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May 2022
Business and nature are inextricably connected. Most businesses depend on biodiversity, either directly…
Dr Pamela Katic, Senior Social Scientist, Natural Resources Institute
March 2022
In the debate on strategies for improving the position of cocoa smallholders in West Africa, several studies focus on methods of poverty reduction by looking at various…
Prof. Ruerd Ruben, Wageningen Univesity and Research
February 2022
75% or more cocoa farming households do not earn a living income - the income gap is 4,000 USD or more for the poorest farmers which cannot be…
Yuca Waarts, Wageningen University and Research
December 2021
There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmer families globally, many of whom make up a large portion…
Sara Elder, Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
October 2021
For too long, the way we produce and consume products has unintentionally…
Sally Millet, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Food system transformation requires simultaneous changes in the consumption, production, markets, policies and governance. The main…
Ruerd Ruben, Professor (emeritus) Impact Assessment of Food Systems at Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
September 2021
The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA’s) first ever Food and Agriculture Benchmark measures and ranks 350 of the world’s most influ…
Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, Food Transformation Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance
July 2021
Global sustainability challenges are complex problems. These problems cannot be solved by any one a…
Sheila Senathirajah, Senior Manager, Innovations, ISEAL
Sustainable sector transformation. Why is it important, what is it and how can you achieve it?…
Jan Willem Molenaar and Jan Joost Kessler, Aidenvironment
The Food Systems Summit, coming up in September this year, is triggering an unprecedented wave of creativity and initiatives to transform…
Andrew Bovarnick, Global Head, Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems; Nature, Climate & Energy at UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
April 2021
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been severe and far reaching. Governments worldwide have enforced strict measures to curb the spread of the…
Sara Elder and Sally Millett, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
March 2021
Why look at forest-focused supply chain policies? The expansion of agricultural areas remains…
Rachael Garrett, Environment Policy Lab at ETH Zurich and Ximena Rueda, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
