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Finding a balance in carbon and coffee
Coffee is highly vulnerable to climate change due to increasing temperatures and changing rainfall patterns. Addressing the problem requires a…
01 August 2023
Improving health and safety with shea fruit collectors
The collection and processing of shea fruit is a source of income for many women in Northern Ghana. The work…
28 July 2023
Implementing digital solutions in the field
The use of digital tools is key to improving sustainability while supporting smallholders to achieve their goals. In this opinion…
27 July 2023
Leveraging agriculture to create sustainable employment
The Social Employment Fund Project is a South African government initiative to address the country’s growing unemployment crisis by leveraging…
20 July 2023
Harvest Alert tool: innovating for a sustainable supply chain
Solidaridad has developed a tool called Harvest Alert that will help reduce farmer income loss in Ghana by streamlining the…
13 July 2023
Seeking to improve labor conditions in Central America
Solidaridad and Syngenta Seeds are working together to analyze Fair Labor policy compliance of two of its suppliers in Central…
11 July 2023
Cocoa cooperative forum: Representation for farmers in Ghana
Cocoa cooperatives developed a strong governance structure that will enable them to speak up and be represented across all decision-making…
07 July 2023
Interview: Value Distribution in the coffee sector
When we think about smallholder incomes, we usually stress the role of the price as the main factor to achieve…
04 July 2023
Seeking data that matters
Western methodologies of data collection often prioritize scientific rigor and statistical significance. Though these are important aspects of data analysis,…
29 June 2023
In a new video series Kenyan farmers highlight the challenges they face
Horticulture is a significant element of Kenya’s economy, providing livelihoods for thousands of smallholder farming households. But these farmers face…
