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Giving workers a voice: Using digital technology to tackle labour risks in cocoa and oil palm supply chains

Giving workers a voice: Using digital technology to tackle labour risks in cocoa and oil palm supply chains

The project empowered farmers and workers to speak up without fear of retaliation, leading to the resolution of over 60% of reported cases related to labour rights, health and safety concerns.

21 agosto 2025 News
Tree Crops Development Authority launches three-year communication strategy to boost awareness and compliance

Tree Crops Development Authority launches three-year communication strategy to boost awareness and compliance

Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has launched a three-year Communication Strategy under the Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme (GPSCP II). This initiative, jointly implemented by NIRAS and Proforest with support...

7 agosto 2025 News
Proforest shares insights from Schwab Foundation Summit in South Korea

Proforest shares insights from Schwab Foundation Summit in South Korea

Proforest’ Abraham Baffoe, Global and Africa Director recently participated in the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Summit held in Soeul, South Korea, an influential global gathering that brings together high-impact...

23 julho 2025 News
Proforest’s Abraham Baffoe joins World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Forest Economy

Proforest’s Abraham Baffoe joins World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Forest Economy

We are proud to announce that Abraham has been appointed as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council (GFC) on Forest Economy for the 2025-2026 term. This prestigious appointment places Abraham among a select...

17 julho 2025 News
Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection

Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection

Six years after its launch, the Adum Smallholder Oil Palm Project led by Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) is being celebrated for its community-driven approach to sustainable palm oil production and forest conservation. With...

1 julho 2025 News
Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights

Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights

The 9th Regional Meeting of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) convened in Accra from the 6th to 7th May 2025, reaffirming the platform’s role in driving transformational change in sustainable commodity...

19 junho 2025 News
Culturally protected areas like the Ogun grove at Ire-Ekiti are a haven for rare trees and act as seed banks which can boost the biodiversity of the surrounding cocoa-farm landscape

The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative welcomes Ekiti State, Nigeria

The expansion of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative to include Ekiti State has been a source of great excitement. Nigeria at a Federal level has been a signatory to the Africa Sustainable Commodities Declaration since...

28 maio 2025 News
West and Central Africa countries unite to strengthen commitments on sustainable agricultural production

West and Central Africa countries unite to strengthen commitments on sustainable agricultural production

New strategies and partnerships to empower smallholder farmers against economic and environmental shocks as EUDR looms.

6 maio 2025 News
Proforest and Fairtrade partner to launch Initiative for Deforestation-Free Cocoa Supply Chains in Ghana

Proforest and Fairtrade partner to launch Initiative for Deforestation-Free Cocoa Supply Chains in Ghana

The new project ‘Partnership for Deforestation- free Cocoa supply chains’ (P4DCG) aim to transform the cocoa sector with regenerative agriculture.  The project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) targets over...

12 fevereiro 2025 News
Proforest Africa Initiative commissions a Rural Service Centre for Farmers in Ahafo Region, Ghana

Proforest Africa Initiative commissions a Rural Service Centre for Farmers in Ahafo Region, Ghana

Proforest in collaboration with Forestry Commission and COCOBOD Ghana have inaugurated a new Community Resource Management Area and Rural Service Centre at Dadiesoaba, located in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region,...

29 outubro 2024 News