Commodity: Cocoa
Next generation cocoa youth programme – our stories of impact
This publication highlights a few of the many anecdotal accounts of beneficiaries of the ‘Next Generation Cocoa Youth Programme’ (MASO)…
25 October 2021
Vice president of Sierra Leone commends Solidaridad
Sierra Leone’s Vice President, H.E. Mohamed Judeh Jalloh, has commended Solidaridad for its immense contribution to the agricultural sector of…
21 October 2021
Joint paper on Legislating for Impact
In a joint paper, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Rainforest Alliance and Solidaridad call on the European Commission to ensure that…
18 October 2021
Moving away the smoke screen in front of the business case for cocoa farmers in West Africa
Nico Roozen's most recent blog - composed in direct dialogue with our colleagues from Ghana and Ivory Coast - is…
02 September 2021
Effort to RECLAIM Sustainability! in Ghana Launched
Ghana has launched the RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, which seeks to foster inclusive sustainable supply chains in which the interests, voices…
26 August 2021
Productive restoration programme, RestaurAmazônia, chosen by the JBS Fund for the Amazon
The fund will scale up the initiative in Pará, Brazil, with the goal of reaching over 1,500 families and bringing…
24 August 2021
Analysis of gender equity in the cocoa sector in Colombia
This study seeks to identify gender-inclusive practices in the Colombian cocoa sector in order to provide information that contributes to…
06 August 2021
Roundtable asks to act now to mend the damaging cocoa slavery slur on West Africa
A roundtable on cocoa hosted by Solidaridad West Africa ended with Nico Roozen calling on the governments of Ghana and…
04 August 2021
Efforts to popularize farmer-friendly tree crops policies launched in Sierra Leone
The popularization of three national tree crops policies, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Sierra Leone in…
23 July 2021
Literacy: a tool for women’s empowerment in cocoa producing communities
Koffi Brou Odette is a 40-year-old mother of 10 working as a cocoa producer in Kouassi-kpenkro, Côte d'Ivoire. Through Solidaridad's…
15 July 2021