Region: Asia
Better Cotton Initiative benefits sector
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) aims to promote measurable improvements of cotton cultivation to make it more economically, environmentally, and…
21 August 2014
Farmers save water in sugarcane cultivation
Sugarcane is a water intensive crop that uses up to millions of liters of water per hectare. In Pakistan, Solidaridad…
Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute signs MOU with Solidaridad Network
Indonesia’s leading research institute, Indonesian Oil Palm Research Insgtitute (IOPRI, locally known as Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit) today signed a…
Solidaridad Network Annual Report 2010: Insufficient supply of sustainable produced goods
"Now that sustainability has become a mainstream ambition in the corporate sector, the task is to ensure a sufficient supply…
Dutch food & feed industry buys first 85,000 tons of responsibly produced soy
Certification milestone on the path to building a responsible international soy chain – The Dutch food and feed industry has bought…
A Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) project in India: empowering small-scale cotton farmers
This story highlights how Solidaridad and it’s local partner MYKAPS protected small-scale and marginal farmers in the H.D.Kote taluk of…
9th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil in November 2011 in Malaysia
The 9th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT9) & 8th General Assembly (GA8) will be held from 22…
Hindustan Unilever Limited and Solidaridad start smallholder tea pilots
Hindustan Unilever and Solidaridad South and Southeast Asia signed a joint statement in which they recognize the need for sustainability…
First Better Cotton licence for MYKAPS India
MYKAPS, an NGO based in Karnataka India and supporting some 1750 smallholder cotton farmers, received the first Better Cotton license…
Diary of a field trip to Better Cotton farmers in India
Janet Mensink from Solidaridad Network went to India with Adidas to visit Better Cotton farmers and attended a Better Cotton…