Who’s taking responsibility for fair cocoa prices?

Who’s taking responsibility for fair cocoa prices? Bart Van Besien, Oxfam België | 10 October 2024 The 400USD “Living Income Differential” (LID) that the Ivorian and Ghanian governments fought hard for since its announcement in 2018, seems insignificant compared with current price levels the cocoa market. However, there are some

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Carbon tax on northern dairy production

Carbon tax on northern dairy production Nina Hyytiä, University of Helsinki | 7 October 2024 Agriculture in Finland and especially in North Ostrobothnia region is constrained by northern location, North Ostrobothnia region lies between 64th and 66th parallels. In there, dairy production combined with grasslands and feed crop production are

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Economic Feasibility and Legal Security for Sustainable Trade?

Economic Feasibility and Legal Security for Sustainable Trade? Christian Häberli, WTI | 30 September 2024 My question to you: Can we ensure that more sustainable food products get market access? What we see are ever-increasing requirements for greener production and greener trade. The EU, for instance, wants its own manufacturers

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The actual use of crying over imported milk

The actual use of crying over imported milk Fairouz Gazdallah, Oxfam Belgium | September, 2024 At the annual market for local dairy products in Ouagadougou, I witnessed the significant role women play in sustaining the local dairy sector in West Africa. Through workshops, tastings, and exhibitions of locally produced dairy

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Reducing poverty among smallholder farmers through enhanced trade regimes and value chains for coffee in Uganda

Reducing poverty among smallholder farmers through enhanced trade regimes and value chains for coffee in Uganda Alice Turinawe, Makerere University, Uganda; Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Makerere University, Uganda; Irene Nakamatte, Makerere University, Uganda; John Sumelius, University of Helsinki, Finland; Qiuzhen Chen, University of Helsinki, Finland | 20 June 2024 Coffee is

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Novel Approaches in Sustainable Food Trade

Novel Approaches in Sustainable Food Trade Christian Häberli | 6 June, 2024 What’s this? On 24 May 2024, a Joint Webinar on the evaluation and possibilities for more sustainable agri-food trade took place at the Environment House in Geneva. The three organisers (two EU Horizon2020-funded projets Making Agricultural Trade Sustainable

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