Global Development Alliance to Improve Farmer Livelihoods and Support a Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Cocoa Industry in Indonesia
Through the Advancing Cocoa Agroforestry towards Income, Value, and Environmental Sustainability (ACTIVE) partnership, USAID, Mars, Inc., and I4DI are using their collective resources to address key cocoa supply and deforestation challenges that are negatively affecting farmers in South and Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Conducting Rapid Appraisals of Rice Supply Chains in Asia – Mars Food
I4DI will generate evidence to help Mars understand the conditions, constraints, and opportunities for improving incomes at rice origin locations and to produce insights that will inform the design of new sustainable sourcing models in Cambodia, India, Pakistan and Thailand. In these four countries, I4DI is conducting rapid appraisals that include; a targeted analysis of […]
Program and Organizational Effectiveness Plan – Mars Inc.
I4DI provided performance management services to Mars. Inc covering business process review, knowledge asset mapping, technology systems review, and redesign of a comprehensive performance management system for activities supporting sustainable sourcing of cocoa in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Services included 1) a performance monitoring and impact evaluation plan to increase the sustainable impact of Mars Indonesia’s […]
NextGen Baseline Study for Sustainable Cocoa Production Program- Mars Inc., Indonesia
I4DI supported a blended investment partnership between Mars Inc. Indonesia, Swisscontact, and MCA in the design of the NextGen program- a youth engagement initiative designed to strengthen STEM education in technical/vocational schools and increase interest among youth in professional cocoa farming. I4DI conducted an extensive qualitative study of youth developmental assets in three cocoa farming communities, […]
Learning Framework Technical Support- Mars Inc., Income Lab
I4DI iteratively researched and developed learning frameworks and research assessment materials to study small-holder farmer income across Mars’ 23 major raw materials supply chains including cocoa, sugar, and rice. The learning component of the Income Lab worked to understand how success was defined across all MARS segments and what commitments of improvements to income/socio-economic well-being […]
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning- Mars Inc., Symbioscience
I4DI worked with a division of Mars Inc. to provide integrated design, monitoring, evaluation, information systems, and capacity building services focused on the sustainable sourcing of cocoa. Services included 1) a qualitative study of small-holder cocoa farmers and issues impacting sustainable sourcing of cocoa, 2) capacity building of local Indonesian research firm on study methodology, […]