Members of the International Oilseeds Producers Dialogue (IOPD) convened their XXVII meeting on July 21 and 22, 2025 in Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil, where topics of common interest affecting global oilseed producers were discussed.
CCGA's Chair, Andre Harpe, and Grain Farmers of Ontario's Chair, Jeff Harrison, shared the realities of growing grains and oilseeds in Canada with attendees and highlighted common challenges and opportunties farmers face.
Based on the discussions within the conference, IOPD members adopted the following declaration:
Oilseed producers around the world are committed to growing sustainable crops in harmony with the environment and our communities. We are providing solutions to global food and energy insecurities, all while ensuring that family farms remain economically viable for current and future generations. Farmers and their communities are on the front lines of climate change and are committed to managing resources and delivering economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
We call on decision makers to promote greater dialogue and more unity when considering solutions to the world’s challenges. The world’s oilseed producers are ready to step up and co-create a more healthy, sustainable, and economically prosperous world. In order to achieve these shared goals, we need practical solutions that acknowledge our shared priorities:
- That realistic regulations, which are based on science and risk, recognize local conditions and acknowledge trade-offs, are vital to efficient and sustainable food production.
- That regulations should enable innovation that support food systems, making them more efficient, resilient, productive, and sustainable in the face of global challenges. This should recognize that there are diverse environments, climates and resource conditions around the world and farmers use the best technologies available. Sustainability metrics should be based on outcomes rather than practices to consider the regional differences in production systems.
- That predictable market access and clear rules are essential to achieving food security through supporting open trade, with adherence to multilateral rules-based trading systems are more important now than ever.
- Recognize biofuels derived from oilseeds as an essential tool for global decarbonization, promoting lowcarbon renewable energy, strengthening energy and food security without compromising economic productivity and food supply.
We are, and seek to be, reliable partners in addressing these crisis.