Commodity: Cocoa
How 150 rural women in Cote d’Ivoire will improve livelihoods
One hundred and fifty women farmers in the Bouaflé community in Côte d’Ivoire are developing additional income-generating activities to build…
17 May 2022
Boosting smallholder farmer productivity to improve livelihoods
Oretha Togbah, a 56-year-old cocoa farmer, can now provide shelter and daily meals for herself and her household after switching…
Solidaridad and other CSOs and NGOs urge the EU to ensure a smallholder-inclusive regulation on deforestation-free products
The European Commission’s proposed EU Regulation on deforestation-free products is a welcome step towards tackling global deforestation, and forest degradation,…
21 March 2022
Dutch ambassador applauds Solidaridad for facilitating access to finance for smallholder cocoa farmers
Under the Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, Solidaridad linked 7,000 farmers to four financial institutions to enable them access finance…
16 March 2022
Women at the forefront of ensuring food security in the face of the climate crisis
Dairy farmer Casilda and her husband arrived in Campo Aceval in Paraguay some eight years ago, where they took over…
08 March 2022
No need to question the relevance of ‘fair pricing’
Nico Roozen analyzes and responds to a recently published report of Wageningen University & Research and Mondelez International, which examines…
21 December 2021
SOLIDARIDAD EUROPE’S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO THE EU DEFORESTATION PROPOSAL
Demand side measures will only be effective when embedded in a smart mix that guarantees smallholder inclusion As much as…
Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector Launched in Liberia
A Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia has been launched in Monrovia with a call on all actors…
20 December 2021
Empowering local communities to undertake own-initiated development actions
To ensure that communities advocate for their own development, Solidaridad, through the Cocoa Life programme, has been empowering and supporting…
18 December 2021
Creating leaders, one woman at a time
Solidaridad, through the Cocoa Life programme, is amplifying women’s voices and empowering them to take proactive roles in leadership in…
