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Navigating Volatility, Driving Sustainable Change: 2024 Annual Report
Solidaridad celebrates a year of achievement, recognizing the strong efforts across our network in over 40 countries in our 2024 Annual Report. In a year of intense volatility – politically, economically and environmentally – we witnessed strong evidence of resilience and progress among the farmers, workers and miners we work with. Executive Director Andre de Freitas shares his perspective on…
30 April 2025
How an Oil and Gas Entrepreneur is Driving Agricultural Transformation in His Community
In Nigeria, entrepreneur Michael Udofia has moved into oil palm agriculture to grow his business and boost the fortunes of his community. After connecting with the NISCOPS initiative, Michael accessed effective training and quality hybrid seedlings and planted oil palms on 33 hectares of land. Now, his farm has become a learning hub that inspires nearby farmers to adopt modern,…
SMALL TEA GROWERS’ ASSOCIATIONS IN ASSAM SEEK FAIR PRICES FOR FARMERS, SUBMIT KEY RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT
The All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association and All Bodoland Small Tea Growers’ Association, supported by the Indian Tea Association and Solidaridad Asia, recently submitted the “Status Paper on Small Tea Sector of Assam” to the Government of Assam. The paper laid out, in detail, the challenges faced by the state’s small tea growers, and […]
29 April 2025
Partnering for sustainable palm
Palm oil is the most widely-used, highly efficient vegetable oil in the world. Though palm oil represents 40% of the world’s vegetable oil supply and just 6% of land area dedicated to oil production, its production is often associated with environmental and social risks. When palm oil is produced responsibly under the right conditions, it […]
24 April 2025
Senior Corporate Engagement and Partnerships Manager: Coffee
Are you a coffee expert with a passion for smallholder farmers and sustainable supply chains? Do you have experience in corporate engagement and the development of public- private partnerships? Solidaridad offers you a rewarding and meaningful job in an inspiring and international setting with the opportunity to make a real difference in the world. We […]
In Sri Lanka, Securing Livelihoods for Youth, Supporting Local Economy
L. M. Hashan Buddhika beams with pride while giving a tour of his boutique hotel in Bandarawela in the Uva province of Sri Lanka. Tourism had been a mainstay on the island country until the pandemic hit hard in 2020. For Hashan, an innovative programme came at the right time to equip him with the skillsets needed to transform his…
23 April 2025
It begins with fire: How biochar builds better soils & farmer resilience
Discover five ways that biochar – a unique soil amendment with powerful properties – can improve soil fertility, support water retention, improve crop yields, contribute to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and more. Solidaridad is working with small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs across seven countries to leverage biochar to find new opportunities.
21 April 2025
Power of Community: Women of Nehas Liah Bing Village in Indonesia Script History
Last year, a funding announcement from the federal government in Indonesia made history. It was less about what it was for than who it went to. The funding for two local government programmes went to PKK Nehas Liah Bing, a women’s community-based organization in the East Kalimantan province.
16 April 2025
