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Podcast: On World Food Day let’s put the farmer household at the center

On this World Food Day we put the farmer household at the center! Because despite most of the world’s food being grown by smallholder farmers, they also account for around half of the most…
- 16 Oct 2019
- Cocoa
- Tea
Podcast: On World Food Day let’s put the farmer household at the center
Big steps towards improved nutrition for cocoa farming families

On this World Food Day, 16 October, four cocoa companies (Cargill, Ecom, Olam, Touton) joined by IDH, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and CARE initiated the signing of…
- 16 Oct 2019
- Cocoa
- Ghana
Big steps towards improved nutrition for cocoa farming families
Food security for Africa through inclusion of SMEs and smallholder farmers

Agricultural imports are exceeding agricultural exports in Africa by about USD 40 Billion.
- 16 Oct 2019
Food security for Africa through inclusion of SMEs and smallholder farmers
IDH Farmfit provides business data on services’ impact on food security and nutrition

Smallholder resilience, as we define it at IDH, are farming households that earn a decent living income, are food secure, climate resilient and inclusive of all farming members…
- 15 Oct 2019
- Farmfit
- Gender
IDH Farmfit provides business data on services’ impact on food security and nutrition
Cocoa Nutrition Initiative

The cocoa nutrition initiative designs and validates effective business models to improve nutrition of cocoa farming families in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The focus of this nutrition program is to…
- 15 Oct 2019
Cocoa Nutrition Initiative
Fish farming for African food security and job creation

Fish farming is a good option to raise nutrition and self-sufficiency in Africa. However, around 90% of farmed fish come from Asia, with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for less than 1%…
- 15 Oct 2019
- Aquaculture
- Malawi
Fish farming for African food security and job creation
Colombia and IDH reinforce commitment to territorial agricultural development

In October, the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and IDH presented the territorial approach to increase productivity and consolidate sustainability in agricultural production in the Departments of Cesar,…
- 14 Oct 2019
- Colombia
Colombia and IDH reinforce commitment to territorial agricultural development
Sustainable Calf Production Program holds field day in Juruena Valley

In October, the Sustainable Calf Production program organized Field Days in the Juruena Valley. The purpose was to present the initiative to potential new participants and to disseminate knowledge among…
- 13 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
Sustainable Calf Production Program holds field day in Juruena Valley
MT forest-based industries seek access to the European Union

The development of strategies to access the European market for legally produced timber in Mato Grosso has progressed. A workshop was held on October 24 by IDH in partnership with…
- 13 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
- Tropical Timber
MT forest-based industries seek access to the European Union
Environmental and land regularization is discussed in Sorriso

In October, the PCI Regional Compact Committee in Sorriso (MT) discussed strategies aimed at promoting environmental and land regularization – two aspects considered a priority in the region. In addition…
- 13 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
Environmental and land regularization is discussed in Sorriso
PCI is presented at Agrisustainability Talks in London

A territorial approach of the State of Mato Grosso, the IDH-supported PCI (Produce, Preserve and Include) Strategy was part of the Agrisustainability Talks, promoted by the Brazilian Embassy in London.
- 13 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
- Production Protection Inclusion
PCI is presented at Agrisustainability Talks in London
Investimentos da IDH no Brasil atestam nova forma de desenvolver paisagens sustentáveis

Com presença em mais de 40 países para promoção da produção sustentável de commodities agrícolas, a Iniciativa para o Comércio Sustentável (IDH) atua no Brasil com base em um modelo…
- 10 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
Investimentos da IDH no Brasil atestam nova forma de desenvolver paisagens sustentáveis
Produção sustentável de MT é divulgada na Semana do Clima em NY

Desmistificar o senso comum sobre as ações ambientais em curso no Brasil, e mais especificamente em Mato Grosso, foi o intuito principal do Instituto PCI em sua participação na Semana…
- 10 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
- Production Protection Inclusion
Produção sustentável de MT é divulgada na Semana do Clima em NY
Fomentar investimentos privados para conter o principal fator de desmatamento na Amazônia

Embora exista um debate acirrado sobre o número de incêndios na Amazônia e no Cerrado e sobre quem seria o culpado, a IDH continua a desenvolver soluções para conter o…
- 10 Oct 2019
- Brazil
- Mato Grosso - Brazil
Fomentar investimentos privados para conter o principal fator de desmatamento na Amazônia

News and Resources

Podcast: On World Food Day let’s put the farmer household at the center

Big steps towards improved nutrition for cocoa farming families

Food security for Africa through inclusion of SMEs and smallholder farmers

IDH Farmfit provides business data on services’ impact on food security and nutrition

Cocoa Nutrition Initiative

Fish farming for African food security and job creation

Colombia and IDH reinforce commitment to territorial agricultural development

Sustainable Calf Production Program holds field day in Juruena Valley

MT forest-based industries seek access to the European Union

Environmental and land regularization is discussed in Sorriso

PCI is presented at Agrisustainability Talks in London

Investimentos da IDH no Brasil atestam nova forma de desenvolver paisagens sustentáveis

Produção sustentável de MT é divulgada na Semana do Clima em NY

Fomentar investimentos privados para conter o principal fator de desmatamento na Amazônia

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