Recent news reports show palm oil production-side challenges and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which are set to significantly impact prices and/or volumes available…
Cotton is one of the most significant crops in the global textile industry. From cultivation to processing, 250 million smallholder farmers are dependent on the crop for…
COVID-19: Supporting farmers and communities in India
Multiple initiatives in India subsidize hospital transport, share information or help deliver essential items to farmers. We have seen considerable changes in India with the spread of the coronavirus across…
Gender discrimination is one of the biggest challenges for workplace equality in the Indian agriculture sector. Despite the crucial role women play in agriculture in India, they are generally…
IDH Partners for the First South Asian Conference on Sustainability in Textile and Apparel Industry
IDH was a partner at the First South Asian Conference on Sustainability in Textile and Apparel Industry held on March 3, 2020 in New Delhi, India. The conference…
Gender discrimination is one of the biggest challenges for workplace equality in the Indian agriculture sector. Despite the crucial role women play in agriculture in India, they…
Life And Building Safety (LABS) Initiative has launched a Helpline in Vietnam and India for the factories associated with the program in both countries. The Helpline provides direct access to…
Artificial Intelligence to help Indian aquaculture farmers to tackle shrimp diseases
Aquaconnect, IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, and Professor Kenton Morgan partner in a project to predict shrimp diseases by using machine learning. The project aims to benefit 13.000 ha of…
Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund – Annual Report 2018-19
In the 2018-19 cotton season, the GIF worked with 1.3 million* cotton farmers in India, Pakistan, China, Mozambique, Turkey, and Tajikistan, who received training and…