Items tagged:
Supply chains
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Agricultural contracts and farmer agency: a shift in perspective
Support initiatives should assist farmers’ own efforts to renegotiate trading relations, rather than assuming producers gain most from integration in agribusiness-led activities
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Business with purpose in the era of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a profound shock to the world economy. IIED's Laura Kelly argues that businesses must commit to more responsible and inclusive practices as part of their efforts to build recovery
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Webinar: Using technology to increase market and finance access for smallholders
IIED hosted a webinar on 24 March 2020 to discuss an experience of linking smallholder farmers to targeted services and buyers and to strengthen their position with other actors
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We need more than business as usual, to leave no one behind
In the latest blog in our series exploring how business and investors can contribute to achieving the SDGs, Rijit Sengupta discusses the challenges and opportunities for businesses in India seeking to raise the bar on sustainability
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Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture (EPIC)
EPIC aims to empower rural producers and their wider communities to influence public decisions and private sector conduct in favour of bottom-up, locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture.
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Zero deforestation supply chains: promoting sustainable chocolate
How can we make chocolate more sustainable? This was one of the questions addressed by IIED researchers in a presentation at the World Forestry Congress in Durban.
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Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
Across the developing world, food systems and supply chains are changing — exports are rising, particularly in fresh foods, supermarkets are playing an increasingly important role and there is a growing number of standards for safety, ethics and environment.
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Small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains
This programme explored opportunities for small-scale producers in developing countries to participate in international horticultural supply chains - particularly those in the UK. The programme was a three-year collaboration between DFID, IIED and NRI.
