Commodity: Palm Oil
West Africa: Ghana smallholders to implement Oil Palm Best Management Practice
The oil palm tree although very productive and indigenous to West Africa remains under-utilized on many farms in the region.…
20 August 2014
Cargill, Solidaridad and Wild Asia embark on sustainability of independent smallholders palm oil
Solidaridad will together with trader Cargill and Malaysian-based social enterprise Wild Asia start an independent oil palm smallholder sustainability support…
Henkel and Solidaridad foster smallholder programme to support sustainable palm oil
Together with Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care business sector Solidaridad will start a 3-year programme in Honduras (Central America) to…
Financial literacy and agricultural training for Indonesian oil palm smallholders
Palm oil is expanding rapidly in West Kalimantan and increasingly rubber farmers are switching to the more profitable oil palm…
Malaysia: Improving the livelihoods of palm oil smallholders together with Cargill
Solidaridad, together with trader Cargill and Malaysian-based social enterprise Wild Asia have started an independent oil palm smallholder sustainability support…
Transition of the palm oil sector in Colombia
Colombia is a country with great potential for agriculture production and a need of rural livelihood options with impact after…
Integrating Ghanaian palm oil smallholders into global markets
While oil palm is indigenous to West Africa, the region produces only six percent of the global palm oil which…
Creating an independent smallholder hub in Jambi, Sumatra
Jambi is the 5th largest palm oil producing province in Indonesia, with a total palm oil producing area of more…
Towards inclusive palm oil supply chains
Even though often invisible, palm oil is present in many product formulations. Currently, it is the worlds most used vegetable…
Solidaridad begins programme for certification of the palm oil industry in Guatemala
In order to foster a sustainable palm oil economy, Solidaridad is supporting a Central American three-year oil palm sustainability programme…
