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Smallholder rural farmers benefit from financial services
More than 1,200 smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire now have access to formal financial services through Solidaridad’s Village Savings and…
21 October 2021
How a women-made coffee is conquering global retail chains and coffees shops
On International Rural Women Day, we share the story behind “Mujeres Cafeteras” (Women Coffee Growers), a unique coffee sold by…
15 October 2021
Empowering SMEs to support smallholder oil palm farmers in Liberia
Bosten Devine, a popular church leader, lives in Coleman Hill, a community on the outskirts of Tubmanburg, in Liberia’s Bomi…
13 October 2021
Providing lifelines for local communities through solar-powered boreholes
Through the Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism project, with funding from the World Bank, Solidaridad has supported 37 communities with solar-powered…
‘Seeing is doing’ – How smallholder farmers in Nigeria are living this reality
In Nigeria, smallholder fruits and vegetable farmers are adapting climate-smart agricultural practices following weeks of observations in field demonstration farms.…
Palm as livelihood in Ixcán: A smallholder’s story
When farm productivity rises, it enables smallholders to take small but significant steps towards improving their quality of life. Cristobal…
06 October 2021
On farm diversification: fostering sustainable livelihoods for women in coffee in Uganda
Although gender gaps persist across agricultural value chains, notable gains continue to be realized. Solidaridad, through the Practice for Change…
15 September 2021
Meet the Farmers Using a Mobile App to Monitor their Progress Towards Sustainability [Video]
The Farming Solution project leverages the digital revolution to empower farmers to become sustainable while contributing to their community.
13 September 2021
High-value horticultural markets to improve smallholder livelihoods
The “Smallholder Access to High-Value Horticultural Markets” project, funded by the European Union under the Switch Africa Green facility, helped…
26 August 2021
A journey towards safe and smart farming
Basonti Rani, of Bangladesh, has been farming since the late 1990s, but struggled to make ends meet. When she joined…
19 August 2021
