Region: South America
Dutch Government and partners initiate Colombia sustainability drive
Producer organizations and private companies in Colombia have joined hands to reduce the gap between sustainable supply and demand on…
20 August 2014
Transition of the palm oil sector in Colombia
Colombia is a country with great potential for agriculture production and a need of rural livelihood options with impact after…
Solidaridad launches innovative expert system to support continual improvement of farmers
After a four year development process which started in Brazil, Solidaridad has launched its much anticipated Rural Horizons, an expert…
Responsible Soy: First Brazilian family farmers achieve certification
The first group of family farmers in Latin America to be certified for responsible soy by the Roundtable on Responsible…
Improving cattle production systems in Western Bahia
With more than 2 million hectares of pastures, the western region of Bahia in Brazil provides for an ideal setting…
Solidaridad begins programme for certification of the palm oil industry in Guatemala
In order to foster a sustainable palm oil economy, Solidaridad is supporting a Central American three-year oil palm sustainability programme…
Renewal of sugarcane ethanol industry creates jobs for cane cutters
Just as food security is becoming an issue for the coming decades, the demand for energy is also increasing globally…
South America: Solidaridad focus first livestock programme on poverty-stricken Amazon families
Cash strapped families on the Amazon frontier struggle to overcome the cycle of rural poverty so common throughout the developing…
Sustainable soy in Bolivia to benefit smallholders
Solidaridad, together with Bolivian partner Oilseed and Wheat Producers Association (ANAPO), has performed on February 6-7th a national interpretation of…
Solidaridad celebrates World Environment Day
South American countries share a unique potential to feed the world and a responsibility to protect its rainforests, as they…
05 August 2014
