. You will work closely with our teams in the Netherlands, Lithuania, Ghana, and across Indonesia, reporting to the Head of Data & Methodology in the Netherlands. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e7YPZzTS 📅 Preferred start date: June 2024 📧 For inquiries, contact jobs@meridia.land #DataEngineer #EngineeringJobs #AgTech #SustainabilityJobs #ImpactJobs #CareerOpportunity #Hiring #DataScience #JobsIndonesia

We have a great #jobopportunity for a Sales Manager (SaaS) at our Meridia Amsterdam office! As the Sales Manager, you'll be instrumental in shaping and executing sales strategies to expand our customer base for the Verify product and API integrations. Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer in the Netherlands, you will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies for the marketing pipeline and outbound sales, helping set goals and targets, and ensuring internal cross-functional alignment. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eYEZcP3h 📅 Applications will be processed on a rolling basis. The ideal starting date is as soon as possible.  📧 For inquiries, contact jobs@meridia.land #SalesManager #SaaS #AmsterdamJobs #SaaSJobs #SalesJobs #Hiring

Exciting career opportunity at Meridia! Join our team as Project Lead Innovation & Research in the Netherlands. As the Project Lead, you will drive strategic projects and foster innovation within global agri-commodity supply chains. You will manage and execute innovation and consultancy projects, ensuring client satisfaction and contributing to company growth. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eYEZcP3h 📅 Preferred start date: July/August 2024 📧 For inquiries, contact jobs@meridia.land #AgTech #AgTechJobs #ImpactJobs #CareerOpportunity #AmsterdamJobs #Vacancy #Hiring