Wageningen University & Research recently published an article on Global Food Security which made use of Aidenvironment’s sector transformation framework. The research shares lessons learned from applying an integrated analytical framework for putting food systems thinking into practice.
Sustainable Sector Transformation Archives - Aidenvironment
Regional Sustainability Initiatives: A Complementary Pathway to Promote Sustainable Trade Between Key Trading Nations
Solidaridad Asia and Aidenvironment have written a joint paper on regional sustainability initiatives. These initiatives group key public and private stakeholders from key producing and consuming countries around a common sustainability agenda.
Sector transformation: a systems approach to transforming commodity sectors
Sustainable sector transformation. Why is it important, what is it and how can you achieve it? Based on a recently published report, we present a theory and practical guidelines to better understand complex systems, and to then develop strategies for contributing to systemic changes and sector transformation.
Sustainable Sector Transformation: Theory and Practical Guidelines
Sustainable sector transformation – why is it important, what is it, and how can you achieve it? Aidenvironment presents a theory and practical guidelines to better understand complex systems and develop strategies for contributing to systemic changes and sector transformation.
Child Labor Free Zone Approach to Coffee Production in Uganda
Aidenvironment has been conducting research on the child labour free zone approach, on coffee in Uganda. A comparison was made of the cost-effectiveness of implementing this approach and other (less intensive) approaches of addressing child labour. The following results have recently been published by Rainforest Alliance.
Inclusive Trade Scan for Businesses, NGOs, Governments, and Donors
To support existing and new agribusiness initiatives in their aim to become more inclusive, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation and Aidenvironment have developed a tool called the Inclusive Trade Scan.
Companies share how they address child labour with RVO Fund and Aidenvironment support
Since 2019, Aidenvironment together with Ethics at Work has been conducting child labour risk assessments on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) / Fund against Child Labour (FBK). The support provided has contributed to success stories of companies that are serious about ending child labour in global supply chains.
Enabling Conditions and Effective Sustainability Strategies
ISEAL, the global organization for sustainability systems and accreditation bodies, and Aidenvironment have developed a guide to designing effective strategies for sustainability initiatives based on the global, national, or local context in which they are applied.
3R Kenya project: a systems approach to transition from aid to trade
Aidenvironment facilitated a meta-analysis which unraveled the different drivers of sector transformation with a focus on the aquaculture, dairy and horticulture sectors in Kenya. The summary brochure of this meta-analysis shows the 3R systems framework that was used and the resulting practical suggestions to support the transition, thus bringing together the results of the 3R Kenya studies.
Guiding Seed Sector Transformation in Ethiopia
The Integrated Seed Sector Development program in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia) used Aidenvironment’s sector transformation model in a case study on guiding transformation of the national seed sector. The lessons learned: embrace systemic change, manage not only adaptively but inclusively, and invest in social capital.