Commodity: Cotton & Textiles
ProCotton expansion in East Africa
Through a financial contribution and collaboration with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC),…
21 August 2014
Diary of a field trip to Better Cotton farmers in India
Janet Mensink from Solidaridad Network went to India with Adidas to visit Better Cotton farmers and attended a Better Cotton…
Do you also believe in "trade for aid"?
With this Edun Live T-shirt, Jackpot supports organic cotton farmers in the North of Uganda; a region which is recovering…
Change needs more than simple certification
Since the 80’s there is a growing awareness of the sometimes poor conditions under which –western- consumer goods are produced.…
Rabobank Foundation visits BCI cotton fields in India
The work of Solidaridad Cotton Solutions Network in India is co-funded by the Rabobank Foundation through the Better Cotton Fast…
Rio+20 crowd to learn from practical sustainable development work for farmers and environment
The UN Summit on Sustainable Development brings tens of thousands of people together to discuss the future we want, but…
India Cotton Programme bags BCI prize
Thousands of farmers in India benefit from Solidaridad and its implementing partners’ cotton programmes Istanbul, Turkey: The Solidaridad Cotton Solution…
Solidaridad convenes Zambian cotton industry stakeholders
Solidaridad Southern Africa and the Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) convened a high-level multi-stakeholder conference in Zambia, where all…
20 August 2014
Zambia welcomes Thumbs Up Africa trio
Eleven countries later and still counting… This is the exhaustive and exciting hitchhiking journey of 15 000 km from The Netherlands…
Exchange and learn: West Africa visits India on Better Cotton Initiative
A team of four exchange delegates from Mali in West Africa, including farmers and the National Coordinator of the Association…