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  • ICO’s new research shows coffee farming is declining in profitability

    The International Coffee Organization’s new study assesses the cost structure of coffee production in selected countries (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and El Salvador), and derives recommendations on how to improve…

    ICO’s new research shows coffee farming is declining in profitability
  • What causes low uptake of digital credit with smallholders?

    ISF’s latest briefing explores this question in “Financial inclusion fit to size: Customizing digital credit for smallholder farmers in Tanzania.” The fourteenth briefing note in a series from the Initiative…

    What causes low uptake of digital credit with smallholders?
  • Root Capital in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

    “Toward the Efficient Impact Frontier”, explores Root Capital’s evolving approach to balancing financial return with impact, and provides tools that other impact investors can use to make investment decisions that…

    Root Capital in the Stanford Social Innovation Review
  • Dutch ambassador visits the South West Mau Landscape

    The ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Kenya, HE Amb. Frans Makken, visited IDH’s South West Mau Forest landscape program area on 15 November. The visit, which included…

    Dutch ambassador visits the South West Mau Landscape
  • In case you missed it- webinar recording now available

    On November 9th at 9:00 an 15:00 CET, IDH hosted a 1hr webinar on Service Delivery Models. In the session we shared the insights gained and our next steps on…

    In case you missed it- webinar recording now available
  • Cooperation Agreement for a Sustainable Vietnamese apparel and footwear sector

    The development of Vietnamese Apparel and Footwear sector in an environmentally, economically and socially friendly manner is one step closer through the signing of a Cooperation Agreement today. The…

    Cooperation Agreement for a Sustainable Vietnamese apparel and footwear sector
  • A living wage for Malawian tea workers comes one step closer

    IDH’s tea program in Malawi is one step closer to realize a living wage for Malawian tea workers. The living wage gap is closed by 20%. One year after starting…

    A living wage for Malawian tea workers comes one step closer
  • Grow Africa’s latest briefing paper provides guidance in measuring impact on farmer livelihoods

    The latest briefing paper ‘Insights in measuring and evaluating socio-economic progress of smallholder farmers in formal agribusiness chains”, explores the difficulties in measuring impact on farmer livelihoods and makes recommendations…

    Grow Africa’s latest briefing paper provides guidance in measuring impact on farmer livelihoods
  • 1st Ever Global Coffee Platform MA a Great Success

    On 5th & 6th October 2016, the 1st Membership Assembly of the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) took place in Geneva (Switzerland), where more than 140 stakeholders from all over the…

    1st Ever Global Coffee Platform MA a Great Success
  • Financing smallholder productivity and resilience in the age of climate change

    Reducing global poverty and improving food security is largely dependent on smallholder farmers becoming more productive. They must do so, however, in the face of new challenges caused by climate…

    Financing smallholder productivity and resilience in the age of climate change