Tagged with "India"

Over 100 factories now mitigating fire, electrical and structural safety risks

As lockdowns in countries start to abate, and apparel factories can resume some of their activities, some new factories have joined the Life and Building Safety (LABS) initiative, which now…

Sustainable Spices Initiative – India (SSI-I) Program Impact Assessment

IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative established Sustainable Spices Initiative- India (SSI-I) under its Global Sustainable Spice Initiative Program. Under the SSI-I in 2016 as a multi…

180,000 smallholder farmers provided income security through COVID-19 insurance

IDH has facilitated and funded COVID-19 insurance to provide income security for 180,000 smallholder cotton and tea farmers in India. The insurance cover will provide a one-time lump sum pay-out…

Emergency response in tea supply chain

Tea producers across the globe have been greatly affected by COVID-19, mainly because of national lockdowns and social distancing policies. Export and import restrictions are creating uncertainty on…

IDH’s climate resilience project in Maharashtra creates impact on smallholders’ livelihood through water management and market linkages

With inspiring results from the first year of intervention, IDH’s ‘Securing Smallholder Livelihoods in Rainfed Maharashtra’ program has entered into its second phase. The project was launched in 2019 with…

Palm oil demand in India

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…

Helping India reduce its deforestation footprint

Cotton Yearbook 2019

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…

Bridging the gender gap in India

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…