Commodity: Cocoa
Community extension officers trained in cocoa production
Solidaridad has trained 164 community extension officers to provide quality extension services to smallholder cocoa farmers in Liberia to improve…
14 April 2021
Popularizing tree crop policies for agricultural transformation in Sierra Leone
Solidaridad and the Cotton Tree Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Sierra Leone, have engaged…
12 April 2021
Unpacking Solidaridad’s start-up models for youth in cocoa
Solidaridad’s youth in cocoa programme in Ghana has challenged the notion that young people have no interest in cocoa farming. …
26 March 2021
Fighting food insecurity through financial literacy: Solidaridad programme in Ivory Coast empowers women
“If you had known me before, and came to see me today, you would undoubtedly have noticed a change.” Ardjouma…
24 March 2021
Barter scheme to provide incentives for sustainable cocoa production in the Amazon
A “sustainable bartering” agreement between representatives of the cocoa industry and a local cooperative provides affordable fertilizers to smallholder farmers…
23 March 2021
Cocoa from small farmers that protect the Amazon is awarded once more
For the third consecutive year, fine chocolates made with premium cocoa from producers in the Brazilian Amazon were recognized in…
16 March 2021
International Women’s Day 2021: Fostering women’s leadership through social inclusion and equal participation
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the imperative role and contribution of women to tackling a global crisis, but…
08 March 2021
Reducing CO2 emissions requires immediate action
Sustainable Development Goal 13, climate action, involves adopting measures to combat climate change and its effects. Reducing CO2 emissions is…
05 March 2021
Launch of RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY! programme for inclusive and sustainable value chains
Solidaridad, Fairfood, TrustAfrica and Business Watch Indonesia (BWI) are excited to launch our new joint programme, RECLAIM Sustainability! This five-year…
16 February 2021
The need for transparency and accountability in global supply chains
In December, the US Supreme Court heard arguments about whether Nestle USA and Cargill should be held responsible for child…
19 January 2021
