Region: East & Central Africa

East & Central Africa 2016

Global sustainable dairy needs focus on developing countries

Improving sustainability in global dairy production is a process that needs to take place first and foremost in developing countries.…

13 October 2016

Dutch ministry takes Solidaridad’s five-year funding to €80 million

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given its partnership with Solidaridad a fresh boost. Minister for Foreign Trade and…

16 September 2016

Collective action for smallholder marketing

Agricultural markets in Uganda tend to be inefficient, whereby smallholder farmers are trapped in “good season-poor market” dilemma largely due…

09 September 2016

Business skills bring better market access for Ugandan farmers

About 2,000 fruit and vegetable farmers in Uganda now have more efficient production methods and better access to local markets…

25 August 2016

Voices from the Field: Tomato farming brings families together

Tomato is a high-value crop which can be produced by all gender-specific interest groups (males, females and youths). Tomato is…

Voices from the Field: Collective action for smallholder marketing

Agricultural markets in Uganda tend to be inefficient whereby smallholder farmers are trapped in "good season-poor market" dilemma, largely due…

Solidaridad joins leading global network for sustainable landscapes

Solidaridad is pleased to announce it has stepped up its engagement in promoting and strengthening integrated agricultural landscape management by…

23 August 2016

Translating commitments into action for sustainable African palm oil

Solidaridad, Proforest and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are organizing the second Africa Sustainable Palm Oil Conference and…

10 August 2016

Solidaridad Network 2015 Annual Report

According to the recently published Annual Report 2015, Solidaridad supported close to 1.5 million producers last year. Solidaridad also spent…

31 May 2016