New indicators to track and evaluate gender-equality interventions
To empower more organizations to invest in their workforce and ensure the equal treatment of women and men, a harmonized set of key performance indicators (KPIs) has been created to record…
Calling for a ban on palm oil will not stop deforestation. It does not help to improve livelihoods of farmers. But we can strive to improve both landscapes…
The Farm and Coop Investment Program and Advans microfinance institution partner to bring access to finance to 2100 women in Côte d’Ivoire
In Côte d’Ivoire, access to affordable financial services remains an issue for many. This is especially a challenge for rural communities, especially women, that live in inaccessible areas and are…
A new self-assessment tool developed in collaboration with Rainforest Alliance Rainforest Alliance and IDH developed a self-assessment tool for identifying the living wage gap at farm level. The tool,…
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund makes first investment towards sustainable land management
The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund has made its first investment, in a program to restore degraded land in Latin America through agroforestry practices. IDH, which manages the Technical Assistance…
Podcast: Finding the common ground within multi-stakeholder programs
In this month’s episode we hear from Richard Fairburn who shares his personal experience and lessons learned as senior advisor in many of IDH’s programs. What conditions are important for…
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…
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.
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…
Iris van der Velden, Director of Learning and Innovation reflects 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…