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Sustainable coffee needs more than certification
Unique in-depth study reveals only modest impact on farmers incomes The most recent impact study by CIDIN, which was commissioned…
20 August 2014
Solidaridad begins programme for certification of the palm oil industry in Guatemala
In order to foster a sustainable palm oil economy, Solidaridad is supporting a Central American three-year oil palm sustainability programme…
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation launch major water efficiency programme
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) have jointly launched one of the largest water efficiency in agriculture programmes in India…
Renewal of sugarcane ethanol industry creates jobs for cane cutters
Just as food security is becoming an issue for the coming decades, the demand for energy is also increasing globally…
South America: Solidaridad focus first livestock programme on poverty-stricken Amazon families
Cash strapped families on the Amazon frontier struggle to overcome the cycle of rural poverty so common throughout the developing…
Solidaridad to conduct independent assessment of APPL tea gardens in India
Solidaridad has been requested to conduct an independent assessment of the living and working conditions in the tea gardens of…
Sustainable Soy Production: TechnoServe Inc. and Solidaridad team up in Mozambique
Southern Africa has a growing demand for soybean. This demand has led to a large number of farmers switching to…
Stimulating rural livestock production in South Africa
South Africa’s Eastern Cape province is one of the poorest areas in South Africa. This project aims to capacitate smallholder…
Sustainable soy in Bolivia to benefit smallholders
Solidaridad, together with Bolivian partner Oilseed and Wheat Producers Association (ANAPO), has performed on February 6-7th a national interpretation of…
Blog: Improving the Sustainability of Cane Sugar Through Bonsucro
For centuries, cultivation of sugarcane has been associated with misery. Precious natural habitats in the New World were converted into…