Respectful, safe workplace cultures doesn't happen only through good hiring or good intentions. Studies show female farmworkers are more likely to experience harassment at work than the general population, making addressing harassment issues through planning and action an important issue...
Webinar 2 in the People First series provides a comprehensive overview of how to recruit and integrate guest and H-2A visa workers into your workforce, including how to get started, critical recruitment risks to avoid and how investing in clean...
Produce Moms Founder and CEO talks with LeAnne Ruzzamenti of EFI and Nicole Minnich-Zapata of Misionero about the importance of honoring the contributions of farmworkers to the food supply chain....
EFI's ITCC is offered to growers in the EFI Program that wish to develop internal resources to support ongoing Leadership Team development, workforce education, compliance with EFI Standards or other areas of organizational development....
Moving from challenge to opportunity hinges on innovation. Rethinking and redesigning the way work is done creates fresh ground for new innovations and solutions that would otherwise be out of reach....
A report developed by Kitchen Table Consultants and industry trends point to Midwest grower-shippers being primed for workforce development solutions....
A new leaf is turning in the story of the farmworker in American agriculture. History shows that when perspectives and goals of farmworkers, growers, retailers and consumers align, conditions improve for farmworkers....
Vic Smith and Vernon Peterson are two of the four ever Organic Grower Summit Growers of the Year - demonstrating how a commitment to social responsibility coincides with excellence and leadership in the industry....
This article in the Los Angeles Times examines the Biden administration's October 2021 move to block tomato imports from two large Mexican agribusinesses accused of forced labor abuses, including withheld wages and subjecting workers to abusive working and living conditions....
The Communitas Awards program seeks to honor those special companies, organizations and individuals that are changing the way they do business to benefit their employees, communities and the environment. EFI-certified NatureSweet® Tomatoes has earned a 2021 Communitas Award for Excellence...
