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• A recipe for success? Three measures protecting the Cavally forest in West Africa from illegal cocoa farming activities.

  For International Day for Biological Diversity we spoke with Dr. Emmanuelle Normand, Manager of Côte d’Ivoire team at the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) on the critical work that has…

  A recipe for success? Three measures protecting the Cavally forest in West Africa from illegal cocoa farming activities.

• IDH’s block farming model explained

  In a recently published guide, we look at how IDH’s block farming model is being used to tap into the unfulfilled potential of Nigeria’s cassava industry. We look at what…

  IDH’s block farming model explained

• Biodiversity makes business sense: International Day for Biological Diversity

  The Leuser ecosystem is one of the only places in the world where orangutans, elephants, tigers, sun bears and rhinos co-exist in the wild. In the buffer zone of the Leuser Ecosystem in Aceh Tamiang, local smallholders and communities are restoring degraded lands by planting fruit trees, vegetables and hardwood trees. This contributes to increased biodiversity while providing alternative income sources for the smallholders.

  Biodiversity makes business sense: International Day for Biological Diversity

• Emergency response in tea supply chain

  Tea producers across the globe have been greatly affected by COVID-19, mainly because of national lockdowns and social distancing policies. Export and import restrictions are creating uncertainty on…

  Emergency response in tea supply chain

• IDH’s climate resilience project in Maharashtra creates impact on smallholders’ livelihood through water management and market linkages

  With inspiring results from the first year of intervention, IDH’s ‘Securing Smallholder Livelihoods in Rainfed Maharashtra’ program has entered into its second phase. The project was launched in 2019 with…

  IDH’s climate resilience project in Maharashtra creates impact on smallholders’ livelihood through water management and market linkages

• Press Release: Cocoa & Forests Initiative reports progress, aims to expand effort

  Utrecht (19 May 2020) – Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) signatories today reported progress towards their goal of ending deforestation and said progress needs to accelerate this year to save…

  Press Release: Cocoa & Forests Initiative reports progress, aims to expand effort

• Initiative Cacao et Forêts Rapport Annuel: Ghana 2019

  Le Ghana produit environ 20 % du cacao mondial et abrite 6,3 millions d’hectares de forêts, qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans la régulation du climat et la fourniture d’autres…

  Initiative Cacao et Forêts Rapport Annuel: Ghana 2019

• Agroforestry project in Pakistan to improve rural women livelihood

  To bring ecological and economic benefits to cotton-farming communities, IDH is co-funding an agroforestry project in Pakistan, along with IKEA, with a special focus on livelihood improvement of rural women.

  Agroforestry project in Pakistan to improve rural women livelihood

• Honey farms in West Kalimantan enjoy increased demand during COVID-19

  The demand for honey produced by Padang Tikar village forest in Kubu Raya district, West Kalimantan (Indonesia) has increased by 500% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents of populous West Java and East Java have increased their consumption of honey, vitamin C and D3 as they believe this will boost their immune system. The honey is produced by Indonesian villagers who took up honey farming in 2018 as part of a community-based forest management initiative.

  Honey farms in West Kalimantan enjoy increased demand during COVID-19

• Agritech is driving resilience in agricultural value chains – Lessons from COVID-19

  COVID-19 has exerted unprecedented stress on global value-chains, exacerbating risk for lives and livelihoods. It has also placed strain on our agricultural value chains, especially in developing economies, which have…

  Agritech is driving resilience in agricultural value chains – Lessons from COVID-19