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Resilient youth build a future with cocoa in Ghana
Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa beans globally, however many of the beans are grown by farmers over 50-years-old,…
14 August 2019
Solidaridad shares expertise at Sustainable Beef Vision Summit in São Paulo
Recognizing the urgency of implementing practices that make the livestock market more sustainable, back in 2012 Solidaridad co-founded the Global…
05 August 2019
Joint learning encourages sustainable coffee sector growth
Last week Solidaridad, in partnership with Hivos, brought together a group of key stakeholders in East Africa’s coffee industry during…
31 July 2019
Sugarcane farmers association takes action for sustainable growth
With Solidaridad’s support, the Sugarcane Growers Association of Malawi has been able to raise the necessary funds to form a…
Blog: A day in the life of MASO Cocoa Academy students in Ghana
Solidaridad’s MASO Cocoa Academy is a training programme for young Ghanaian women and men to become skilled, business-savvy cocoa farmers.…
30 July 2019
Practice makes perfect: Doubling sugarcane production in India
Indian sugar processor DSCL, a unit of DCM Shriram Ltd., has been working with Solidaridad since 2008 to improve the…
25 July 2019
Honduran palm oil sector commits to zero deforestation
On 10 July government agencies, private and social companies, Solidaridad, and civil society organizations (CSOs) signed a zero-deforestation agreement with…
Solidaridad wins the Energy Globe award for sustainable agriculture in Paraguay
Solidaridad received the national Energy Globe Award for its UniSol project in which it contributed to sustainability in agriculture among…
23 July 2019
It’s not rocket science: step by step guide to develop a sustainable materials strategy
Isabelle Roger, Solidaridad’s International Programme Coordinator for cotton, facilitated a panel discussion - titled ‘Why a sustainable materials strategy matters?’…
18 July 2019
Landmark stakeholder meeting step forward for sustainable cocoa production in Ghana
Solidaridad West Africa recently facilitated a groundbreaking roundtable, bringing together the land committee of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council, Ghana,…
12 July 2019
