Success Stories in Food System Transformation

  • IDH and Luker Chocolate sign a partnership for making a PCI Pact in Colombia  

    During April, the IDH Colombian team set up synergies relevant to the different parties interested in the selected regions in order to start implementing the sustainable landscape program: …

    IDH and Luker Chocolate sign a partnership for making a PCI Pact in Colombia  
  • IDH e Luker Chocolate firmam parceria para construção de um Pacto PCI na Colômbia

    Durante o mês de abril, a equipe colombiana da IDH criou sinergias relevantes com diferentes partes interessadas nas regiões selecionadas para iniciar a implementação do programa de territórios…

    IDH e Luker Chocolate firmam parceria para construção de um Pacto PCI na Colômbia
  • Sustainable Production of Calves Program is main the article in International Magazine 

    The magazine Ethical Corporation published in its March issue a full report on the efforts of the Sustainable Production of Calves Program being developed in Mato Gross by…

    Sustainable Production of Calves Program is main the article in International Magazine 
  • Programa de Produção Sustentável de Bezerros é destaque em Revista Internacional

    A revista Ethical Corporation publicou, na edição de março, uma reportagem que destaca os esforços do Programa de Produção Sustentável de Bezerros desenvolvido em Mato Grosso pela IDH…

    Programa de Produção Sustentável de Bezerros é destaque em Revista Internacional
  • 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
  • Palm oil demand in India

    Recent news reports show palm oil production-side challenges and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which are set to significantly impact prices and/or volumes available…

    Palm oil demand in India
  • Green recovery starts for coffee sector in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

    Vietnam’s coffee sector emerges from lockdown on course for a new and greener path. The Vietnamese Government has lifted restrictions following a successful lockdown period resulting in no reported deaths…

    Green recovery starts for coffee sector in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
  • Seminario web: ¿Cómo están respondiendo las empresas agrícolas y los operadores territoriales a COVID-19?

    IDH en asociación con FMO, Mirova y Proparco le invita a unirse al tercer seminario web de la serie: ¿Cómo están respondiendo las empresas agrícolas y los operadores territoriales a…

    Seminario web: ¿Cómo están respondiendo las empresas agrícolas y los operadores territoriales a COVID-19?
  • Enabling Rwandan fresh produce exporters access international markets

    We have seen that COVID-19 is leading the disruption of global supply chain flows, and due to  limited shelf life, fresh produce supply chains are less adaptable to supply chain…

    Enabling Rwandan fresh produce exporters access international markets
  • Unilever joins the Roadmap on Living Wages

    We are happy to announce that Unilever has joined our Roadmap on Living Wages. In a platform with 15 leading companies, sustainability standards and certifications, we are developing solutions for…

    Unilever joins the Roadmap on Living Wages
  • Mobile app to support textile workers

    To support textile workers and factories, IDH is facilitating industry players to shift operations in order to increase production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as well as providing means for…

    Mobile app to support textile workers
  • Nestlé partners with IDH’s Grown Sustainably in Africa program to boost local sourcing in Central and West Africa

    Nestlé has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, as part of the Grown Sustainably in Africa (GSA) program. The three-year partnership aims to support 25,000…

    Nestlé partners with IDH’s Grown Sustainably in Africa program to boost local sourcing in Central and West Africa
  • Garment industry coalition calls for urgent action amid COVID-19

    Ten organisations working with 2,000 brands join forces to protect workers A coalition of ten international organisations working on better labour conditions for garment…

    Garment industry coalition calls for urgent action amid COVID-19