Commodity: Palm Oil
Integrating good practices in smallholder farm management
Smallholder farmers possess vast knowledge of traditional farming methods passed down from generations. However, they often lack the skills and…
28 April 2021
A pathway to promote regional sustainability and trade in palm oil
Palm oil is the most consumed oil in the world, and production is only increasing across Asia. In 2016, Solidaridad…
Working directly with stakeholders drives sector transformation in palm oil
Through the Mesoamerican Palm Oil Alliance, MAPA, Solidaridad gathers more than 55,000 stakeholders along the entire palm oil supply chain…
Building smallholder oil palm farmers’ capacity for policy advocacy
Government policies are essential to the development of the oil palm sector. Solidaridad, through its National Initiatives for Sustainable and…
27 April 2021
Palm oil ban in Sri Lanka: A critical analysis
Shatadru Chattopadhayay, Managing Director for Solidaridad in Asia, digs deep into the palm oil ban and seeks to direct the…
16 April 2021
Bridging the knowledge gap among oil palm farmers
In Nigeria, a major challenge faced by smallholder oil palm farmers is access to the right information that will enable…
14 April 2021
500 youth trained in oil palm production in Ghana
As part of efforts to build the skills of youth for employment and entrepreneurship in the oil palm sector, over…
Oil-palm competency based training kicks off with youth leaders
Solidaridad has enrolled more than 500 youth to undergo competency-based training in oil palm under the Agricultural Technical and Vocational…
03 March 2021
Launch of RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY! programme for inclusive and sustainable value chains
Solidaridad, Fairfood, TrustAfrica and Business Watch Indonesia (BWI) are excited to launch our new joint programme, RECLAIM Sustainability! This five-year…
16 February 2021
Changing the palm oil narrative: EU seems willing to turn the page
The European Union is showing the first signs of a more conciliatory approach towards palm oil producing countries. This reverses…
10 February 2021
