Commodity: Coffee
Heirs and stewards of the Colombian coffee tradition
The town of Mistrató rises between coffee-growing mountains. Hundreds of coffee growers have passed through its roads on the back…
02 October 2020
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Coffee producer prosperity and success for smallholders in Mexico
René Hernández is a model for other coffee smallholder producers in Mexico. Here, he shows his coffee plantation, which he…
30 September 2020
Agriculture can help to fight climate change, preserve biodiversity and foster the sustainable use of natural resources.
17 September 2020
SCA announces its 2020 Sustainability Award for Las Manos del Café project in Colombia
Launched in 2016, the Las Manos del Café project brought together leading industry partners and a group of dedicated farmworkers…
17 July 2020
Promoting food security among smallholder coffee farmers in East Africa
Food security in East Africa has been further threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. This public-private partnership in Kenya and Ethiopia…
14 July 2020
A call to support farmers in conservation efforts
This year World Environment Day focuses on Colombia, the 2nd most biodiverse country in the world and known for its…
05 June 2020
From the street to the farm – how agriculture is improving the lives of amputees
For eleven years, a civil war ravaged Sierra Leone, leaving trails of destruction, pain and untold economic hardship. It is…
20 February 2020
Nico Roozen: A founding father
Solidaridad’s honorary president Nico Roozen on lessons learnt from more than 30 years at the helm of certification systems, the…
20 December 2019
From special beans to major programme
As part of a strategy to promote women in the coffee sector, Colombia’s biggest brand, Juan Valdez, launched a special…
08 November 2019
Solidaridad, Olam, Jacobs Douwe Egberts and smallholder farmers launch circular coffee project in Peru and the Netherlands
Solidaridad, Jacobs Douwe Egberts BV, Olam Peru, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Cuencas del Huallaga and National Forestry Division SERFOR…
06 November 2019
