Climate-smart agriculture Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/climate/climate-smart-agriculture/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:50:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png Climate-smart agriculture Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/climate/climate-smart-agriculture/ 32 32 Project Profile: Building a More Inclusive Coffee Sector in Central Sulawesi https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/project-profile-building-a-more-inclusive-coffee-sector-in-central-sulawesi/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:50:20 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=98136 The Rainforest Alliance, in collaboration with GIZ, is launching a project in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province to address social and environmental challenges in the coffee industry by providing training to 1,000 smallholder farmers, with a focus on sustainability and inclusivity.... Continue Reading

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]]> 2022 Annual Report: We’re all in. https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/2022-annual-report-were-all-in/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:02:16 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=94925 Dive into our 2022 Annual Report—and discover the extraordinary people and places at the heart of our global mission. We’re all in. Are you?

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]]> Strategies to Support Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Evidence from the Rainforest Alliance and Industry Experts https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/strategies-to-support-adoption-of-integrated-pest-management-ipm-evidence-from-the-rainforest-alliance-and-industry-experts/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:25:31 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=88477 To support sustainable, regenerative farming, we call on farmers in our certification program to adopt Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which involves different cultural and biological practices to monitor and control pests, while minimizing the use of pesticides.

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]]> What Is Regenerative Agriculture? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-regenerative-agriculture/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-regenerative-agriculture/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:51:22 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/what-is-regenerative-agriculture/ For farmers, sustainability is a journey. The destination? Regenerative agriculture.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-regenerative-agriculture/feed/ 0 2021 Annual Report: We Grow Together https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/2021-annual-report-we-grow-together/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:36:35 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=84105 Explore the Rainforest Alliance 2021 Annual Report! Inside you’ll meet the farmers, forest communities, businesses, and individuals who are working with us to create a world where people and nature thrive together.

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]]> Improving Farmer Food System Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/improving-farmer-food-system-resilience-through-climate-smart-agriculture/ Thu, 05 May 2022 17:42:10 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=82121 A key aspect of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is helping farmers to improve farm productivity, thus achieve higher incomes and improved standard of living.  Our four main interconnected areas of work—certification, landscape management, tailored supply chain services, and advocacy—have been designed to help support this goal.

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]]> An Indonesian Farmer Harnesses the Healing Power of Trees through Reforestation https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indonesian-farmer-harnesses-the-healing-power-of-trees-through-reforestation/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indonesian-farmer-harnesses-the-healing-power-of-trees-through-reforestation/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 16:23:34 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=82001 Reforestation is at the heart of Eko Purnomowidi's work at Klasik Beans, a Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee cooperative he co-founded in West Java, Indonesia.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indonesian-farmer-harnesses-the-healing-power-of-trees-through-reforestation/feed/ 0 Project Profile: Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods Program https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/mount-kenya-sustainable-landscape-and-livelihoods-program-project-profile/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/mount-kenya-sustainable-landscape-and-livelihoods-program-project-profile/#respond Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:42:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=81441 According to a United Nations report, approximately 12 million people in Kenya live on degraded land and food productivity has fallen behind the rate of population growth. This has resulted in farmland extending up the mountain and encroaching into protected forests.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/mount-kenya-sustainable-landscape-and-livelihoods-program-project-profile/feed/ 0 Project Profile: Clean Household Energy Solutions for Mount Kenya’s Coffee Farmers https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/clean-household-energy-solutions-for-mount-kenya-coffee-farmers/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/clean-household-energy-solutions-for-mount-kenya-coffee-farmers/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:02:26 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=81169 We are partnering with local organizations and coffee farmers to set up Household Energy Centers (HECs)—community-based enterprises that will increase access to clean and affordable energy technologies.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/clean-household-energy-solutions-for-mount-kenya-coffee-farmers/feed/ 0 Five Coffee Farmers Who Inspire Us https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/five-coffee-farmers-who-inspire-us/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/five-coffee-farmers-who-inspire-us/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:15:12 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=81146 Coffee farmers protect forests and biodiversity, build their farms’ climate resilience, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. Here are five remarkable individuals who motivate us even more than the coffee they grow.... Continue Reading

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