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International brands join pilot initiative for sustainable cotton
Solidaridad launched a new pilot initiative in cotton with H&M, Kanoria Textiles and the Ethiopian Cotton Association this year to…
31 August 2017
Solidaridad celebrates first year of sustainable development in Ethiopia
Solidaridad staff and experts are celebrating a year of growth and sustainable development in Ethiopia since the opening of the…
29 August 2017
$10,000 prize for most impactful seafood innovation
On Friday, 8 September in Ho Chi Minh City, five innovations are competing for the $10,000 grand prize in the…
25 August 2017
Kenya coffee industry endorses the "Sauti ya Kahawa" platform
Leading Kenyan coffee industry players have overwhelmingly endorsed the formation of the Kenya Coffee Platform, aptly named "Sauti ya Kahawa"…
22 August 2017
Community Health and Planning Services opens in Ghana
Access to health services in most rural communities where small-scale mines are located is a huge challenge with residents having…
17 August 2017
SaFaL lead farmer Yunus Ali receives prestigious national agriculture award
50-year-old Yunus Ali, one of the leading farmers of Solidaridad’s Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) programme, received the…
28 July 2017
Solidaridad and QuizRR offer digital training for worker rights
Solidaridad and QuizRR announced a new collaboration that will provide business opportunities for the European textile industry to meet their…
26 July 2017
Ghanaian artist calls on youth to embrace careers in cocoa
In a recent tour among cocoa-growing communities of Ghana, MASO brand ambassador and dancehall artist, Stonebwoy, encouraged young people in…
18 July 2017
Agribusiness expert Mandla Nkomo appointed director of Solidaridad Southern Africa
With over 19 years’ experience establishing agribusinesses and facilitating market linkages between established commercial entities and rural communities, Mandla Nkomo…
13 July 2017
Solidaridad facilitates tie-up between Indonesia’s largest public sector fertilizer company (PKT) and Keling Kumang Group
Based in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Pupuk KalTim (PKT) is Indonesia’s largest producer of urea, ammonia, Nitro Phosphate Kalium (NPK), bio-fertilizers…
07 July 2017