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Nigerian farmers take action to forge food security
The Acting Now programme in Nigeria is enhancing food resilience for thousands of households in the Plateau State. The programme offers smallholder farmers training and financial support, and plant disease-resistant potato seedlings that enable them to boost their harvests and incomes.
14 August 2024
Asómbrate: Promoting climate smart agriculture, harvesting carbon credits
Asómbrate, a programme led by Solidaridad, creates positive incentives for small-scale producers to adopt resilient coffee and cocoa cultivation practices, and benefit from global carbon markets. Agroforestry systems are at the core of the approach. Shade trees, among primary crops, capture carbon from the atmosphere allowing producers to access payments for environmental services and earn additional income for their families.
09 August 2024
Building Resilience – How Southern Africa is Preparing for El Niño’s Recurring Threats
As El Niño tightens its grip on the south of Africa, Solidaridad Southern Africa’s Managing Director Shungu Kayemba writes of the recurring threats to food security and highlights a few of the programmes and initiatives that are equipping farmers with tools and knowledge to build resilience and secure a sustainable future.
08 August 2024
More than a cooperative: From gender equality to technological innovation
To improve the position of women in coffee production, while innovating coffee production itself, is a daunting task in conservative Honduras, but Angélica Paz, full of energy and optimism, is up to the challenge. Angélica is a project manager at a Honduran coffee cooperative, Las Capucas, that works closely with Solidaridad and Fairfood through the RECLAIM Sustainability! programme.
02 August 2024
Small-scale producers in South America navigate new EU rules on deforestation
Sustainable practices are a vital part of the effort to combat deforestation in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. To bridge the gap between the current small-scale farming and the implementation of new EU deforestation regulations, a project in South America brings together farmers, and other actors to create a fair and inclusive transition for all.
30 July 2024
Collaborative effort supports sustainable solutions for Zambian livestock farmers
Zambian farmers in Itebe village rely heavily on livestock for their livelihoods, yet limited access to water combined with unsafe grazing lands has made their job harder. Stakeholders, including farmers, government officials and NGOs, from the Hooves for Sustainability project recently gathered in the village to review the challenges facing the livestock farmers and collaborative solutions to support the livestock…
Virtual design studio set to revolutionize Zimbabwe’s leather sector
With the creation of a computer aided virtual design studio, Zimbabwe’s shoe industry takes a big step forward in an effort to streamline the shoe design process. The innovative new studio will foster growth in the country’s leather sector through accessible technology and enhanced efficiency.
25 July 2024
Advocacy and campaigning in Europe in support of sustainable global value chains
Whilst European lobbying and advocacy is still a relatively recent focus area for Solidaridad, it plays a major role in the RECLAIM Sustainability! partnership. Gert van der Bijl and Catarina Vieira*, (former) EU policy advisors at Solidaridad Europe, outline the path their organization has taken in the EU policy arena.
22 July 2024
