Impact stories of small-scale forest and farm producers and their organisations: On the path to more inclusive finance

Advancing coffee agroforestry in Viet Nam’s national Payments for Environmental Services (PES) policies

In Dak Lak, Viet Nam, within the context of the Working Landscapes programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tropenbos Viet Nam and Tropenbos International have collaborated with FarmTree and Tây Nguyên University (TNU) to offer scientific evidence on the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of coffee agroforestry systems versus conventional monocrop systems. This valuable information is a stepping stone for Tropenbos Viet Nam to engage with relevant stakeholders and policymakers, aiming to integrate agroforestry into the national Payments for Environmental Services (PES) policies.

Tropical Forest Issues 62 is available

Why do many farmers still resist adopting and scaling agroforestry? Are the economic benefits not enough, or not perceived to be enough? Or are there other reasons? These are the questions that were asked when work began on Tropical Forest Issues 62.

We co-organised a dialogue on Innovative Finance Partnerships at the Amsterdam Cocoa Week 2024

On February 5th, Tropenbos International (Bas Louman), Tropenbos Ghana (Evans Sampene, representing the MoMo4C programme), IDH Farmfit Fund (Loïc Badohoun), South Pole (Daniela Monteiro) jointly organised a dialogue on innovative Finance Partnerships that aim to enhance access to finance and diversification of income for small scale producers in West Africa, with emphasis on Ghana.

Internship vacancy

Tropenbos International is looking for an intern for a (desk-based) project on the link between the Tropenbos programmes and the impact reached in the implementation landscapes. In addition to this main research project, the student will be asked to support in other assignments in relation to the ongoing programmes at Tropenbos International.

Cocoa agroforestry in West Africa: Experiences from the private sector and opportunities for collaborative action

Despite efforts to promote agroforestry in the cocoa sector, its adoption has been slow. A new publication gives insight into the strategies of six cocoa and chocolate companies to encourage agroforestry in West Africa, and offers recommendations to accelerate its uptake.