Developing Rwandan horticulture by linking local producers to global market
With the start of the HortInvest project, IDH joined a consortium of multiple organizations and private sector companies to further develop the horticulture sector in Rwanda. As the demand for…
Aquascapes: a sustainable landscape approach for the sea
By Flavio Corsin – Director Aquaculture and Agrochemicals, IDH Over the past decades the aquaculture sector has been growing enormously, and continues to grow faster than other major food production sectors.
Integrated Pest Management project to support sustainable vegetable farming in Ethiopia
IDH and the Pesticide Action Network (PAN-UK) have started implementing a project to support healthy, sustainable and productive vegetable farming in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. About 600 households…
Brazil: IDH and partners start engaging cattle ranchers in sustainable beef production
On 18-20 September, IDH and its partners started engaging cattle ranchers in the Araguaia Valley, northeast Mato Grosso state in Brazil, in the recently launched Sustainable Production of Calves program…
In collaboration with IDH, trustea has been driving sustainability in the Indian tea industry. To gain insights into the impact the program has on the factories, gardens,…
IDH highlights role of landscapes approach in conserving South West Mau Forest in Kenya
IDH and the Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes (ISLA) Kenya partners hosted a discussion forum and exhibition at the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi on 29-30 August, to highlight the…
Green Cocoa Landscape Program launched in Cameroon
On 6 September, IDH organized an inception meeting for the coalition. More than 35 participants attended from government, industry and civil society to discuss the challenges and areas that can…
IDH e parceiros continuam avançando na implementação de Pactos Regionais no Mato Grosso e Pará
The IDR and its implementing partners, Natcap and Imazon (Institute of Man and the Environment of the Amazon Region), have advanced with the implementation of the…
Engajamento e mobilização de produtores são essenciais para o avanço do programa “Produção Sustentável de Bezerros”
A transformação de mercados no sentido de alcançar produção, comércio e consumo mais sustentáveis passa necessariamente pela construção de parcerias público-privadas entre empresas inovadoras, produtores, organizações da sociedade civil e…
IDH participa de encontro do Programa Municípios Sustentáveis em Lucas do Rio Verde (MT)
A IDH – Iniciativa para o Comércio Sustentável marcou presença no 2º Circuito do Programa Mato-Grossense de Municípios Sustentáveis (PMS) em Campo, realizado em Lucas do Rio Verde (MT), no…
1º Fórum Anual do Cacau discute produção sustentável com presença da IDH
On May 21, the IDH – Sustainable Trade Initiative participated in the 1st Annual Cocoa Forum held in the auditorium of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock…
Desafios da gestão territorial sustentável: refletindo e compartilhando ideias
Nos dias 23 e 24 de agosto, a equipe da IDH – Iniciativa para o Comércio Sustentável se reuniu com o Imazon e a NatCap, parceiros implementadores dos Pactos Regionais.
Helping farmers in Tanzania benefit from boosting tea production
The average income of tea farmers in Mufindi, Tanzania rose by 56% over the past four years, enabling better living conditions for 1400 small scale farmers. The project, called he…
Rainforest Alliance and Olam are improving cocoa forest landscape corridor to sustain the agricultural livelihoods of communities
Transforming lives and our forest require lasting partnerships. Rainforest Alliance and Olam Ghana are working closely with Partnership for Forest, the Ghana Cocoa Board and the Forestry Commission to demonstrate…