Commodity: Coffee
Smallholder rural farmers benefit from financial services
More than 1,200 smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire now have access to formal financial services through Solidaridad’s Village Savings and…
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
How a women-made coffee is conquering global retail chains and coffees shops
On International Rural Women Day, we share the story behind “Mujeres Cafeteras” (Women Coffee Growers), a unique coffee sold by…
15 October 2021
Molinos de Honduras and Solidaridad partner for sustainable coffee production
Molinos de Honduras and Solidaridad are working together to create and execute climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the…
12 October 2021
On farm diversification: fostering sustainable livelihoods for women in coffee in Uganda
Although gender gaps persist across agricultural value chains, notable gains continue to be realized. Solidaridad, through the Practice for Change…
15 September 2021
Colombia becomes first country to sign landmark agreement on coffee, climate change and forests
The Coffee, Forest & Climate Agreement signed by the Colombian government, exporters, producers and civil society marks a milestone in…
07 September 2021
“I Lost my Hospitality Job Due to Covid-19, But Coffee Came to My Rescue”
When Covid-19 hit Kenya in 2020, an estimated 1.7 million Kenyans lost their sources of livelihood (Federation of Kenya Employers,…
17 August 2021
Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture, One Youth at a Time
Marion Wanjiku was motivated to pursue sustainable coffee farming as a result of training provided by the Solidaridad Practice for…
10 August 2021
Creating the Next Generation of Coffee Farmers in Kenya
The increased involvement of youth in agriculture has been identified as a viable solution for among other challenges the ageing…
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
