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Conference notice: Making Markets Work for Smallholders in Southern Africa – 29th & 30th May 2012
Smallholder farmers are progressively becoming key players in the economy of developing countries through their production of food and commodities. …
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In memoriam: A great community leader – Elida Martina López Tojil
For English see below. Elida Martina López Tojil nació el 15 de junio de 1964 en el Municipio de Sipacapa,…
Solidaridad launches Fairtrade and Fairmined jewellery in the Netherlands
PRESS RELEASE – On May 7th Solidaridad presented the first gold jewellery with the Fairtrade & Fairmined (FT&FM) label in…
2011 Solidaridad Network Annual Report
The first Annual Report of the Solidaridad Network is published and available from this website. It reports on the developments…
Bangladesh pollution clean-up: Solidaridad, Dutch government and industrial sector sign agreement
Large companies in the garment and textile industry will join forces with non-governmental organization Solidaridad and International Finance Corporation (IFC), to improve…
Solidaridad Southern Africa Conference: Partnerships – way forward for smallholders
Pretoria, South Africa. Very little has changed in the past ten years for smallholder farmers in Southern Africa due to…
Argentina seminar prepares for Rio+20
In preparation for the upcoming Earth Summit, officially called Rio+20, Solidaridad together with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the…
Solidaridad West Africa: Millions ploughed into Oil Palm sector
Accra, Ghana. Solidaridad West Africa signed a 4 year agreement with The Netherlands Embassy in Accra for the development of a…
Solidaridad at Rio+20 Earth Summit: New support programme helps 800 000 farmers and workers
Solidaridad and Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) To secure a low-emission future, climate smart, farmers need access…
The impact of standards and sustainability
Annie Sugrue is Managing Director of Solidaridad Southern Africa and a member of Solidaridad's delegation at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. At…