Commodity: Cocoa
Cocoa programme phase two formally ends
Solidaridad has formally ended the second phase of its flagship cocoa programme, the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, with a…
04 October 2022
Putting youth employment and entrepreneurship at the centre of agri-sector development
Young people are essential to economic development and food security in East, Central and Southern Africa as they make up…
03 October 2022
Improving smallholder’s livelihoods through service delivery models
Visibly happy, Joana Atta owes her progress and transformation journey to an intervention by a Rural Service Centre established under…
22 September 2022
Award-winning Tuerê cocoa takes top prize for 4th year in a row
Recognized among the best 50 cocoa beans in the world by Cocoa of Excellence, the Brazilian terroir of Tuerê has…
08 September 2022
Changing the narrative in my cocoa community
Percy Cobbina is determined to see the eradication of child labor from the supply chain in Amafie, a cocoa-farming community…
28 July 2022
EU must urgently assess smallholder needs for deforestation regulation success
In response to the EU’s proposed regulation on deforestation-free products, Solidaridad and 49 other civil society organizations call on the…
22 June 2022
DUTCH DREAM FUND INVESTS IN FARMERS TO CONNECT WITH CARBON MARKETS
Over the next four years the Dutch Postcode Lottery's Dream Fund investment will allow us to collaborate with cocoa, coffee…
09 June 2022
Access to credit improves cocoa production in Liberia
Cocoa farmers in Liberia are increasing cocoa production through affordable microcredits they are securing to invest in their businesses under…
18 May 2022
How 150 rural women in Cote d’Ivoire will improve livelihoods
One hundred and fifty women farmers in the Bouaflé community in Côte d’Ivoire are developing additional income-generating activities to build…
17 May 2022
Boosting smallholder farmer productivity to improve livelihoods
Oretha Togbah, a 56-year-old cocoa farmer, can now provide shelter and daily meals for herself and her household after switching…
