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Agricultural Sustainability Standards Show Potential to Advance East African Policy Goals
Voluntary standards that guide farmers to adopt more sustainable practices can help grow agricultural production and trade in East Africa.
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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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New Research Shows Voluntary Sustainability Standards Can Reduce Financial Risks for Investors
New research shows that farmers adopting voluntary sustainability standards can lower financial risks and potentially catalyze investment in sustainable agriculture.
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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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New Report Shows Voluntary Sustainability Standards Can Contribute to Poverty Reduction
Voluntary sustainability standards can help reduce global poverty amongst the smallholder farmers that make up many the world’s poor.
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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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New Research: Certification supports farmer resilience during COVID
New research shows that certification can help farmers cope with crises such as COVID-19.