Working across key cotton geographies, IDH Cotton programs – Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF), Mozambique Climate Resilience Project, and Maharashtra Cotton Water Platform — address…
IDH launches reports to identify partnership opportunities to scale positive impact in the cotton sector in Maharashtra
IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative launched its reports – ‘Towards Doubling Cotton Farmer Incomes‘ and ‘Business Case for Gender Mainstreaming in Cotton’ on May 9, 2019 in Mumbai,…
Business case for gender mainstreaming in cotton in Maharashtra
Women play a critical role in cotton cultivation. To assess their potential, IDH commissioned ‘Business case for gender mainstreaming in cotton in Maharashtra’ report, which presents…
Towards Doubling Cotton Farmer Incomes in Maharashtra
The report — ‘Towards Doubling Cotton Farmer Incomes in Maharashtra’ — outlines a strategy towards doubling net household income of Indian farmers. Research is focused on…
Towards sustainable market transformation: Better Cotton uptake crosses one million MT mark
In 2018, Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Retailer and Brand Members sourced a record level of Better Cotton – over one million metric tonnes – illustrating how retailers and brands are…
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…
IDH signs MoU with Maharashtra govt for collaboration under SMART program
IDH in India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government, under World Bank funded mega project to promote sustainable agriculture – State of Maharashtra Agribusiness and…
Better Cotton GIF Reaches One Million Cotton Farmers in 2017-18
The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) reached one million cotton farmers in 2017-18*, the second year of programme implementation. During the year, the Fund invested over €9.4 million…
Since the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10 December, Human Rights Day, IDH is proud to be joining this year’s global 16 Days of Activism…