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  • New app to help farmers in Vietnam improve pesticide use

    IDH and the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of Vietnam have launched a national mobile app to help farmers improve their pesticide use. This will increase…

    New app to help farmers in Vietnam improve pesticide use
  • Sustaining the pepper supply chain

    The Dak Nong province in Vietnam, Nedspice, Simexcodl and IDH have agreed to further help pepper farmers to produce safe products. During the Dutch trade mission to Vietnam earlier this…

    Sustaining the pepper supply chain
  • Increased gender awareness

    In India, as part of a broader gender sensitization activity across IDH programs, 2,000 field facilitators have been trained on gender awareness in their work. Through their trainings, the field…

    Increased gender awareness
  • National Sustainability Curriculum for Pepper embraced by the Vietnamese government

    Crucial steps to sustainably produce pepper in Vietnam achieved. Together with our partners within the Vietnamese taskforce on Pepper and Agrochemicals, a National Sustainability Curriculum for Pepper has been developed…

    National Sustainability Curriculum for Pepper embraced by the Vietnamese government
  • Strengthening the Linkages of Pepper Production in Vietnam

    Pepper has been present in 95 countries and territories around the world and it is currently one of the main seven export agricultural products in Vietnam. In 2016, Vietnam’s pepper…

    Strengthening the Linkages of Pepper Production in Vietnam
  • Transitioning 6 million farmers to zero budget natural farming

    IDH India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) – a not-for-profit established by the Andhra Pradesh government to support the transition of 6 million farmers…

    Transitioning 6 million farmers to zero budget natural farming
  • A success story from a pepper province – Dak Lak, Vietnam

    A project to develop a sustainable pepper supply chain has greatly surpassed its set goal in the Dak Lak province in Vietnam. In total 341 households got Rainforest Alliance (RA)…

    A success story from a pepper province – Dak Lak, Vietnam
  • Unique farmer stories portrayed in latest report on the sustainable spices sector in India

    IDH published its latest report on the Sustainable Spices Initiative India (SSI-I). The report gives a good overview of the Indian spices sector and multiple projects that are currently taking…

    Unique farmer stories portrayed in latest report on the sustainable spices sector in India
  • SSI-I trains 20,000 farmers in India to produce 30,000 MT of sustainable spices in 2017-18

    Expanding its engagement at the field level, Sustainable Spices Initiative – India (SSI-I) reached 20,000 spice farmers across India to train them on sustainable agricultural practices in 2017-18, producing 30,000…

    SSI-I trains 20,000 farmers in India to produce 30,000 MT of sustainable spices in 2017-18
  • Continued commitment of spice companies to sustainable innovation

    Sustainability was recognized as an opportunity for innovation in the Sustainable Spice Initiative (SSI) panel at the International Spice Conference on February 4-7, 2018 in Jaipur, India. The session…

    Continued commitment of spice companies to sustainable innovation