After ten years of the Sustainable Spices Initiative, 43 members not only celebrated their collaboration towards tackling the scale of environmental and social issues but also set the course for…
Creating a viable business model and optimizing farm data to realize sustainable production
The IDH Learning Launch Pad series helps agribusinesses solve specific technology challenges. In this first session, six experts helped SpiceUp re-invent their business model to optimize farm data to realize sustainable…
How farm-data commercialization is good for farmers
Data in agriculture is very valuable as it can greatly improve farm management. Sharing these data insights helps cross-learning between farmers and organizations from different countries and different commodities. For…
New app to help farmers in Vietnam improve pesticide use
IDH and the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of Vietnam have launched a national mobile app to help farmers improve their pesticide use. This will increase…
The Dak Nong province in Vietnam, Nedspice, Simexcodl and IDH have agreed to further help pepper farmers to produce safe products. During the Dutch trade mission to Vietnam earlier this…
In India, as part of a broader gender sensitization activity across IDH programs, 2,000 field facilitators have been trained on gender awareness in their work. Through their trainings, the field…
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…