Good Agricultural Practices

For years, Henry Jelaman was intrigued by the smallholder oil palm farmers harvesting fresh fruit bunches near his workplace. The former crane operator would watch the farmers with interest until the physical demands of his job grew to be too much. Henry began anew and ventured into oil palm farming in Sarawak, Malaysia. Now 10 years later this smallholder is improving his small farm with support from the Smallholder Support Programme.

Women make vital contributions to agricultural supply chains across the globe. On International Women’s Day, we join the international community in calling for the rights, equality and empowerment of all women and girls. Each day we see these values expressed in the voices of women we work with in global supply chains.

The lush green fields of Tapan Mandal’s small tea farm in West Bengal, India, may paint a picture of prosperity, but his journey has not been an easy one. Under the RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, Solidaridad is supporting small tea growers, like Tapan, to organize themselves into collectives and strengthen existing collectives.