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Supporting a growing industry
Solidaridad has continuously contributed to the business case for sustainable cotton in Ethiopia. Organic Cotton (2015-2016) was the springboard which later…
13 March 2017
Increasing food security
Evaluation studies revealed the inadequacy of food in coffee producing households. To address this, Solidaridad and Nestle initiated a food…
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Engaging with stakeholders
Improvements in this sector are made possible by the Dutch Sustainable Economic Development Department (DDE). The DDE programmes bring together all…
Responsible trade
With the Chinese market now accounting for 60% of global soy imports, Solidaridad’s strategy is focused on the demand side…
10 March 2017
Land use and regeneration
Considering that soy and livestock are the main deforestation drivers in the region, intensification models and land use planning have…
International exchanges
As the second largest palm oil importing country in the world with about 6 million tonnes of imports annually since…
Fitting solutions
The textiles programme in China focuses on bringing measurable environmental and social benefits to printing and dyeing factories in China.…
Better Cotton Initiative
With the first pilot project launched in 2010, Solidaridad has helped to pave the way for the Better Cotton Initiative…
Collective action for smallholder marketing
Agricultural markets in Uganda tend to be inefficient, whereby smallholder farmers are trapped in “good season-poor market” dilemma largely due…
09 September 2016
Sustainable Cattle in Practice
The Brazilian Roundtable on Sustainable Livestock, or GTPS after the name in Portuguese, was formally established in 2009 with the…
