Check out the winners of CI’s Peeps diorama contest.
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Category Archives: Food Security
Palm Cultivation Helps Struggling Coffee Farmers in Mexico
For coffee farmers impacted by climate change, growing multiple crops can be an insurance policy against disaster.
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Tonka Beans: The Scent of Sustainability
In Venezuela, CI and Givaudan are working with communities to ethically source the popular fragrance ingredient.
New Research Helps Starbucks Improve Ethical Coffee Sourcing
Three years of data indicate that the sustainable coffee farming practices developed by CI and Starbucks are working.
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Why Africa Needs Agricultural Monitoring: One Kenyan’s View
Unless we invest in sustainability, increasing crop yields will not guarantee long-term gains for smallholder farmers.
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Drink Up! Conservation Coffee Arrives from Papua New Guinea
The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program’s new project — supported by CI — provides income for some of the most remote communities on Earth.
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Building an Agricultural Monitoring System in Africa
This ambitious initiative could change how Africa — and the world — approaches sustainable agriculture.
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Strengthening Food Security in Africa
If we conserve natural ecosystems, sustainable agriculture is possible — even in the South African desert.
In a Changing Climate, Farming Methods Have Big Impact
By adopting more sustainable practices, smallholder farmers can mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts.
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Roots of Change in a Brazilian Mangrove Community
A staff writer sees firsthand how CI’s work in Brazil protects the traditional livelihoods of coastal dwellers.
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