This report discusses P4F’s sustainable coffee production projects in Ethiopia and Uganda. It covers challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for improving the efficiency and sustainability of coffee projects.
Theme: Smallholders
Engaging Smallholders to Expand Sustainable Timber Certification
P4F collaborated with the Forest Stewardship Council in East Africa to promote group certification uptake by the Western Tree Planters Association (WETPA) in Western Kenya, and so achieve responsible management of their woodlots for timber and other tree products and services.
Enhancing inclusive business models: A global overview of nature-based businesses supported by Partnerships for Forests
The methodology for this case study was developed by the MEL Committee and features inclusive business models that inherently deliver social utility, with the potential to inspire other businesses to adopt more inclusive practices.
Forests for the Future: P4F key achievements and learnings across six years in Latin America
The objective of P4F in Latin America has been centred on fostering and expanding innovative land use businesses and testing ideas from across the nature-based solutions arena. This report aims to disseminate the key learnings and insights acquired throughout the last six years of the programme.
A needs-based leadership programme with and for women in the bioeconomy sector
She Leads is a capacity building programme designed in response to the challenges faced by women leaders in the Brazilian bioeconomy sector. The programme was initiated by Partnerships for Forests (P4F) as part of its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion approach in Latin America.
Enhancing socioenvironmental transparency in the agribusiness: The case of Producing Right Platform
The online Producing Right Platform (PRP) enhances transparency and sustainability in agricultural production chains by providing data on agricultural businesses, supporting the transition to more sustainable practices, and connecting suppliers with sustainably minded offtakers.
Lessons learned from the Cocoa Landscape Investment Facility (CLIF) development: Valorising natural capital
This report funded by the Partnerships for Forests provides insights from the development of the Cocoa Landscape Investment Facility (CLIF) and shares lessons learned on the development of natural capital in cocoa hotspots in Ghana.
Identifying pathways for achieving transformational change in forest partnerships using Qualitative Comparative Analysis
P4F’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning team used Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to identify which combination of factors is most likely to make the P4F-supported projects transformative as part of its work to understand outcomes.
Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber Developing policies with and for smallholders
This case study shares lessons from engaging smallholders throughout the GPSNR’s policy development process, providing an example for other commodity platforms seeking to develop similar policies involving smallholders.
Supporting farmers to regenerate forests in Gulu, Northern Uganda
Farmer and project implementer explain how a regenerative farming initiative is changing mindsets to restore a degraded landscape in Gulu District, Northern Uganda.
