Attracting private investments for sustainable landscapes

To improve farmers’ livelihoods and restore and protect ecosystems, promising pilot projects need investment to be scaled up. Organizations like IDH and WWF can help manage and support project developers in getting landscape projects off the ground. However, investors need projects to be set up in a certain way for a project to be acceptable for investment. With the right support, project developers can prepare their projects to be bankable and investment-ready.  

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Here’s how the EU’s new rules could finally turn the tide on tropical forest loss

If the EU works with producer countries and commodity companies to implement deforestation-free rules, the results could be transformative. Matthew Spencer – Global Director, Landscapes at IDH  This…

Key market-changing findings on smallholder financing in sub-Saharan Africa released

IDH in partnership with Dalberg Advisors and Rural Agricultural Finance Learning Lab (RAFLL) of the MasterCard Foundation recently launched a new report dubbed “Towards market transparency in…

Food sustainability ensured through traceability

Global leaders reinforce commitment during New York Climate Week New York, September 21 – Leaders from governments, supply companies, and the financial sector committed to accelerating the transformation of food…

Africa’s SMEs will make or break its food systems

This opinion article was first published by African Business on 8 September 2022   Bold actions are needed to transform the way Africa…

We support Rwanda to unlock its horticulture potential – IDH official

The New Times had an interview with Kebba Colley, Director of Inclusive Business Development at IDH. They discussed the increased focus on Rwanda’s horticulture sector. The country is…

New packhouse to strengthen horticulture value chains in Rwanda

Garden Fresh, a company specializing in export of fresh produce, opened Rwanda’s first privately owned packhouse. The new packhouse,  built with support from the HortInvest and IDH, will…

Podcast: How can male engagement help make our value chains gender transformative?

Attempts to make our value chains gender inclusive can often mean adding women into the picture, but not really changing the power dynamics between men and women. IDH believes that…

Busting myths to reveal the reality around living incomes

For many farmers around the world, hard work does not necessarily result in a decent income. Volatile prices, the effects of climate change, rising production costs – all eat into…