Tagged with "Food Crops & Ingredients"

• Cultivating gender equality in the flower industry

  The Women’s Empowerment program in the Ethiopian floriculture sector addresses gender-related issues at a number of EHPEA member farms and implements pilot welfare programs in the workplace.  After taking first steps, in…

  Cultivating gender equality in the flower industry

• Improving working conditions on banana plantations across Ecuador

  The use of an Occupational Health and Safety training manual is currently being piloted in Ecuador, the world’s largest exporter of bananas. Bananas are a key fresh produce category…

  Improving working conditions on banana plantations across Ecuador

• On Valentine’s Day, do you know who has sent your flowers?

  Flowers and Plants is one of the sectors, we are working in to provide cross-sector solutions on working conditions, agrochemical use and climate change issues. With the…

  On Valentine’s Day, do you know who has sent your flowers?

• Cashew farming in Africa – from backyard hobby to bankable business

  SDM analytics help to increase bankability of cashew farmers in Africa. Over the past five years, IDH, in partnership with ComCashew, have supported the development of smallholder cashew farmers in…

  Cashew farming in Africa – from backyard hobby to bankable business

• IDH and MVO Nederland join forces at New Years Event

  Despite the stormy weather in the Netherlands over 450 people attended the MVO NL New Years Event, where IDH held two workshops, with a key note by Volkert Engelsman, CEO…

  IDH and MVO Nederland join forces at New Years Event

• Sustainable import of fruit and vegetables increases to 70%

  The volumes of tropical fruit and vegetables, such as bananas, pineapples, green beans and avocados, that are sourced on the basis of meeting social and environmental conditions has risen significantly…

  Sustainable import of fruit and vegetables increases to 70%

• Listen to our latest podcast on sustainable vanilla

  Hear more about the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative in the latest episode of the IDH podcast. Jan Gilhuis, Senior Program Manager in the IDH Fresh & Ingredients Program, and Don Seville,…

  Listen to our latest podcast on sustainable vanilla

• Private companies talk about the benefits of SIFAV

  In the following video, four members of the Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables (SIFAV) share how the initiative has helped them to integrate sustainability agendas into their businesses. According to Fair-Fruit International’s…

  Private companies talk about the benefits of SIFAV

• Women as business partners

  The women’s roles often remain hidden as the majority of spokespersons in communication with companies are male. Being aware of the real conditions of women in your value chain means…

  Women as business partners

• Juice covenant getting more robust with new members

  SVZ and Firmenich join forces with the Sustainable Juice Covenant. Since the launch of the Sustainable Juice Covenant in March this year, more partners have teamed up to increase the…

  Juice covenant getting more robust with new members