IDH Transforming Markets

IDH Transforming Markets

Jildou Smit on building common standards around sustainability in the fruit and vegetables sector
Jildou Smit on building common standards around sustainability in the fruit and vegetables sector
Jildou Smit, from Bakker (a Greenyard company), shares how the Sustainable Initative for Fruit and Vegetables helps align the sector around common standards and tools, making it easier to drive pro...
Michel Havermans on how the Sustainable Spices Initiative creates impact
Michel Havermans on how the Sustainable Spices Initiative creates impact
Michel Havermans from Verstegen talks about how working through the Sustainable Spices Initiative allows companies to act on shared data, align their efforts, and take on complex sustainability cha...
Alfons van Gulick on building credibility in the global spices sector
Alfons van Gulick on building credibility in the global spices sector
Alfons van Gulick from NedSpice shares how the Sustainable Spices Initiative has grown into a global platform – bringing together key actors to strengthen supply chains, improve farmer outcomes and...
Pauline Kosten on why sustainable vanilla needs industry-wide action
Pauline Kosten on why sustainable vanilla needs industry-wide action
Pauline Kosten from The Magnum Ice Cream Company talks about why a whole‑sector approach is essential to making vanilla more sustainable—and how the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative is aligning the i...
IDH and Sector Initiatives: Partnership reflections
IDH and Sector Initiatives: Partnership reflections
For almost 20 years, IDH has brought businesses, governments and civil society together to improve how global value chains work – for people and for the planet. Real change at scale needs shared re...
Piet Haasen on turning sustainable juice commitments into action
Piet Haasen on turning sustainable juice commitments into action
Piet Haasen from Riedel reflects on the journey from early conversations to real action—showing how the Sustainable Juice Covenant is driving measurable progress towards a fully sustainable supply ...
, Carolina Jaramillo Ferrer on addressing living wage gaps in the banana sector
, Carolina Jaramillo Ferrer on addressing living wage gaps in the banana sector
How can voluntary contributions help close living wage gaps? In this interview with IDH, Carolina Jaramillo Ferrer explains how Uniban is working to address living wage gaps for banana workers in C...
Songbae Lee on Building Investor Confidence in Agriculture
Songbae Lee on Building Investor Confidence in Agriculture
Songbae Lee, Advisory Committee member of the IDH Farmfit Fund, reveals what truly moves capital to smallholder farmers: deep sector expertise, fund design that reflects real risk, and strong ancho...
Albert Boogaard on Systemic Innovation in Smallholder Finance
Albert Boogaard on Systemic Innovation in Smallholder Finance
Albert Boogaard, Advisory Committee member of the IDH Farmfit Fund, shares a compelling case study: how Kaleidofin's credit scoring algorithms are lowering rejection rates and reducing non-performi...
International Women Day 2026
International Women Day 2026
On International Women's Day 2026, we celebrate the women shaping a more equitable future across agricultural value chains their stories, their strength, and the work that continues. Gender equalit...
Webinar: Accelerating landscape action in coffee: Tools for Transformation
Webinar: Accelerating landscape action in coffee: Tools for Transformation
On November 25, 2025, SourceUp and the Sustainable Coffee Challenge Landscapes Lab co-hosted a webinar to introduce two new must-have tools for practitioners working in coffee sourcing at a landsca...
The Bee Tree Farm Success Story: Women in Sourcing and Enterprise
The Bee Tree Farm Success Story: Women in Sourcing and Enterprise
Bee Tree Farm is more than just a farm: it is a story of women leading transformation in Africa's food systems. Founded by Dr Ethel Zulu, a nutritionist and agripreneur, and co-led by her daughte...
The Sustainable Production of Calves Program in Brazil: Marcelo Antonio da Silva
The Sustainable Production of Calves Program in Brazil: Marcelo Antonio da Silva
Meet Marcelo Antonio da Silva, from Chácara Nicole in Juína (Mato Grosso), who has improved his production through tailored assistance that combines productive efficiency, sustainable practices, an...
Leonel Almeida on Successful Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in Marfrig’s Indirect Supply Chain
Leonel Almeida on Successful Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in Marfrig’s Indirect Supply Chain
In this interview, Leonel Almeida, Sustainable Sourcing Manager at our partner Marfrig, shares how hands-on collaboration with producers has helped reduce deforestation risks in indirect supply cha...