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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
“I Lost my Hospitality Job Due to Covid-19, But Coffee Came to My Rescue”
When Covid-19 hit Kenya in 2020, an estimated 1.7 million Kenyans lost their sources of livelihood (Federation of Kenya Employers,…
17 August 2021
Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture, One Youth at a Time
Marion Wanjiku was motivated to pursue sustainable coffee farming as a result of training provided by the Solidaridad Practice for…
10 August 2021
Creating the Next Generation of Coffee Farmers in Kenya
The increased involvement of youth in agriculture has been identified as a viable solution for among other challenges the ageing…
“We Seized the Opportunity: We are Now Well Known for Producing High Quality Fruit and Vegetable Seedlings”
Solidaridad implemented the Food for All Project in Kenya (F4APK) from 2015 and 2020 through an inclusive public-private partnership (PPP)…
Promoting responsible use of mercury in mining
The use of mercury in mining remains a tremendous challenge for the sector worldwide. The majority of artisanal and small-scale…
23 July 2021
Income diversification improving farmers’ livelihoods
Smallholder oil palm farmers in Nigeria are improving their livelihood through alternative income-generating activities. This effort is contributing to smallholders’…
20 July 2021
