Region: West Africa

West Africa 2022

We leveraged strategic partnerships and digital tools to increase supply chain transparency and market access for smallholders. We successfully lobbied…

31 December 2022

Global Annual Report 2022

Boosting Sustainable Shea with Radio in Ghana

Ramatu Muniru is a 41-year-old shea nut processor in northern Ghana. She relies on the production of shea nut butter…

21 December 2022

Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report

Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with…

07 December 2022

RECLAIM Sustainability! 2021 Progress Report

The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a partnership working to strengthen civil society and foster inclusive sustainability in global value chains.…

01 December 2022

CULTIVATING RESILIENT COCOA THROUGH AGROFORESTRY

For generations, removing non-cocoa trees was standard practice when establishing cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire. Conventional wisdom saw trees, no…

25 November 2022

COP27: Some Achievements, Glaring Omissions & Priorities Going Forward

COP27 concluded with a stronger commitment to countries that have contributed the least to climate change, but fell short of…

23 November 2022

AQUACULTURE TRAINING BUILDS RESILIENCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE  IN NIGERIA 

In Nigeria, the demand for fresh fish outstrips the domestic supply. For young people seeking a vocation, aquaculture represents an…

21 November 2022

CASHEW FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNION IN SIERRA LEONE

Solidaridad West Africa has signed a 2.4 million Euro partnership agreement with the European Union in Sierra Leone to implement…

11 November 2022

Palm oil’s future is sustainable; the discourse is stuck in the past

In the light of the recently published Palm Oil Barometer and as sustainable palm oil production continues to be a…

07 November 2022