Tagged with "Côte d’Ivoire"

Opening Ceremony: Sustainable Forest Management in the Cavally Region

African landscapes formalize their commitments towards becoming farmer and nature positive

Three landscapes in Africa have taken the same approach to formalize their commitments towards sustainable production and enhance ecosystem resilience and community well-being. In South-East Liberia and in Ethiopia’s Central…

IDH and Conseil du Café-Cacao launch Cocoaperation

IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative and the Conseil du Café-Cacao started Cocoaperation. Through this new partnership they support the transition of cocoa farming towards a viable business activity for as many cocoa farming families in Côte d’Ivoire as possible,

IDH en Conseil du Café-Cacao lanceren Cocoaperation

Nieuw partnership wil inkomens van 100.000 Ivoriaanse cacaoboeren verhogen Utrecht, 28 juli 2022 – Het Nederlandse IDH is samen met het Ivoriaanse Conseil du Café-Cacao Cocoaperation gestart. In deze nieuwe samenwerking…

Cocoa and Forests Initiative Webinar

How can data-sharing partnerships enhance access to finance for smallholder farmers?

Access to finance is a key challenge holding back smallholder farmers. This finance gap represents a business opportunity ripe for innovation. Data-sharing partnerships hold the potential for improving access to…

The Cavally region confirms its commitment to inclusive and environmentally friendly growth

27 public and private organizations and civil society representatives have confirmed their commitment to work together for inclusive and environmentally friendly growth in the Cavally region.

“Trees Bring Oxygen, Shade and Rain”

In Côte d’Ivoire, traditional cocoa farming involved cutting down trees to increase sunlight. This not only accelerates climate change, but also negatively impacts cocoa yields. Shade management is better for cocoa tree life expectancy, quality of beans and soil health. A highly biodiverse cocoa farm has been shown to be drought, disease, and pest resilient.

Learning from Landscapes

Landscape approaches and their impact Evaluating IDH efforts in creating cohesive conservation Following five years of IDH’s Landscape Program, KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Unique Land Use carried…

The first women-owned “Cocoa Fruit Lab” micro-factory to open in Côte d’Ivoire

The Cocoa Fruit Lab in Ivory Coast is empowering women to become the producers and marketers of their own cocoa products, shifting value-addition processes to origin countries. Bringing together actors…