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Climate-Smart Agriculture

One of the key challenges affecting the highlands coffee sector in the Pacific region is climate change. Solidaridad's climate-smart agriculture…

13 March 2017

Teaching better practices

From 2014 to early 2016, Solidaridad implemented the UniSol project, together with UNICOOP (the national cooperative union of Paraguay), the…

Improving the dairy industry

Solidaridad believes that dairy production in developing countries needs fundable farm models with a higher milk production per cow and…

Agreeing on a path forward

The Dutch Agreement on a Sustainable Garment and Textile Sector was signed in 2016 by Solidaridad and a broad coalition…

Sourcing better cotton

While the growth in production of more sustainable cotton is eminent, the uptake by retailers and brands is lagging behind.…

Working with policy makers

The programme Advocacy for Sustainable and Inclusive Palm Oil Sourcing uses lobby and advocacy to involve businesses and governments in…

Stopping kidney disease

Solidaridad started the National Postcode Lottery sponsored programme on sugarcane to stop Chronic Kidney Disease (CKDnT) amongst sugarcane workers in…

Investing in seafood intelligence

Solidaridad’s aquaculture team in Europe has heavily invested in growing the Seafood Trade Intelligence Portal (STIP). This start-up information service…

Going for good gold

Solidaridad launched a five-year programme in 2016, together with Simavi and Healthy Entrepreneurs, entitled Going for Gold (GfG). The programme…

Producing sustainable oranges

Solidaridad and FrieslandCampina Riedel launched a programme in Brazil to promote sustainability throughout the orange sector in 2014. Besides field activities,…