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Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability : A Case Project with Unifrutti, IFC, and Smallholder Banana Farmers in the Philippines

dc.contributor.author Macawaris, Natalie
dc.contributor.author Taylor, Colin
dc.contributor.author Zamora-Galinato, Carla
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T11:31:56Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T11:31:56Z
dc.date.issued 2011-05
dc.description.abstract Smallholder banana farmers are beginning to understand that their old farming methods are contributing to the planet's drying up or suffocating in fields of garbage. They are convinced that they have to change their ways for the good of their farms, their communities, and their children. But what really drives them to adopt new and sustainable practices? What will ensure they continue to do so? International Finance Corporation (IFC) partnered with Unifrutti Philippines in 2008 to work with farmers to enable them to be certified to the international Sustainable Agriculture Network standards of the Rainforest Alliance (RA). With concerted efforts from Unifrutti (the lead firm) and IFC, smallholder farmers were trained to understand the RA standards and auditing processes, buy into the concepts of environment and social sustainability, adopt new sustainable practices, and pass the certification audit all within 12 months. This smart lesson examines the difficult challenges of instituting change, as well as the necessary steps to ensure ongoing sustainability. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/14875388/sowing-seeds-sustainability-case-project-unifrutti-ifc-smallholder-banana-farmers-philippines
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10447
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries IFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject AGRIBUSINESS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subject AQUACULTURE
dc.subject AUDITS
dc.subject BANANAS
dc.subject BLACK SIGATOKA
dc.subject CERTIFICATION COSTS
dc.subject CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
dc.subject COOPERATIVES
dc.subject COST SAVINGS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject EQUIPMENT
dc.subject FARM
dc.subject FARM WORKER
dc.subject FARMER
dc.subject FARMERS
dc.subject FARMING
dc.subject FARMS
dc.subject FERTILIZER
dc.subject FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject GARBAGE
dc.subject GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subject LAND REFORM
dc.subject MANUAL WEEDING
dc.subject MARKETING
dc.subject NGOS
dc.subject NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject PLANTATIONS
dc.subject PRICE PREMIUM
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRODUCE
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject RA
dc.subject RECYCLING
dc.subject SEEDS
dc.subject SMALLHOLDER
dc.subject SMALLHOLDERS
dc.subject SOWING
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE FARMING
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.title Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability : A Case Project with Unifrutti, IFC, and Smallholder Banana Farmers in the Philippines en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2012-01-17
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/14875388/sowing-seeds-sustainability-case-project-unifrutti-ifc-smallholder-banana-farmers-philippines
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Agriculture
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20110824022938
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 14875388
okr.identifier.report 63825
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Philippines
okr.topic Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Agriculture and Farming Systems
okr.topic Crops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Rural Development
okr.topic Environment
okr.topic Agriculture
okr.unit PEP: Philippines (CEAPH)
okr.volume 1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 99147cd6-fa98-4a58-b3e7-81af3f4ffd98
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