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Annual Report 2017
2017 was the second year of implementation of our
2016-2020 strategic plan, aiming at innovative scalable
solutions for sustainable trade to contribute to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
This report presents findings and best practices from our innovating partners; empowering farmers through service delivery, while generating sustainable returns to their businesses.
Gender is a key impact theme in IDH’s 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, in which we set out to embed gender equality into our transformation strategy. We developed the Gender Toolkit, a resource that aims to raise awareness, encourage, and inspire to integrate gender aspects into supply chain approaches.
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative has been working in India since 2009 to promote sustainable value chains across sectors including cotton, tea, spices, grapes, palm and apparel, by…
In the past 12 years, IDH has established a convincing track record of convening and creating public-private partnerships; resulting in effective joined approaches. We engage with…
Giri Pragati project – Sustainable Landscape and Sustainable Sourcing at Scale in Andhra Pradesh, India
Across the world, stakeholders at every level of the food supply chain are making commitments towards sustainability. These commitments are often geared towards reducing…
Case Study: National Initiative for Sustainable & Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders
Bilateral national agreements can enable palm oil producing countries to become more economically robust and socially just, while protecting and restoring valuable natural resources. Technical committees for Indonesia, Malaysia and…
Case Study: Water Resilient Coffee Communities in Central Highlands, Vietnam
The community irrigation system in Ea Tan Commune, Vietnam is the first one in the PPI Compact areas of Krong Nang District and represents a significant change in the behaviour…
Mato Grosso in Brazil has set ambitious targets for the intensification of livestock production, expansion of conservation of the forest and the Cerrado area, and the improvement of living conditions…
Kpanyan Statutory District in Liberia’s coastal south faces challenges including economic instability, inadequate critical infrastructure, land degradation and climate change. Land use is a contentious topic in Liberia, as…
Case Study: Aerial Forest Surveillance for Monitoring and Managing Illegal Activities in South-West Mau Forest, Kenya
Anthropogenic activities are one of the key causes of degradation in most forests across the globe. Over the last 10-15 years, the Mau Forest in Kenya has been reduced by…
Case Study: Village Forest Model, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
In Kubu Raya district, West Kalimantan, sustainable farming was catalysed through the innovative “village forest” business model developed by IDH. This was the first phase of a EUR 6-million loan,…
The Sustainable Juice Covenant: Monitoring Protocol
The Sustainable Juice Covenant is centered on the target of 100% sustainable sourcing by 2030, with a series of interim targets leading up to 2030. Progress against these targets is…
Cotontchad SN (CTSN) is private company jointly owned by Olam and Chad government that was incorporated in 1971.CTSN operates as an agribusiness company working with smallholder farmers in southern region…
Scaling up sustainable robusta coffee production in Vietnam – Full technical report
The smart agriculture interventions that IDH, JDE, and its partners carried out in recent years through in Vietnam through its Landscape Program have helped decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from…