Region: South America

Empowering Women Benefits Everyone: Cocoa Producers & The Chocolate Industry

CocoaCentral AmericaEuropeSouth AmericaWest Africa

This week, the 4th World Cocoa Conference takes place in Berlin. On the first day of this event, the Women…

24 April 2018

Farming Families & Forests Victim of Failing Cocoa Market

CocoaEuropeSouth AmericaWest Africa

The 2018 Cocoa Barometer, released today, reveals that efforts to address poverty, deforestation, and child labour have fallen short. It…

19 April 2018

Landscape governance platform proves effective against floods

CocoaCoffeeDairyFruit & VegetablesGoldLivestockPalm OilSoySugarcaneSouth America

The Gran Chaco is the biggest dry forest area in South America and covers the western part of Paraguay. Every…

06 April 2018

Blog: Solidaridad Shares Vision for Future of Dutch Development Cooperation

AquacultureCocoaCoffeeCotton & TextilesDairyFruit & VegetablesGoldLivestockPalm OilSoySugarcaneTeaTextilesAsiaCentral AmericaChinaEast & Central AfricaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaSouthern AfricaWest Africa

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation has requested the civil society community - including Solidaridad - to…

04 April 2018

Solidaridad Presents Study On Low-carbon Family Farming

CocoaLivestockSouth America

Brazil is among the ten largest greenhouse gas emitters on the globe. To date, most efforts to quantify greenhouse gas…

26 March 2018

International Women’s Day 2018: Why Gender Inclusivity Is Key to Sustainability

AsiaCentral AmericaChinaEast & Central AfricaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaSouthern AfricaWest Africa

In recognition of International Women’s Day 2018 and its core message, #PressforProgress, we have released a new video to amplify…

08 March 2018

Four Criteria for Successful Climate Change Interventions

CoffeeEast & Central AfricaSouth America

To promote innovations and share experiences globally, a group of Solidaridad experts from East Africa visited coffee farms in Colombia…

27 February 2018

Solidaridad Supported Project, Top Cana, Wins Bonsucro Inspire Award 2018

SugarcaneSouth America

The Bonsucro Inspire Award 2018 was awarded to Socicana for a project named Top Cana which was implemented in partnership…

19 February 2018

New Report on Gender Equality in Colombia’s Coffee Sector Released

CoffeeSouth America

“The woman is the first to get up and the last one to go to bed.” This is one of…

13 February 2018

Too few jewellery companies embrace opportunities for responsible gold

GoldEast & Central AfricaEuropeSouth AmericaSouthern AfricaWest Africa

The report “The Hidden Cost of Jewellery” by Human Rights Watch (HRW) clearly demonstrates that the world’s largest jewellery brands…

07 February 2018