India is the largest cotton producer in the world and accounts for 25% of the global cotton producing area. It is also the second largest textile exporter in the world…
China is one of the world’s largest producers, consumers and importers of cotton. About 24 million farmers in the country depend on cotton cultivation and as such, it remains a…
As the 5th largest cotton producing country in the world, the use of modern technology, government support and new cotton producing regions – have all provided Brazil the impetus to…
Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund – Mozambique
Cotton is a major agricultural crop in Mozambique involving 100,000 farmers in the country. However, most farmers cultivate less than one hectare of cotton and the yield is amongst the…
The Ministry of Development Cooperation and International Trade organized a one-day conference on aid and trade. The Dutch government chairs the EU in the coming six months and aid and…
IDH CEO Joost Oorthuizen listed among the 100 top sustainability leaders in the Netherlands
IDH CEO Joost Oorthuizen has been listed number 61 out of the 100 top sustainability drivers in the Netherlands on the “Sustainable 100” ranking by Trouw, a major Dutch newspaper.
From Smallholder to Small Business: Private Sector Insights on Service Delivery Models that Boost Profitability and Improve Farmer Impact. This report offers a first set of insights, distilled from the…
This booklet tells the story of how IKEA has been tackling this challenge since 2005. Cotton is the second-most important raw material at IKEA, after timber. This commodity…
This document aims to create a practical resource for BCI Implementing Partners (IPs) on promoting decent work. It will try to provide practical answers to some of the…