How IDH is making a difference for cocoa farmers and cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire

29 May 2018

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21 Nov 2023

The bears louder than the bulls as companies prepare for EU deforestation regulation

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31 Oct 2023

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Implementing the European regulation on deforestation-free products: Solutions for the palm oil, cocoa and coffee sectors

While the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is an important step towards combatting deforestation globally, it will come at a cost to operators selling products on the EU market. And it may lead them to adopt sourcing strategies that exclude smallholder farmers from their supply chains. However, smallholder farmers’ inclusion in European supply chains is key to ensuring they are not left to sell to other markets at a lower price – thereby jeopardizing their livelihoods and, ultimately, forests. The optimal way forward is to allow them to benefit from access to the European market and to leverage the regulation as an incentive to keep forests intact. The timing for developing effective interventions is limited and should rely on the solutions that have already been tried and tested. IDH has co-designed with the private sector a number of programs to ensure that the EUDR will not incentivize disengagement from areas with high deforestation risks, nor the exclusion of the most marginalized smallholder farmers from European supply chains. These solutions are designed through public-private collaborative processes, and aim to be replicated and brought to scale over the coming years.

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28 Oct 2023

Working with commission-based agent networks

How can agribusiness companies effectively connect with smallholder farmers? Through commission-based agents. Often referred to…

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9 Aug 2023

IDH at AGRF Summit 2023 in Dar es Salaam this September!

Are you attending the highly anticipated Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit taking place from…

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3 Jul 2023

Conference: Deforestation-free coffee production and supply in compliance with European Union regulation

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