Commodity: Cocoa
Enhancing farmer entrepreneurship in cocoa
Should sustainability policies focus on providing farmers a living income or improving conditions in cocoa farming? Can we improve farmer…
17 March 2020
Promoting gender equality one woman at a time
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, we highlight the stories of two women in Ghana. Grace Obenewaa is prospering as…
04 March 2020
Farmers call for urgent action to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes
Smallholder farmers in Ghana are adding their voices to the call for urgent action in restoring Africa’s degraded landscapes. Most…
28 February 2020
From the street to the farm – how agriculture is improving the lives of amputees
For eleven years, a civil war ravaged Sierra Leone, leaving trails of destruction, pain and untold economic hardship. It is…
20 February 2020
Innovative farming approaches improve livelihoods in Sierra Leone
Solidaridad in Sierra Leone joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,…
17 February 2020
World Bank praises Ghana climate change intervention
Communities in Ghana are making progress combating deforestation with the support of a Dedicated Grant Mechanism Project. So says the…
24 January 2020
Spotlighting youth in agriculture in Ghana
Farmers' Day in Ghana provided an opportunity to engage young people in agriculture. To be sustainable, the sector must attract…
15 January 2020
More cocoa farmers to benefit from new deal reached in Liberia
The EU Delegation in Liberia has signed a new partnership agreement with Solidaridad West Africa to implement the Cocoa Value…
13 January 2020
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Mars, Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz and VOICE Network call for European cocoa due diligence legislation
A new milestone was reached on 2 December in the journey towards sustainable supply chains. The companies Barry Callebaut AG,…
03 December 2019
Award-winning cocoa smallholders at Salon du Chocolat
Brazilian smallholder cocoa farmers at the Salon du Chocolat event in Paris demonstrate how they protect the Amazon basin while…
28 November 2019
