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16. December 2025

From Reflection to Action – The Fight Against Child Labor continues

Ghana is taking bold steps to secure a sustainable and competitive future for its cocoa sector as global market requirements continue to evolve. With consumer expectations shifting toward ethically sourced products and regulators demanding stricter environmental compliance, Ghana is proactively strengthening the systems, policies, and partnerships needed to safeguard its position as one of the world’s leading cocoa producers.

11. December 2025

Safer food, fewer losses: Innovative biomass dryer launched in Kenya

Kenyan farmers are fighting dangerous aflatoxin contamination in their harvest. A new biomass dryer, launched by the development partnership project with Saving Grains 301 GmbH as part of the Fund for the Promotion of Innovation in Agriculture (i4Ag), offers a safe and efficient way to dry grains and other crops, thus preventing spoilage and post-harvest losses. With expert testing underway and drying services now available locally, this innovation can significantly boost food safety and improve farmers’ incomes.

03. December 2025

Ethiopia Shows the World How Traceability Can Protect Forests - and the future of Coffee

Every cup of coffee tells a story. But until now, one crucial chapter often remained hidden: Where exactly do the beans come from? In a world where consumers increasingly want to know what’s really in their cup, Ethiopia has set a powerful new precedent.

[Translate to EN:] © Light for the World

03. December 2025

Breaking down barriers in the coffee sector: New opportunities for young people with disabilities in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s coffee industry is expanding rapidly and is creating economic opportunities for its population. Within this context it is important that no one is left behind. People with disabilities face significant barriers in accessing coffee production and its value chain.

19. November 2025

Indian Organic Cotton Scores Big in German Football Stadiums

SASI and its partners are taking their successful “From the Field to the Fanshop” initiative into a new phase, using the power of football to advance sustainability in Germany and in India.

17. November 2025

Ghana- Shaping the regional standard for sustainable cocoa together

Cocoa remains Ghana’s most important agricultural export commodity and a pillar of livelihoods across its major producing regions. With rising global demands for responsibly sourced and traceable high-quality beans, Ghana is pushing forward a major initiative: the African Regional Standard for Sustainable Cocoa.

07. November 2025

Joint Alignment on the Process of Voluntary Contributions

Within the “Better Together” collaboration coordinated by GIZ and IDH, European retailers together with other stakeholders aligned on relevant aspects of implementing voluntary contributions (VC). This alignment aims to reduce the burden on suppliers and producers and to enhance efficiency.

03. November 2025

New project insights published: Progress report 2024

In 2024, the Project “Towards Living Wages in the Banana Sector” made important steps forward in promoting living wages and decent work across banana supply chains.

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Events

07. November 2025

SASI Lunchbreak on supply chain due diligence act part 10

In this tenth event of our SASI Lunchbreak series, we will focus on gender equity in agricultural supply chains.

10. October 2025

SASI Lunchbreak on supply chain due diligence act part 9

In this eighth event of our SASI Lunchbreak series, we will focus on the topic of AI powered Geospatial Solutions for Smarter Due Diligence.

06. October 2025

Register now to join the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) and the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Initiative (SASI) at ANUGA 2025 in Cologne on October 6th, from 11:00 to 13:00, for a panel discussion on “Living Income in Cocoa & Coffee Supply Chains: From Global Strategies to Retail Practice"

25. September 2025

DIASCA Forest Monitoring Webinar - From field data collection to open, public commodity maps

In this webinar, Bashara Abubakari, Senior Application Specialist at the Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) of the University of Ghana, will present on a geolocation Campaign which collected more than 21,000 polygons of cocoa plots in Ghana.

05. September 2025

SASI Lunchbreak on supply chain due diligence act part 8

In this eighth event of our SASI Lunchbreak series, we will focus on the topic of Implementing Due Diligence through Biodiversity-Based Value Chains.

09. July 2025

DIASCA Round Table

This year, we’ve already hosted several engaging webinars, including sessions from the DIASCA Working Groups on Traceability & Governance, Living Income as well as on Forest Monitoring & Geodata. To give you a comprehensive insight into DIASCA’s work and ongoing projects, we warmly invite you to take part in our next round table!

04. July 2025

SASI Lunchbreak on supply chain due diligence act part 7

In this seventh event of our SASI Lunchbreak series, we will focus on enabling compliance of fair trade supply chains with new EU regulation.

03. July 2025

DIASCA Forest Monitoring Webinar - Insights from Nigeria & WHISP Deep Dive

In this webinar, our special guest Dr. Ralph Adewoye, a lead remote sensing scientist at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, will present on the efforts undertaken by Nigerian stakeholders in the cocoa and palm oil sector to prepare for zero-deforestation compliance, considering the successes already achieved and the challenges still remaining.

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