Tagged with "Food Crops & Ingredients"

Podcast: Closing the living wage gap: the ‘banana retail commitment’

This month we are talking about the first nation-wide commitment from retailers to close the living wage gap in the banana supply chain. You’ll hear from Cindy Verhoeven from Superunie, a buying…

Sustainable fruit and vegetables sourcing at a new high

The volume of sustainably sourced fruit and vegetables, coming from outside of Europe, has risen significantly in the past years. The SIFAV partners currently trade a combined annual volume of 3.5…

Dutch supermarkets commit to living wage in the banana sector

Dutch supermarkets have joined forces to ensure a living wage for banana workers in the international production chain. The partnering retailers aim is to reduce the gap between the currently…

Banana Retail Commitment

Fairtrade International Releases Report on Vanilla Living Income Reference Price

Today Fairtrade International shared their report on a Living Income Reference Price for Vanilla, based on research conducted in 2019 with vanilla farmers and stakeholders in both Uganda and Madagascar. …

Creating a viable business model and optimizing farm data to realize sustainable production

The IDH Learning Launch Pad series helps agribusinesses solve specific technology challenges. In this first session, six experts helped SpiceUp re-invent their business model to optimize farm data to realize sustainable…

Join Fairtrade at the 2nd Annual Sweet Smelling Fair in Sambava

Oct 24-27 Fairtrade Africa will be hosting the second annual Sweet Smelling Fair in Sambava, Madagascar.   Thanks to the know-how of producers and operators throughout the production chain, Madagascar remains…

SDM Case Study: Union Service Stores, Tanzania

Union Service Stores Company Limited (USSL) is a Tanzanian family-owned business founded in 1992. Headquartered in Moshi, Kilimanjaro region, USSL specializes in the production of animal feed, maize flour and…

How farm-data commercialization is good for farmers

Data in agriculture is very valuable as it can greatly improve farm management. Sharing these data insights helps cross-learning between farmers and organizations from different countries and different commodities. For…

IRBC Agreement for the Floricultural Sector