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• Aquaculture Program in Ecuador and Latin America

  Aquaculture production in Latin America is expected to increase by 49% up to 2030. This increase in production must remain within the limits of sustainability. Ecuador is the second largest…

  Aquaculture Program in Ecuador and Latin America

• Sustainable Shrimp Partnership launches first zero-antibiotic shrimp on the market

  A pre-competitive coalition of Ecuadorian shrimp producers, the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership, offered their first batch of shrimp to the market. All SSP members are committed to farming shrimp which meet…

  Sustainable Shrimp Partnership launches first zero-antibiotic shrimp on the market

• Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables

  SIFAV aims to make imports of fruits and vegetables 100% sustainable in 2020.

  Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables

• Why paying a living wage is good for both workers and business

  To get insight into why paying a living wage is good for both workers and business, we outline, in a new series of cases, the ins and…

  Why paying a living wage is good for both workers and business

• Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

  IDH is working towards living wages in the banana sector, supporting specific interventions in Ghana and Ecuador and in Costa Rica and Belize. Employment in the export sector promises a…

  Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

• Living Wages in the Banana sector

  Employment in the export sector promises a potential solution for poor working conditions and low wages. In many production countries, however, it is common that workers receive insufficient wages to…

  Living Wages in the Banana sector

• The launch of the BOHESI Training Manual in Ecuador

  The BOHESI training manual was officially launched by the Ecuadorian Minister of Labor, Raul Clemente Ledesma Huerta, the Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture, Rubén Flores, together with representatives from the World…

  The launch of the BOHESI Training Manual in Ecuador

• Improving working conditions on banana plantations across Ecuador

  The use of an Occupational Health and Safety training manual is currently being piloted in Ecuador, the world’s largest exporter of bananas. Bananas are a key fresh produce category…

  Improving working conditions on banana plantations across Ecuador

• Dole project

  Improving social and environmental aspect of conventional banana production The Dole-Edeka-WWF project is a unique project tackling  the global sustainability in conventional banana production mainly in mid-size independent grower farms.

  Dole project

• Dole Project: Improving social and environmental aspects of conventional banana production

  The Dole-Edeka-WWF project is a unique project tackling  the global sustainability in conventional banana production mainly in mid-size independent grower farms. The project aims to further improve…

  Dole Project: Improving social and environmental aspects of conventional banana production