Tagged with "Living Income"

  • “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.

    “Trees Bring Oxygen, Shade and Rain”
  • Farmer Field Book Analysis ISLA Programme Vietnam 2016/17 to 2020/21

    For five years, 346 coffee farmers in 8 communes of 3 districts in the Central Highlands of Vietnam have kept records of their daily coffee farming activities. The insights distilled…

    Farmer Field Book Analysis ISLA Programme Vietnam 2016/17 to 2020/21
  • Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum

    In-person event, London (UK)  4 & 5 April 2022 During the Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum organized by the Innovation Forum, IDH will talk…

    Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum
  • Global group of investors endorses IDH’s living income and living wage roadmaps

    During a webinar hosted by IDH on Living Income, a large group of investors from around the globe, with an AUM of 6.3 trillion Euro, has issued an endorsement of…

    Global group of investors endorses IDH’s living income and living wage roadmaps
  • Sowing Peace in a Divided World

    We are living a new reality. Last week, as I returned from my first visit to the African continent since the beginning of the pandemic, I arrived in what felt…

    Sowing Peace in a Divided World
  • The Block Farm Model: Confronting the Challenge of Supply Chain Management in Africa

    A major challenge facing industrial agribusiness development within the African context is the inability of SMEs to establish inclusive and sustainable mechanisms for consistent sourcing of raw materials in the…

    The Block Farm Model: Confronting the Challenge of Supply Chain Management in Africa
  • How Private Sector Development Strategies contribute to closing living income gaps

    Authored by Iris van der Velden, IDH Director of Learning and Innovation, with insight from IDH Roadmap on Living Income and Farmfit Intelligence center. Taking action to close…

    How Private Sector Development Strategies contribute to closing living income gaps
  • Farm & Cooperative Investment Program: Impact Analysis

    IDH initiated the Farm and Cooperative Investment Programme (FCIP) with the government of Cote d’Ivoire (Le Conseil du Café Cacao) in 2017 to improve cooperative investment and farmer prosperity. As…

    Farm & Cooperative Investment Program: Impact Analysis
  • 2-Pager: Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia

    The Liberian government, together with the private sector, civil society, research organizations and farmers’ organizations active in the Liberian cocoa sector agreed to collaborate through the Roadmap to…

    2-Pager: Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia
  • Roadmap to Sustainable Cocoa in Liberia

    Towards a sustainable and economically viable cocoa sector, that brands Liberia as a source of high quality, environmentally friendly and ethically introduced cocoa beans & cocoa related products.

    Roadmap to Sustainable Cocoa in Liberia