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  • Sustainable fruit and vegetables sourcing at a new high

    The volume of sustainably sourced fruit and vegetables, coming from outside of Europe, has risen significantly in the past years. The SIFAV partners currently trade a combined annual volume of 3.5…

    Sustainable fruit and vegetables sourcing at a new high
  • Gender equality comes to fruition in Costa Rica and Honduras

    Following the success of the gender initiative in the flower industry, IDH is now supporting fruit and fresh produce company Fyffes to implement gender equality programs in Costa Rica and Honduras.

    Gender equality comes to fruition in Costa Rica and Honduras
  • 1st IDH Value Chain Development project officially started

    Boosting Rwanda’s horticulture output with Dutch supported project HortInvest Together with our partners, we officially launched the HortInvest project in Rwanda. The project will professionalize the horticulture sector, improve food…

    1st IDH Value Chain Development project officially started
  • 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…

    New indicators to track and evaluate gender-equality interventions
  • Identifying the living wage gap at farm level

    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,…

    Identifying the living wage gap at farm level
  • 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.

    Pineapple block farm success in Ghana
  • Living wages in practice, in the avocado supply chain from Kenya

    In collaboration with IDH and Hivos, Eosta conducted a living wage research pilot, with a Kenyan avocado supplier, to research whether living waged could be used to improve social sustainability…

    Living wages in practice, in the avocado supply chain from Kenya
  • Developing Rwandan horticulture by linking local producers to global market

    With 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 high value crops…

    Developing Rwandan horticulture by linking local producers to global market
  • 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…

    1º Fórum Anual do Cacau discute produção sustentável com presença da IDH
  • 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