We put people, planet, and progress at the heart of markets.

IDH convenes, co-creates, and co-finances inclusive and sustainable solutions that enable people in business, investment, and government to create value for people and the planet. 

Learn more about how we are shifting markets’ focus toward the long-term for the public good. 

Living Wages: Tackling economic inequality head-on

Achieving a living wage is critical to tackle inequality globally. The private sector has the tools to improve livelihoods now. Begin your journey with our 5-step Roadmap on Living Wages.

IDH’s new Living Wage Action Guide is a free resource under our Roadmap. In this guide you can find solutions on how to take steps with your partners to close living wage gaps. It also includes many practical tips.

Living Wage Action Guide

IDH Farmfit

IDH Farmfit is a game changing private-public initiative to break the cycle of rural poverty. By providing data, insights and de-risking finance to banks and businesses, IDH Farmfit unlocks investment in smallholder agriculture that are now perceived too risky.
The 30M EUR IDH Farmfit Business Support is funded by the UK Department for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The 100M EUR IDH Farmfit Fund is backed by the Dutch government. multiple companies and a US treasury guarantee.

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Our sectors

For each sector program we have set ambitious targets that we are working towards. Read more about the sectors below or visit the sector page to see all 12 of the sectors we work in.

Where we work

IDH operates in different landscapes and sectors in over 40 countries worldwide.

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Costa Rica
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Brazil
Landscapes: Mato Grosso
Teams: Team Brazil
Mali
Sectors: Cotton
Ghana
Teams: Team Ghana
Liberia
Teams: Team Liberia
Côte d’Ivoire
Sectors: Cocoa Coffee
Benin
Nigeria
Madagascar
Malawi
Tanzania
Sectors: Coffee
Rwanda
Kenya
Landscapes: South West Mau Forest
Teams: Team Kenya
Ethiopia
Landscapes: Central Rift Valley
Teams: Team Ethiopia
Turkey
Sectors: Cotton
Pakistan
Sectors: Apparel Cotton
India
Teams: Team India
China
Sectors: Apparel Aquaculture
Thailand
Sectors: Aquaculture
Vietnam
Landscapes: Central Highlands
Teams: Team Vietnam
Malaysia
Sectors: Palm oil
Indonesia
Landscapes: Aceh Jambi West Kalimantan
Sierra Leone
Netherlands
Uganda
Sri Lanka
Sectors: Apparel
Laos
Sectors: Coffee
Mexico
Sectors: Coffee
Haiti
Sectors: Aquaculture
Europe (market end)
Suriname
Sectors: Tropical timber
Mozambique
Sectors: Aquaculture Cotton
Belize
Senegal
United Kingdom

Interested in the work of our global teams? Visit our country team pages.

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