Commodity: Sugarcane

Sustainable Sugar: A win-win for farmers, mills and markets in India

The sugar industry is vital to India’s economy but high input costs, low production, an unstable cane sugar market and…

22 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 the performance of Central American producers

Good practices are a comprehensive set of actions and initiatives that will support producers in improving their social, environmental and…

07 May 2022

Solidaridad and other CSOs and NGOs urge the EU to ensure a smallholder-inclusive regulation on deforestation-free products

13 February 2023 Read our latest perspective on the EU’s deforestation-free products regulation Read it now The European Commission’s proposed…

21 March 2022

Bayer, Solidaridad and Grupo Pantaleon sign collaboration agreement

Bayer, Solidaridad and Grupo Pantaleon seek to bring sustainability standards to the sugarcane industry in Mexico.

27 October 2021

Business acumen improves sugarcane smallholder farmers’ productivity

Sugarcane is an important crop in Southern Africa, creating many jobs for growers and related services. However, inefficiencies create barriers…

28 April 2021

Leveraging tech to drive transformation in the sugarcane supply chain

Through the PanameriCaña multi-stakeholder platform, Solidaridad uses experience exchanges, international conferences and other methods to engage key leaders, sugar mill…

Arvind Kumar: Reaping the Harvest of Sustainability

Arvind Kumar, a sugarcane farmer in Uttar Pradesh, India, achieved record sugarcane yield by adopting sustainable practices and farm mechanization.

12 March 2021

Sector integration

Sugar

For sugarcane to be produced sustainably, its growers and cutters must work in safe conditions and receive a fair income.…

12 December 2020