Commodity: Livestock
Breaking Cultural Barriers to Build a Profitable Dairy Farming Business
Ester Makenga credits her ambitious nature for leading her into dairy farming more than a decade ago. As a project…
28 June 2021
Sustainable livestock management improves livelihoods and landscapes in Zambia
Degraded landscapes and low livestock productivity have plagued the livestock sector in Zambia. The Nambola Livestock project is helping farmers…
28 April 2021
The story of Casilda: community empowerment and resilience in Chaco
Solidaridad brought together cooperatives, local government and communities to develop innovative solutions for climate adaptation. For dairy farmer, Casilda, this…
International Women’s Day 2021: Fostering women’s leadership through social inclusion and equal participation
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the imperative role and contribution of women to tackling a global crisis, but…
08 March 2021
Considering that soy and livestock are the main deforestation drivers in the region, intensification models and land use planning have…
04 February 2021
Small-scale farmers in developing countries have not benefitted much from the rise in global dairy consumption. This is because they…
Good cheese needs good companions: Partnering to build zero-deforestation dairy supply chains in the Colombian Amazon
The department of Caquetá is part of the Amazon River basin and a strategic ecosystem for Colombia and the globe.…
03 February 2021
Livestock & dairy
Billions of people across the world consume livestock products. Demand for meat, dairy and leather in developing countries will double…
12 December 2020
Leather
The leather sector, responsible for processing hides and skins into shoes, clothing, furniture, horse saddles and car seats among others,…
Sustainable landscape management through livestock farming
The programme is training 390 farmers on sustainable livestock management practices to ensure that the beef industry becomes more inclusive…
12 November 2020
