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  • KTDA, IDH and Unilever improve tea farmers livelihoods at scale

    Over 85,000 farmers have been trained on sustainable agricultural practices and Rainforest Alliance certification through Farmer Field Schools (FFS), including over 45,000 women (53%). Resulting in income diversification, higher yields…

    KTDA, IDH and Unilever improve tea farmers livelihoods at scale
  • 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
  • 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
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement between TAML and PAWU

    The first ever Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Tea Association of Malawi and The Plantation and Allied Workers Union has been signed, the Malawi Tea 2020 programme Steering Committee is…

    Collective Bargaining Agreement between TAML and PAWU
  • Higher yields, income & leaf quality

    In Malawi some 70 Farmer Field Schools are now up and running, led by a total of 38 facilitators with a total number of 2115 farmers taking part in the…

    Higher yields, income & leaf quality
  • True Price of Cotton, Coffee and Tea

    True Price and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, have released a series of reports on the True Price of commodities in an area of production. The investigation compares external costs…

    True Price of Cotton, Coffee and Tea
  • TEAM UP India: develop a joint roadmap for sustainable tea

    Healthy workers, better opportunities for women, improved smallholder livelihoods and better environmental performance are key elements discussed at TEAM UP India. The Indian Tea Association (ITA), the Tea…

    TEAM UP India: develop a joint roadmap for sustainable tea
  • New finance models for smallholder tree crop plantations

    To improve agriculture, business practices and productivity, IDH, convened civil society, corporate and finance organizations in coalitions with the aim of creating new financing models to fund smallholder farmer perennial…

    New finance models for smallholder tree crop plantations
  • IDH CEO Joost Oorthuizen listed among the 100 top sustainability leaders in the Netherlands

    IDH CEO Joost Oorthuizen has been listed number 61 out of the 100 top sustainability drivers in the Netherlands on the “Sustainable 100” ranking by Trouw, a major Dutch newspaper.

    IDH CEO Joost Oorthuizen listed among the 100 top sustainability leaders in the Netherlands