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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.

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

• European Soy Monitor 2021

  Overview of Soy Chart Building on past annul reports, the 2021 European Soy Monitor  finds that soybean trade remained relatively unaffected. Brazil and the United States continue to be the…

  European Soy Monitor 2021

• Effective company claims about contributions to landscape performance outcomes

  ISEAL have launched a new position paper to uncover what claims can companies make about landscape level performance outcome. This is the third in a series of joint position…

  Effective company claims about contributions to landscape performance outcomes

• Beyond Value Chain Mitigation: Incentivising Corporate Action at Landscape and Jurisdictional Scale

  © IDH CopyrightLandscape picture from Foya District in Liberia…

  Beyond Value Chain Mitigation: Incentivising Corporate Action at Landscape and Jurisdictional Scale

• Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes (ISLA) Annual Report 2022

  We are happy to announce that the ISLA (Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes) Annual Report 2022 is now published. The report outlines the efforts made to create significant and meaningful impact,…

  Initiative for Sustainable Landscapes (ISLA) Annual Report 2022

• EU Deforestation Regulation: Key Opportunities and Risks

  The Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) Stakeholder Meeting took place on 10 May  in London (UK). The dialogue aims to tackle implementation challenges for deforestation-free and legal commodity production. Commodities include…

  EU Deforestation Regulation: Key Opportunities and Risks

• Assessment of the livelihoods of small-scale cotton farmers and the potential for diversified income opportunities in Chad

  The study conducted an assessment of alternative income sources and food security levels among cotton-producing households in Southern Chad. This involved analyzing both on-farm and off-farm income-generating activities. The assessment…

  Assessment of the livelihoods of small-scale cotton farmers and the potential for diversified income opportunities in Chad

• Feasibility Study Report Potential for Water Management in Chad

  The primary goal of this study was to evaluate, for the South of Chad, the potential for enhancing water resources to ensure safe drinking water and improve availability and accessibility…

  Feasibility Study Report Potential for Water Management in Chad

• Value chain analysis for cash crops in Southern Chad

  The market assessment and value chain analysis conducted in Southern Chad identified eight alternative cash crops, namely Sorghum, Maize, Groundnut, Shea, Sesame, Rice, Millet, and Fonio. In-depth profiles were developed…

  Value chain analysis for cash crops in Southern Chad

• Vietnam Coffee Landscapes Program

  The Vietnam Coffee Landscapes program combines two key aspects of IDH’s work: Sector commitments and sustainable sourcing with sustainable coffee production and income improvement for farmers through SourceUp and the…

  Vietnam Coffee Landscapes Program