Region: West Africa

Farmers in Liberia record a boom in oil palm yields after training

Smallholder farmers implementing best management practices in oil palm fields in Liberia are recording 50 percent increases in yield following…

07 August 2020

Restoring forest landscapes through ecotourism in Ghana

The Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism is issuing grants to help communities undertake sustainable small-scale initiatives that contribute to landscape restoration,…

04 August 2020

Smallholder oil palm farmers improve their livelihood in Nigeria

Nigeria is the fifth-largest producer of palm oil globally with less than two per cent of total global market production.…

28 July 2020

Agricultural services for farmers — youth to the rescue

Under the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, Osei Kwame is changing the game for cocoa farmers in the Brong Ahafo…

21 July 2020

Accessible technology for artisanal miners

Digital tools, in an accessible and appropriate format, have the potential to transform the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in…

07 July 2020

Women take up business and leadership positions in Golden Line community in Tanzania

A group of women in the mining community Mgusu in Tanzania have joined forces and set up a business together…

02 July 2020

Bridging the gap: land tenure security and sustainable cocoa production

Stakeholders from Ghana’s cocoa sector came together to negotiate changes to land tenure practices that will support better cocoa farming…

16 June 2020

Gender Integration in Youth Focused Programmes

Build back better: sustainable, fair and resilient

Solidaridad has published a statement together with Fairtrade The Netherlands calling upon the Dutch government, companies, financial institutions, and civil…

03 June 2020

Bringing agricultural services closer to farmers in Sierra Leone

Cocoa is a critical crop in Sierra Leone and has the potential to generate significant livelihood opportunities for smallholder farmers,…

28 May 2020