Commodity: Cocoa
Mawuse’s Story
Growing up in the Volta Region of Ghana, Mawuse Hotor knew firsthand the challenges of cocoa farming. After participating in…
13 January 2021
Cocoa
Roughly 70% of the world’s cocoa is produced in West Africa, with the remaining 30% coming from South-East Asia, and…
09 December 2020
How does poverty taste? Chocolatey.
With every bite of our favourite chocolate bar, we swallow the delicious product of a broken system that needs overhaul.…
30 November 2020
NORC report on child labour in West Africa: more accurate figures, but no farmers business case
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. Estimates of the number of children in child labour were overestimated In previous years…
18 November 2020
Hope for smallholder farmers amid a pandemic
Farmers were provided with food crop seedlings to plant alongside oil palm and cocoa With the spread of the virus…
03 November 2020
Agriculture can help to fight climate change, preserve biodiversity and foster the sustainable use of natural resources.
17 September 2020
Promoting financial inclusion for women in cocoa-producing communities
Solidaridad’s Village Savings and Loan Association scheme, introduced in cocoa-producing communities, is charting the course for financial independence for women.
08 September 2020
Cocoa and chocolate women network of Honduras empowered to grow
Solidaridad was selected along with seven other organizations for The Power to Grow Innovation Challenge, which formed new strategic alliances…
03 September 2020
Supporting small businesses to access finance for COVID resilience
Solidaridad’s Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana, has been…
02 September 2020
Mobilizing communities for development initiatives
The Cocoa Life project, implemented by Solidaridad and funded by Mondelez International, seeks to transform and empower cocoa-producing communities to…
19 August 2020
