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“My name is Sinforosa; I am a woman and I am a miner”
There are different barriers for women to participate in the exploitation of the largest mineral reserves: from the preconception that…
28 April 2021
Rejuvenating the Ganges
The “Pollution Prevention and Efficient Water Use in the Kanpur-Unnao Leather Cluster” is one of the pioneer projects for Solidaridad…
The digital gateway to empower women dairy farmers
Women dairy farmers in Bangladesh face many challenges, not least of which is a lack of involvement in the sales…
A pathway to promote regional sustainability and trade in palm oil
Palm oil is the most consumed oil in the world, and production is only increasing across Asia. In 2016, Solidaridad…
Building cocoa farmers’ capacities strengthens family income
Solidaridad builds smallholder cocoa farmers’ capacities, so they can take full advantage of landscapes and increase their incomes.
Working directly with stakeholders drives sector transformation in palm oil
Through the Mesoamerican Palm Oil Alliance, MAPA, Solidaridad gathers more than 55,000 stakeholders along the entire palm oil supply chain…
Leveraging tech to drive transformation in the sugarcane supply chain
Through the PanameriCaña multi-stakeholder platform, Solidaridad uses experience exchanges, international conferences and other methods to engage key leaders, sugar mill…
Arvind Kumar: Reaping the Harvest of Sustainability
Arvind Kumar, a sugarcane farmer in Uttar Pradesh, India, achieved record sugarcane yield by adopting sustainable practices and farm mechanization.
12 March 2021
Meet Protiva
The vast majority of dairy farmers in Bangladesh are women. However they are often excluded from opportunities to increase their…
05 February 2021
Meet Catalina
Of the nearly 6,000 producers integrated into the palm oil sector of Colombia, around 80% maintain small plots for cultivation.…
