Commodity: Cocoa
Landmark stakeholder meeting step forward for sustainable cocoa production in Ghana
Solidaridad West Africa recently facilitated a groundbreaking roundtable, bringing together the land committee of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council, Ghana,…
12 July 2019
New cocoa floor price: A step towards more equal trade?
On 12 June 2019, the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire announced a floor price of USD 2,600/ton of cocoa…
03 July 2019
A boost for the livelihoods of cocoa and oil palm farmers in West Africa
Cocoa and oil palm farmers in West Africa can expect a boost in their crop yields and incomes as Solidaridad…
27 June 2019
Tuerê chocolate offers a sweet addition to luxury bean to bar market
Solidaridad and Casa Lasevicius launched four fine chocolates produced with almonds from the region at the Brazil Bean to Bar…
26 June 2019
Solidaridad Annual Report 2018 signals growth throughout the network
Solidaridad exceeded its own targets by supporting more than half a million farmers, miners and workers in 2018. With improved…
25 June 2019
Highlights from UC Berkeley-Solidaridad workshop on agrifood supply chain innovation
In her blog post, workshop attendee and agrifood professional Krisila Benson shares her top takeaways from the recently held workshop…
23 April 2019
Women in cocoa explore viable options to increase incomes
Women cocoa farmers contribute half of the labor associated with the production of the commodity yet they control meager incomes…
03 April 2019
World Water Day: Building an oasis in the Dry Chaco
Today, to mark International World Water Day, we reflect on two indigenous communities in the Central Chaco region in Paraguay.…
22 March 2019
Solidaridad launches ambitious deforestation-free strategy in South America
Solidaridad will work with 6,889 producers to avoid the deforestation of 144,000 hectares, implement sustainable production across 157,000 hectares and…
28 February 2019
Solidaridad brings farmers' voices to cocoa conference in Amsterdam
The cocoa commodity dominated discussions at the Chocoa 2019 conference in Amsterdam from 20 to 24 February 2019 and Solidaridad…
26 February 2019
