Success Stories in Food System Transformation

• Indonesia: Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (YIDH) joins pledge on sustainable development and conservation in Papua region

  YIDH has joined forces with the governors of Papua and West Papua provinces, Indonesia, together with companies and civil society organizations, to sign the landmark Manokwari Declaration to drive sustainable…

  Indonesia: Yayasan Inisiatif Dagang Hijau (YIDH) joins pledge on sustainable development and conservation in Papua region

• 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…

  Better Cotton GIF Reaches One Million Cotton Farmers in 2017-18

• International Tea Day: Reflecting on a year steeped in positive change

  It’s often said there’s nothing quite so satisfying as a nice cup of tea and a sit down. But today — International Tea Day — we’d like to offer something…

  International Tea Day: Reflecting on a year steeped in positive change

• Disease management to achieve sustainability goals in tropical aquaculture has a clear business case

  The environmental costs of diseases, mortality and antibiotics are high in tropical aquaculture. Fish that die before they are sold are obviously a waste of inputs. Overuse of anti-biotics, creates…

  Disease management to achieve sustainability goals in tropical aquaculture has a clear business case

• High-Level Meeting of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Utrecht

  Discussions focused on current actions and upcoming priorities, next steps in Colombia, relevance of the initiative in Liberia and Cameroon and actions needed to move thematic working groups forward. 76 participants attended…

  High-Level Meeting of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Utrecht

• Progress on Cocoa & Forests Initiative Company Action Plans

  Thirty-one companies have submitted their draft action plans to WCF to be aggregated and shared with the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in December, with the aim to publish…

  Progress on Cocoa & Forests Initiative Company Action Plans

• From forests to farms: Cargill tracks commitment to protect the planet

  Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate believes that eliminating deforestation in the cocoa supply chain is imperative; not only to protect our planet’s natural resources, but also to safeguard the income potential…

  From forests to farms: Cargill tracks commitment to protect the planet

• La SODEFOR mi-parcours le recensement dans la forêt classée de Goin-Débé

  La Société de Développement des Forêts (SODEFOR) a pour priorité de réduire le phénomène de déforestation et d’entamer de vaste programme de reforestation des forêts classées. Afin d’atteindre cet objectif,…

  La SODEFOR mi-parcours le recensement dans la forêt classée de Goin-Débé

• New resource: A look at IDH’s approach to building sustainable landscapes

  How can we address deforestation, water depletion and other natural resource management issues while improving farmer and community livelihoods on a large scale? We must ensure that agricultural production is…

  New resource: A look at IDH’s approach to building sustainable landscapes

• Looking back on 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence

  We need a strong gender approach for value chain development, and we can only achieve this when partnerships work together and collectively take responsibility. IDH is proud to work with…

  Looking back on 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence

• Data key to unlocking sustainable tropical timber market growth

  Accurate data is key to growing the market share of sustainable tropical timber, according to the ‘Using data to drive market share’ conference hosted by Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC),…

  Data key to unlocking sustainable tropical timber market growth

• Prince Charles visits the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Accra

  A high level Cocoa & Forests Initiative meeting was organized to brief HRH the Prince of Wales on progress of the initiative, on the 5th of November in Accra. The…

  Prince Charles visits the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Accra

• SODEFOR half-way the full census of the Goin-Débé forest reserve

  SODEFOR, the state agency for the development of forest reserves has the priority to end deforestation and to initiate reforestation of these forest reserves. In order to achieve this, SODEFOR…

  SODEFOR half-way the full census of the Goin-Débé forest reserve

• IDH for Gender

  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…

  IDH for Gender