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• IDH signs MoU with Maharashtra govt for collaboration under SMART program

  IDH in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government, under World Bank funded mega project to promote sustainable agriculture – State of Maharashtra Agribusiness and…

  • 16 Jan 2019
  • Cotton
  • India
  • India

  IDH signs MoU with Maharashtra govt for collaboration under SMART program

• Pineapple block farm success in Ghana

  Through establishing a block farm model in Ghana, HPW has significantly increased the yields and incomes of smallholder farmers, in addition to increasing its own supply of pineapples.

  • 14 Jan 2019
  • Fresh & Ingredients
  • Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables
  • Ghana

  Pineapple block farm success in Ghana

• Juice worth the squeeze

  Scaling up sustainable juice supply chains in Sierra Leone Mango and coconut farmers in Sierra Leone will receive training and support to improve their performance, and ultimately their profitability and…

  • 6 Jan 2019
  • Fresh & Ingredients
  • Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
  • Smallholder Farmers Reports
  • Sustainable Juice Covenant
  • Sierra Leone

  Juice worth the squeeze

• Reflections on Farmfit’s development in 2018

  What are a few of the moments in 2018 that gave you confidence Farmfit was on to something?  “2018 was a really successful year for Farmfit, and I have…

  • 21 Dec 2018
  • Farmfit

  Reflections on Farmfit’s development in 2018

• Podcast: The Art of Collaborative Transformation

  We are in the business of wicked problems: to make change within the complexity of international trade. The question is: how do we do that? In our newly published book…

  • 19 Dec 2018

  Podcast: The Art of Collaborative Transformation

• Estratégia PCI participa da COP 24 na Polônia

  Durante a COP24 na Polônia, a IDH participou de um painel promovido pela estratégia PCI (Produzir, Conservar e Incluir), que contou com a participação do GTPS (Grupo de Trabalho da Pecuária…

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil
  • Mato Grosso - Brazil
  • Production Protection Inclusion
  • Brazil

  Estratégia PCI participa da COP 24 na Polônia

• Paragominas avança na questão de planejamento territorial e desenvolvimento sustentável

  Entre os dias 4 e 7 de dezembro, a IDH, com o apoio do Imazon e CIRAD, realizou nova fase de engajamento e articulação com atores locais em Paragominas, no Pará,…

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil
  • Brazil

  Paragominas avança na questão de planejamento territorial e desenvolvimento sustentável

• 2ª edição da Conferência Ethos Belém reúne líderes, empreendedores e especialistas em busca do desenvolvimento social e econômico da região amazônica

  Mais de 50 palestrantes distribuídos em 20 painéis refletiram sobre os desafios e as conquistas para o crescimento e desenvolvimento do Pará e da região amazônica na 2ª edição da…

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil
  • Brazil

  2ª edição da Conferência Ethos Belém reúne líderes, empreendedores e especialistas em busca do desenvolvimento social e econômico da região amazônica

• Conceito de Área de Originação Verificada (VSA) é lançado pela IDH

  Durante o evento de 10 anos, a IDH, em parceria com o Grupo Carrefour, lançou uma nova metodologia chamada Verified Sourcing Area (VSA), ou Áreas de Originação Verificada na tradução…

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil

  Conceito de Área de Originação Verificada (VSA) é lançado pela IDH

• IDH comemora dez anos de atuação global

  A Iniciativa para o Comércio Sustentável (IDH) promoveu no dia 15 de novembro, em Utrecht, na Holanda, o The Future of Sustainable Trade, evento realizado para comemorar seu 10º aniversário.

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil
  • Brazil

  IDH comemora dez anos de atuação global

• AGRI3Fund: IDH partners with Rabobank, UN Environment and Mirova Althelia to support deforestation-free agriculture

  IDH has been named Technical Assistance Manager of the AGRI3 Fund, as part of a partnership between UN Environment and Rabobank to catalyze private financial resources for deforestation-free, sustainable agriculture…

  • 19 Dec 2018
  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
  • Innovative Finance

  AGRI3Fund: IDH partners with Rabobank, UN Environment and Mirova Althelia to support deforestation-free agriculture

• 10 years back and 10 years forward – hopes and fears for agri-supply chains

  Reflections from Olam CEO, Sunny Verghese and Joost Oorthuizen on agricultural developments over the last 10 years, the challenges we still face for the future and best practices in creating…

  • 18 Dec 2018
  • Cocoa
  • Coffee
  • Palm Oil
  • Vietnam
  • Cameroon

  10 years back and 10 years forward – hopes and fears for agri-supply chains

• Indonesia: Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (YIDH) joins pledge on sustainable development and conservation in Papua region

  YIDH has joined forces with the governors of Papua and West Papua provinces, Indonesia, together with companies and civil society organizations, to sign the landmark Manokwari Declaration to drive sustainable…

  • 18 Dec 2018
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia

  Indonesia: Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (YIDH) joins pledge on sustainable development and conservation in Papua region

• Better Cotton GIF Reaches One Million Cotton Farmers in 2017-18

  The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) reached one million cotton farmers in 2017-18*, the second year of programme implementation. During the year, the Fund invested over €9.4 million…

  • 18 Dec 2018
  • Cotton
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • China
  • India
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    • Mozambique
    • Pakistan
    • Tajikistan
    • Turkey

  Better Cotton GIF Reaches One Million Cotton Farmers in 2017-18