National Sustainability Curriculum for Pepper embraced by the Vietnamese government
Crucial steps to sustainably produce pepper in Vietnam achieved Together with our partners within the Vietnamese taskforce on Pepper and Agrochemicals, a National Sustainability Curriculum for Pepper has been developed…
Strengthening the Linkages of Pepper Production in Vietnam
Pepper has been present in 95 countries and territories around the world and it is currently one of the main seven export agricultural products in Vietnam. In 2016, Vietnam’s pepper…
Transitioning 6 million farmers to zero budget natural farming
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mr. Pramit Chanda, Country Director – India, on behalf of IDH and Mr. Vijay Thallam, CEO – RySS, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
A success story from a pepper province – Dak Lak, Vietnam
A project to develop a sustainable pepper supply chain has greatly surpassed its set goal in the Dak Lak province in Vietnam. In total 341 households got Rainforest Alliance (RA)…
Why the Indian Spice Industry Needs Sustainability as the Driving Factor
India is the largest producer and consumer of spices in the world today. Of the total volume of spices produced in India, only 10% is exported; however, this 10%…
Unique farmer stories portrayed in latest report on the sustainable spices sector in India
Seven projects are highlighted from key spice-growing regions in India within four spices sectors: chili, coriander, cumin and turmeric. Each project is explained by means of multiple topics concerned with…
Bridging the sustainability gap in the Indian spice industry
A new report, published by IDH about the Sustainable Spices Initiative India, highlights seven projects in four spices sectors that work on a broad range of topics including Responsible Agrochemical…
SSI-I trains 20,000 farmers in India to produce 30,000 MT of sustainable spices in 2017-18
With this, the program completed another successful year and is moving forward towards its mission of bringing sustainable spices to scale by engaging farmers and capturing a 25% share of…