In Kenya and Ethiopia, the tea and flowers programs work towards safer and more gender-equal workplaces. Hear from our partners why they find it important to work towards a gender-balanced…
Farming families, the cornerstone of sustainable cocoa
Boosting the sustainability of the cocoa sector has until now focused on working with smallholder cocoa farmers including farmer cooperatives which are largely dominated by men. Agricultural services, trainings and…
Action Plans to End Deforestation Released by Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and Leading Chocolate & Cocoa Companies
A milestone has been reached in strengthening transparency and accountability in the cocoa supply chain to reduce its impact on West African forests. The top cocoa-producing countries of Côte d’Ivoire…
CocoaSoils first Forum takes steps to support cocoa yield intensification for 90,000 farmers in West-Africa
Over the last years there has been a huge decline in productivity in the cocoa sector. Poor soil fertility is recognized as a root cause. This results in inefficient land…
From agroforestry to access to finance: Challenges and solutions in cocoa production
In this month’s episode we talk to Jonas Mva Mva, IDH’s Cocoa Program Director to learn more about some of the issues in the Cocoa sector and how IDH and…
South East Liberia: The power of dialogue to drive commitment to green growth
Participants of a multi-stakeholder dialogue in Sinoe County, South East Liberia, have approved a joint declaration to create a green growth plan for the region. The commitment followed two days…
Reducing environmental impact in the flowers sector
The IDH Flowers and Plants program has adopted new criteria to support growers in their journey towards measuring and reducing environmental impact. These criteria include additional environmental…
The Eckes-Granini Group, the international corporate group specialized in non-alcoholic fruit beverages under the umbrella of Eckes AG, is now stepping up its commitment to sustainability. Sidney…