Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, is committed to alleviating global poverty. The mission? Help microentrepreneurs and smallholder farmers grow their incomes and savings to build long-term financial resilience. Over the past 20 years, Whole Planet’s funding process has evolved to meet the needs of organizations providing vital resources to help people break […]
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Fueling Small-Scale Beekeeper Incomes
As an extension of Whole Foods Market’s commitment to nourishing people and the planet, Whole Foods Market Foundation provides funding to innovative collaborators who are transforming lives across the globe. One tangible way the Foundation accomplishes this mission is through the work of Whole Planet, a pillar dedicated to helping micro-entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers living […]
This is Ayeya
For more than 20 years, Olow-n’djo Tchalla has been on a mission; to build a “virtuous circle” between doing well as a business and doing good in the world. His deep connection to these communities allows him to source local ingredients and materials, preserve cultural knowledge, and empower more than 5,000 co-operative members across West […]
Elevated Sourcing
Looking at the international agriculture industry as a whole, it’s easy to see that issues abound. When facing damaged ecosystems, worker welfare concerns ,and unsustainable sourcing practices, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. What can any one person do? But that’s just it; no one person can solve these problems. It’s going to take all of us, […]