Agriculture

The global demand for coconut-based products is growing. Coconut oil, for instance, is used for cooking and in products like chocolate or cakes, as well as cosmetics. However, the coconut supply is not growing as fast as the demand.

Working out whether or not your sustainability program is having the impact you intend is more complex than you might think. There’s heated debate among academics and practitioners around how to do it best, much of it pointing out that designing a perfect measurement methodology in theory is a lot more straightforward than applying it in practice. That said, most can agree that it’s a necessary exercise. With this blog, we add the Cocoa Life perspective to the debate.

Understanding the impact of development interventions is a complex process. From picking the most suitable measurement and evaluation (M&E) methodology, to designing a suitable plan for implementing it in the field, there might appear to be endless hurdles to the uninitiated.​

Smallholders produce around 80% of the world’s coffee and brands rely on them for a steady supply. Yet, smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) have been tarnished with the image of being disorganised and slow. At Twin, we know that SPOs can thrive as international businesses that create sustainable supply chains. In our latest report, we demonstrate how.