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Organic Transitions Need Some Push and Pull to Bear Fruit
A careful, tailored approach with a diversity of supportive measures can lead to successful organic transitions.
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Four Ways Investors Can Boost Sustainable Agriculture
Innovative investment strategies are needed to kickstart more resilient and sustainable farming mechanisms.
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Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas by Sharing Knowledge and Dialogue
IISD’s SSI team delivered a series of training workshops for key agricultural sector actors to share how voluntary sustainability standards help promote environmental stewardship and social justice.
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More Say for Smallholders Will Help Standards Address Poverty
Standards can help farmers in important ways, but smallholders need a greater voice in the value chain and a seat at the decision-making table to optimize standards for poverty reduction.
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Taking Action to Boost Sustainable Consumption in Asia: Consumers, supply-chain actors, and governments can make a difference
Exploring strategies and interesting initiatives to boost sustainable consumption in Asia.
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Six Ways to Protect Coffee Growers’ Yields and Livelihoods
Coffee is one of the world’s most heavily traded commodities, but climate instability and price fluctuations are putting farmer livelihoods at risk.
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Connecting the Dots for Sustainable Supply Chains: Voluntary sustainability standards and SDG 17
To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a global community, we need more coordinated and coherent supply chains. Are voluntary sustainability standards the answer?
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Growing Tea Sustainably: Examples from Kenya, India, and Sri Lanka
From climate change impacts to price fluctuations, producing tea can be a volatile business. Here's how some of the world’s major tea-producing countries are making the industry more stable—and sustainable.
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Four Ways Sustainability Standards Can Build Farmers’ Resilience to COVID-19
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been severe and far reaching. What has this meant for small-scale farmers in developing countries?
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From Bananas to Palm Oil: Tracking the rise and performance of voluntary sustainability standards
This blog summarizes findings from IISD's Sustainable Commodities Marketplace Series research project.