Digital

In early 2021, Kajal Suved Shaikh, a small-scale dairy farmer from Bibi village in the Satara district of Maharashtra, India, was not quite sure where her business was headed. Though she had been farming for some time, she lacked the necessary skills to improve her farm and build her business. The Trust Dairy Project from Solidaridad Asia provided her – and over one thousand other dairy farmers – with the knowledge and digital tools to improve their practices.

Timely access to reliable information on weather patterns and climate-smart practices can be a game changer for smallholder farmers, especially as more frequent and extreme weather events take a toll. Solidaridad in West Africa is using radio to directly reach rural communities with advice and support to adapt their practices.

Yerlis Barón is the charismatic professor behind a WhatsApp account providing technical advice to 400 small and medium-sized livestock farmers across 12 municipalities in Caquetá, Colombia. As a livestock veterinarian, she supplements the training done by field technicians from Amazonia Connect. Yerlis moved to Florencia, Caqueta’s capital city, two years ago from Arjona in the Caribbean, and now considers the Colombian Amazon her adopted home. 

Café de Mujeres Brisas isn’t just any coffee. The Honduran coffee brand is a testament to the power of innovation and collaboration. Created with help from the organization PROEXO and Solidaridad, Café de Mujeres Brisas emerged from an exchange of women coffee producers. The unique blend not only tastes great, but also tells a powerful story of leadership. With its unique packaging and digital traceability, Café de Mujeres Brisas offers a taste of sustainability.

Though women have always worked in agriculture – even outnumbering men in Bangladesh and India – their inclusion in the formal supply chain remains low. In Bangladesh, women are involved in many of the activities on dairy farms, yet their work often goes unrecognized. A new programme is changing that.