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Dutch Prime Minister Rutte endorses better water management for coffee in Colombia
Removing challenges for implementing good water management can increase the income of coffee growers.
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Aquaculture Innovation Challenge 2019 kicks off with a splash
This year’s Aquaculture Innovation Challenge (AIC) Indonesia will kick off in Jakarta on 23 January, starting at 13:00. The AIC is intended for students, start-ups, project teams, small and medium-sized enterprises and other companies who boast groundbreaking ideas or innovations that can improve the shrimp industry but require knowledge, networks, finance or capital.
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Improving sustainable palm oil supply chains with Henkel Beauty Care’s new Nature Box
Solidaridad has recently expanded its partnership with Henkel Beauty Care to include the company’s new brand, Nature Box.
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Focus on landscapes takes sustainability to the next level
The Landscape Standard is an emerging tool that measures the environmental, social and economic impact of production on a landscape in order to improve sustainability.
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Colombia and the Netherlands: Twin stars in promoting sustainable change
The challenges and opportunities Colombia faces in becoming a global leader in sustainable trade were addressed at this year’s edition of the Sustainable Trade Platform Forum in Bogotá.
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Peruvian government recognizes good mining conditions and practices
San Luis Artisanal Mining Company has received a commendation from the government of Peru for its achievement of Fairmined certification, having completed its formalization process with support from Solidaridad and the Alliance for Responsible Mining. The government wants to increase the number of miners certified per year to 10,000 in 2019 by making the process more accessible.
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Solidaridad calls for sustainable production of palm oil in face EU ban
The EU’s recent ban of palm oil for use in biofuels by 2030 has caused discontent among palm oil producing countries, and put the entire industry under scrutiny.
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Supporting successful female entrepeneurs in Colombia's coffee value chain
Carola Schouten, Minister of Agriculture of the Netherlands, met with the Women Coffee Growers Association of West Huila (ASMUCAOCC) on a recent trip to Colombia. The cooperative, supported by Solidaridad and RGC Coffee, works to improve women’s participation in the coffee value chain.
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Solidaridad urges COP24 to work with farmers to secure climate change improvements for all
Solidaridad has called on the UN Climate Summit in Katowice to support its efforts in developing countries to help farmers tackle climate change and improve their livelihoods.
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Urgent need for sustainable palm oil as global demand grows
From 2030 the use of palm oil in the production of biofuels will be banned across the European Union (EU). While demand for palm oil as biofuel will decrease and even stop, global demand for palm oil within the vegetable oil sector is continually growing. Producer countries responding to this demand will have to manage the sustainability of their crops carefully in future.