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Celebrating 10 Years of SVI at FIE Paris !
Celebrating 10 Years of SVI at the FIE Paris! What better way to mark 10 years of the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) than by sharing our journey at Food Ingredients Europe's New Community Hub? Our session brought together a vibrant community of stakeholders to...
Malagasy Exporters join SVI as Associate Members (March 2024)
Malagasy Exporters join SVI as Associate Members (March 2024)This opens a new chapter for SVI with a stronger voice informed by those at the frontlines of the vanilla supply chain. As part of this invitation, SVI organised a two-day exchange on March 21/22 in Antalaha...
SVI releases toolkit to support in the fight against child labor in the SAVA
SVI releases toolkit to support in the fight against child labor in the SAVAThe toolkit is a compilation of materials designed for and used through the SAVABE Project, a collaborative project with the International Labor Organization (ILO). As the project has ended,...
Partnering to expand environmental protection education in the SAVA
Partnering to expand environmental protection education in the SAVAThose three tour guides trained small groups of teachers for four years when Aust & Hachmann decided to further invest in and expand the program. In June 2020, Aust & Hachmann teamed up with...
Diversifying vanilla farmers’ income with cocoa
Diversifying vanilla farmers' income with cocoaThe joint project aims to encourage farmer entrepreneurship, improve community livelihoods and secure a sustainable supply of vanilla by overcoming challenges linked to agriculture and market volatility. Additionally, the...
Sustainable Vanilla Initiative releases new safeguarding videos to address child labour in Madagascar
Sustainable Vanilla Initiative releases new safeguarding videos to address child labour in MadagascarIDH’s Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) has expanded its awareness raising toolkit by launching some new safeguarding videos as part of our ongoing commitment to...
Busting myths to reveal the reality around living incomes
Busting myths to reveal the reality around living incomesFor many farmers around the world, hard work does not necessarily result in a decent income. Volatile prices, the effects of climate change, rising production costs – all eat into potential income. Though a...
Listen Here: The Future of Vanilla on the Sustainable Baker Podcast
Listen here: The Future of Vanilla on the Sustainable Baker PodcastListen in as Don talks about building climate resilience through better soils and maintaining forests, farming families’ economic resilience through diversified income streams and communities’ economic...
Vanilla sector leaders collaborate to support COVID-19 prevention and safety at green bean markets
Vanilla sector leaders collaborate to support COVID-19 prevention and safety at green bean marketsAs the novel coronavirus began to threaten Madagascar and other countries in the region, the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) and its local partners – the Madagascar...
Stepping up to stamp out child labor in Madagascar’s vanilla sector
Stepping up to stamp out child labor in Madagascar’s vanilla sectorThese vanilla sector professionals were attending the first of a series of trainings designed to equip them with the knowledge, communication skills, and other tools needed to engage their colleagues...
Vanilla sector unites to bring COVID-19 protection to markets
Vanilla sector unites to bring COVID-19 protection to marketsThe shipment contains hundreds of hand-washing stations and tens of thousands of protective face masks.Working with Malagasy authorities, the vanilla sector has united to support the people of Madagascar in...
Fairtrade International Releases Report on Vanilla Living Income Reference Price
Fairtrade International Releases Report on Vanilla Living Income Reference Price"Anything but Plain: Exploring sustainable vanilla prices to achieve a living income for farmers" sheds light on several vital issues around farmer livelihoods, including current income...
Join Fairtrade at the 2nd Annual Sweet Smelling Fair in Sambava
Join Fairtrade at the 2nd Annual Sweet Smelling Fair in SambavaThanks to the know-how of producers and operators throughout the production chain, Madagascar remains the world leader in the production of vanilla in quantity and quality. Producer associations,...
Vanilla Stakeholders meet in Madagascar to Discuss Joint Strategy for Quality
Vanilla Stakeholders meet in Madagascar to Discuss Joint Strategy for QualityThe meeting gathered 51 participants and was an opportunity to further build their partnership and discuss joint strategy and activities in 2019 to grow the market of natural vanilla in the...
Uganda’s next step toward becoming a leader in quality vanilla
Uganda’s next step toward becoming a leader in quality vanillaThis declaration will help reduce vanilla theft and the consequential early picking that results, which leads to lower quality vanilla. Creating conditions where vanilla can fully mature on the vine is an...
Upcoming Vanilla Event in Tanzania
Upcoming Vanilla Event in TanzaniaThe Vanilla 2019 Conference will be held November 4-8, 2019 in Moshi, Tanzania, focusing on the future of vanilla and vanillin. For more information on the program, please see the website: vanilla2019.com
Vanilla can be a Profitable and Climate-Smart Crop for Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
Vanilla can be a Profitable and Climate-Smart Crop for Smallholder Farmers in UgandaThrough meetings with over 35 individuals – including exporters and representatives from the Minister of Agriculture, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Army, and the Ministry of Trade –...
SVI and the International Labor Organization (ILO) partner for child protection
SVI and the International Labor Organization (ILO) partner for child protectionAlong with individual SVI member supply chain programs, SVI is now directly assisting in the implementation of a program to implement a vanilla code of conduct, raise awareness, strengthen...
A success for vanilla quality!
A success for vanilla quality!These campaign dates were recommended by the regional local scientific staff, based on the maturity of the green beans. In years past, especially with very high vanilla prices, early picking of immature beans has been a significant...
Listen to our latest podcast on sustainable vanilla
Listen to our latest podcast on sustainable vanillaJan Gilhuis, Senior Program Manager in the IDH Fresh & Ingredients Program, and Don Seville, Co-director of the Sustainable Food Lab, discuss the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative. Hear about the motivation behind...
The power of IDH Fresh & Ingredients program grows
The power of IDH Fresh & Ingredients program growsThe members commit to increase in sustainable volumes sourced. The IDH program combines a number of agro-commodities such as fruit, vegetables, spices and flowers, and provides cross-sector solutions on working...
Sustainable Vanilla Initiative partners with CARE to aid victims of Madagascar Cyclone
Sustainable Vanilla Initiative partners with CARE to aid victims of Madagascar CycloneThe Sustainable Vanilla Initiative (SVI) has partnered with CARE to support vanilla farming households to rebuild their agricultural production of both food and cash crops after...
Supporting sustainable and child labor-free vanilla growing communities in Sava
Supporting sustainable and child labor free vanilla growing communities in SavaIDH and the Sustainable Vanilla Initiative initial focus is to supporting the implementation of the Vanilla Code of Conduct through the supply chain. The US Department of Labor (USDOL) has...
ENAWO Recovery Agricultural Program supporting vanilla communities
ENAWO Recovery Agricultural Program supporting vanilla communities‘Agriculture Recovery to North Eastern Madagascar in Response to Tropical Cyclone ENAWO’ is a one year program that focuses on helping households impacted by the Cyclone in the Antalaha area on...
Introducing cocoa farming to Madagascar’s vanilla production region
Introducing cocoa farming to Madagascar’s vanilla production regionBarry Callebaut and Prova are launching a joint project empowering vanilla farmers in Madagascar, with IDH supporting the project with expertise and co-funding. The aim is to diversify and stabilize...
The vanilla industry agrees on farmer livelihood improvements
The vanilla industry agrees on farmer livelihood improvementsThe participants agreed to sign a cooperation agreement for the coming 3 years to work on professionalization of the sector, farmer income improvements, quality and market stability. ‘Farmer incomes are a...