Pulling on all the levers of change at the same time—the GGP integrated approach for sustainable soy, beef and palm oil supply chains

Complex food systems cannot be transformed by piecemeal approaches. The commercial production of soy, beef and palm oil is major driver of economic growth and livelihoods enhancement for producing countries. [...]

By |2023-06-07T15:33:52+00:00June 7th, 2023|Blogs|

Reducing Deforestation from the Soy Supply Chain: the Story of the Good Growth Partnership

Transformation requires different types of interventions across multiple levels, sectors, and issues simultaneously, addressing supply systems, not just supply chains. That's what the Good Growth Partnership (GGP) and our Integrated Approach have been doing. Building a business case for rehabilitation of degraded land in the Cerrado in order to encourage farmers and companies to expand soy cultivation over degraded land instead of clearing native vegetation has been a key achievement of the GGP.

By |2022-09-30T16:15:50+00:00August 26th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

Reducing Deforestation from the Beef Supply Chain: the Story of the Good Growth Partnership

The GGP has supported the local chapter of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in Paraguay, Mesa Paraguaya de Carne Sostenible (MPCS), to implement a set of national standards for best management practices in the beef supply chain.

By |2022-09-30T16:13:52+00:00August 26th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

Reducing Deforestation from the Palm Oil Supply Chain: the Story of the Good Growth Partnership

The GGP is committed to working with governments, companies, communities and partners, to build on collective experiences, everyday realities, and a shared, strong vision of an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable future for agricultural commodities.

By |2022-09-30T16:11:47+00:00August 25th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

Policy Reform for Forest Positive Agriculture in Indonesia: the Impact of the Good Growth Partnership

One of the most essential building blocks of sustainable agricultural commodities production lies in policy reform. If the policy environment for valuing and protecting natural ecosystems is weak – or if it is not well enforced – then producers will find few impediments to expanding their agricultural activities into forests, peatlands, and wetlands. The UNDP through GGP hopes to provide essential support and facilitation in this next phase of transitioning to sustainable palm oil production.Please help us to continue this important work.

By |2022-09-15T17:07:39+00:00August 25th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

The Indonesia National Action Plan on Sustainable Palm Oil: a UNDP Impact Story

One of the most essential building blocks of sustainable agricultural commodities production lies in policy reform. If the policy environment for valuing and protecting natural ecosystems is weak – or if it is not well enforced – then producers will find few impediments to expanding their agricultural activities into forests, peatlands, and wetlands. The UNDP through GGP hopes to provide essential support and facilitation in this next phase of transitioning to sustainable palm oil production.Please help us to continue this important work.

By |2022-09-15T17:01:35+00:00August 24th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

A New Value Beyond Value Chains Toolkit to Inspire and Help Businesses to Contribute to Food Systems Transformation

As the World Bank Commodity Markets Outlook states, food insecurity and inflation will continue at least until 2024. Record high prices impacting on hunger and malnutrition are some of the signs highlighting the need for the urgent transformation of food systems that the UNDP Good Growth Partnership (GGP) has advocated for in the last half decade. Many lessons can be extracted from the 5-year implementation of the Partnership. One of the most important is that collaboration between businesses and government is the only path forward to generate change in the long-term.

By |2022-08-25T15:28:47+00:00August 4th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

How can we accelerate Food Systems Transformation?

We urgently need systemic change in commodity supply chains if we are to mitigate the combined threats of catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity. Now, a new report on the Good Growth Partnership Integrated Approach reveals that the four and a half-year programme has had real impact in laying the foundations for systemic change in palm oil, beef and soy supply chains, in partnership with four major producer countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Paraguay and Liberia.

By |2022-10-03T17:15:42+00:00August 3rd, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

Five Impact Briefs Share the Contribution of the Good Growth Partnership to Sustainable Agricultural Commodities Supply Chains in the Last 5 Years

After almost half a decade of piloting the Integrated Approach to enable zero deforestation in palm oil, beef and soy, the Global Environment Facility funded Good Growth Partnership is keen to pass on what has been learned to other commodity sustainability programmes. Research into the most important levers of change underpins the suite of 5 Impact Briefs now featured on the GGP website.

By |2022-08-15T18:22:10+00:00July 1st, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|

Where Next in Liberia’s Sustainable Palm Oil Journey?

That strong, positive vision is what Liberia has been working towards, with the Good Growth Partnership1 (GGP)’s support, through multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration. And in April 2022 Liberia launched its National Oil Palm Strategy and Action Plan (NOPSAP), aiming to put sustainable palm oil production at the heart of Liberia’s national and inclusive rural economic strategy. The results of this ambitious, collaborative process show that during the multistakeholder process, trust and compassion for the perspectives and needs of others significantly increased. Even sensitive issues, often denied and avoided where there are low levels of trust and engagement, were proactively explored for greater understanding, solutions proposed and discussed, and actions identified to address the most significant issues.

By |2022-06-30T16:52:00+00:00June 28th, 2022|BlogNews, Blogs|
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