Game changer for sustainable palm oil

European private sector forces join to ensure a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020. The commitment to support 100% sustainable Palm Oil was presented to the…

Meanwhile in Amsterdam…

The Ministry of Development Cooperation and International Trade organized a one-day conference on aid and trade. The Dutch government chairs the EU in the coming six months and aid and…

Amsterdam Palm Oil Declaration

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South Sumatran government and IDH sign Memorandum of Understanding

Today the South Sumatran Provincial governor Alex Noerdin and IDH director Joost Oorthuizen signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the IDH office in Utrecht. With the MoU in place, IDH…

New finance models for smallholder tree crop plantations

To improve agriculture, business practices and productivity, IDH, convened civil society, corporate and finance organizations in coalitions with the aim of creating new financing models to fund smallholder farmer perennial…

From Smallholder to Small Business

From Smallholder to Small Business: Private Sector Insights on Service Delivery Models that Boost Profitability and Improve Farmer Impact. This report offers a first set of insights, distilled from the…

Aiming for 100% Sustainable Palm Oil in Europe

Minister Ploumen (Ministry of International Trade and Development Cooperation) has expressed her support for the ambition of European Sustainable Palm Oil (ESPO), an initiative of The Netherlands Oils and Fats…

Dutch and Liberian Ministers discuss green growth in Liberia

On the 8th of July in Monrovia, the Dutch Economic Mission to Liberia led by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ploumen, alongside IDH, co-organized a round table on…