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What can be done to reduce this reliance on pesticides and the negative consequences of pesticide use? A practical and cost-effective answer is integrated pest management (IPM).... Continue Reading
Sourcing herbs and spices from certified farms brings valuable benefits to businesses, such as helping to minimize risk, promoting responsible supply chains, and meeting sustainability commitments. It also helps drive consumer preference and raises a company’s standing and reputation among investors, buyers, employees, and the industry.
Costa Coffee and the Rainforest Alliance designed a pilot study to measure the carbon footprint of Rainforest Alliance Certified farmers in Brazil, Colombia, and Honduras. This study sought to quantify carbon emissions from coffee production and processing, identify emission hotspots, and propose reduction pathways through the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices within Costa Coffee’s supply […]
Miguel Gamboa, Sector Lead for Coffee at the Rainforest Alliance, spoke with Comunicaffe to explain how our coffee certification program works at the source.
Jeff Milder, the Rainforest Alliance’s director of global policy and coalitions, reflects on how the goals and mechanisms of our recently strengthened 2020 Certification Program intersects with those of the Accountability Framework initiative—and highlights the many benefits for companies embracing both tools.
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The Rainforest Alliance’s Mexico team speaks about how smallholder avocado farmers deliver Mexico’s green gold with data, transparency and collaboration through the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) initiative and LandScale.