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Global partners set objectives at first Farmer2Market training in South Africa
The Farmer2Market programme hosted its first training workshop in February at the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (GDARD)…
19 March 2019
Sugar, Water and Women: India’s changing sugarcane industry
India's sugarcane industry relies on more than six million smallholder farmers to produce its sugar. Due to small farm size…
15 March 2019
Trade dialogue stimulates market promotion of Bangladesh black tiger shrimp
Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (STIP), the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Solidaridad have hosted the Bangladesh Shrimp Market Consultation and…
12 March 2019
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Village farmers put food first during International Women’s Day
Some 3,000 rural women and their family members participated in a mega event organized by Solidaridad with support from various…
Solidaridad launches ambitious deforestation-free strategy in South America
Solidaridad will work with 6,889 producers to avoid the deforestation of 144,000 hectares, implement sustainable production across 157,000 hectares and…
28 February 2019
On the Road: Is the formal market crushing aspirations of rural farmers?
In this blog, Solidaridad's Managing Director for Southern Africa, Mandla Nkomo, takes a close look at the various types of…
Solidaridad brings farmers' voices to cocoa conference in Amsterdam
The cocoa commodity dominated discussions at the Chocoa 2019 conference in Amsterdam from 20 to 24 February 2019 and Solidaridad…
26 February 2019
Solidaridad and UC Berkeley to host annual workshop on supply chain innovation
Solidaridad North America and the University of California, Berkeley will host the fourth annual workshop on Innovation in Agrifood Supply…
21 February 2019
Small farmers protect unique forests of Indonesia
Indonesia is home to some of the most biologically diverse forests in the world and ranks third in the number…
19 February 2019
West African cocoa at a crossroads: Low prices stimulate new strategies
In this blog, Executive Director Nico Roozen reflects on the current state of the cocoa sector in West Africa. How…
12 February 2019
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