Theme: Good Agricultural Practices
Finding the Carbon Balance in Yerba Mate Cultivation
New research from southern Brazil finds that shade-grown yerba mate cultivation results in a negative carbon balance, which is a…
30 May 2024
Social Capital Leveraged for Cooperative Farming
Northern Farm in Diepsloot, South Africa, is a beacon of community development rooted in cooperative agriculture. Set on 38 hectares…
23 May 2024
Women Dairy Farmers Assert Themselves in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, especially for women, it’s not easy to be a dairy farmer. Through a project that provides training…
16 May 2024
New partnership aids Brazilian soy farmers as they foster biodiversity
Solidaridad and BASF have teamed up on a co-creation project that promotes sustainable farming practices on soybean farms in Brazil.…
14 May 2024
Promoting zero deforestation and sustainable oil palm production
Solidaridad has renewed a collaboration with AAK in Mexico, a company specializing in plant-based oils and fats, to promote sustainable…
10 May 2024
Biochar Revitalizes Cotton Farming in Zambia
Soil acidity and a lack of affordable fertilizers have led to decreasing cotton yields among smallholder farmers in Zambia. However…
09 May 2024
Harvesting Potatoes and Newfound Success in Mozambique
Expanding on its 2021/22 demonstration programme, Solidaridad has partnered with the Zambezi Valley Development Agency to initiate a potato productivity…
07 May 2024
Seeking a better price and a consumer connection, small-scale growers & tea brand turn to traceability solution
Green leaf tea, produced by smallholders, accounts for more than 50 percent of India’s total tea production. Even when grappling…
02 May 2024
A meeting of minds: Solidaridad and Planboo join forces to steer the cotton sector in Zambia towards climate resilience
Solidaridad and Planboo, a global provider of nature-based carbon removal, have joined forces in the name of improving agricultural practices…
30 April 2024
Sowing the Seeds of Change to Revamp Agriculture in Nigeria
With oil palm farming in decline in Nigeria, the Cross River State is sowing the seeds of opportunity. In response…
