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Supporting women in cocoa
While women play a big role in the production of cocoa and the consumption of chocolate, they have little influence…
13 March 2017
Growing climate-smart coffee
Solidaridad started a large-scale programme on climate-smart coffee production in Latin America in 2013. The programme, supported by Norad, includes…
Learning livestock management
While a growing middle class in the Southern African region has led to a steady growth in the demand for…
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Supporting good agriculture
Much like other regions of the world, smallholder soy producers in Southern Africa often suffer from low productivity. Solidaridad's soy…
Accessing the market
The horticulture programme aims to contribute to the upskilling and commercialisation of smallholder producers in the sector in Southern Africa.…
Improving land and water use
Southern Africa produces 75% of the continent’s sugarcane harvested by large and small-scale producers. The sugarcane programme in Southern Africa…
Producing sustainable cotton
In Mozambique, Solidaridad has successfully worked with one of the largest cotton producing companies, João Ferreira dos Santos (JFS), since…
Sustainable communities
The Solidaridad gold programme seeks to improve the livelihoods of artisanal and small-scale miners and communities around them. In order…
Sustainable production
Solidaridad has been at the forefront of promoting yield intensification through the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP) to improve…
The next generation of farmers
Capitalizing on the fact that West Africa produces 70 percent of global supply, Solidaridad is implementing a number of cocoa…
