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  • Developing Rwandan horticulture by linking local producers to global market

    With the HortInvest project, IDH joined a consortium of multiple organizations and private sector companies to further develop the horticulture sector in Rwanda. As the demand for high value crops…

    Developing Rwandan horticulture by linking local producers to global market
  • 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
  • A success for vanilla quality!

    Advocacy from the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative and local partners resulted in a government-issued decree to maintain campaign opening dates, to the mid-July 2018 date in Sava region.   These campaign…

    A success for vanilla quality!
  • IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences

    Men and women need to move together towards equality: policies should work for and include both genders. This is one of the key takeaways from the first IDH4Gender cross-learning event.

    IDH4Gender – The Tea and Flower Experiences
  • Giving banana workers a decent standard of living

    IDH is working towards living wages in the banana sector, supporting specific interventions in Ghana and Ecuador and in Costa Rica and Belize. Employment in the export sector promises a…

    Giving banana workers a decent standard of living
  • Dutch consumer organization acknowledges Sustainability Initiative of Fruits and Vegetables

    The Dutch consumer organization, Consumentenbond, published its report today about the sustainability of fruit and vegetables in supermarkets in the Netherlands. According to the Consumentenbond, supermarkets are…

    Dutch consumer organization acknowledges Sustainability Initiative of Fruits and Vegetables
  • Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain

    The parties in the Dutch food products sector are joining forces to ensure responsible business conduct in the international production chain. Today, they signed the International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC)…

    Food products sector boosts sustainability in production chain
  • 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
  • The launch of the BOHESI Training Manual in Ecuador

    The BOHESI training manual was officially launched by the Ecuadorian Minister of Labor, Raul Clemente Ledesma Huerta, the Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture, Rubén Flores, together with representatives from the World…

    The launch of the BOHESI Training Manual in Ecuador
  • Reducing environmental impact in the flowers sector

    With increasing attention on the impacts of agrochemical use in the global production of flowers, and broader market demands for improved environmental practices, the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI) is taking…

    Reducing environmental impact in the flowers sector