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Café Brisas: A Honduran Story of Success in the United States and Canada
Café Brisas, a coffee brand from western Honduras led by women coffee farmers, is gaining ground with international buyers. Its recent success at two major trade fairs shows how the brand is building a reputation for quality in competitive markets.
27 August 2026
Aggregation Centres Reducing Food Losses and Strengthening Food Security in Nigeria
For years, distance and spoilage stood between smallholder farmers and a fair price for their harvest. Six new aggregation centres are changing that math, for over 25,000 farmers and counting.
07 August 2026
Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Oil Palm Farmers in Nigeria
The Village Savings and Loans Association is enhancing financial inclusion among smallholder farmers by providing access to affordable loans, enabling them to invest in quality inputs, hire labour, adopt climate-smart farming practices and expand their agricultural enterprises.
23 July 2026
Inclusion As a Matter of Survival in Southern Africa
Across Southern Africa, gender inequality and social exclusion shape daily realities, determining who eats, who leads and who survives. Solidaridad's Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) work addresses these structural barriers head-on, with the conviction that systems can only be truly resilient when everyone has a seat at the table.
29 June 2026
Women Producers Drive Change in Côte d’Ivoire’s Oil Palm Industry
On oil palm plantations across Côte d'Ivoire, women play a vital role throughout the supply chain. Yet for decades, despite their significant contributions, they remained largely absent from the spaces where critical decisions were made. Decisions around land ownership, pricing and industry standards were often made without their input. Under the RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, Solidaridad partnered with women-led cooperatives in…
26 June 2026
CLIMATE-SMART VEGETABLE GARDENS: LESSONS FOR FOOD, CLIMATE AND LIFE
In Zambia, climate-smart vegetable gardens are helping communities respond to food insecurity and climate challenges, combining traditional knowledge with modern farming practices. They offer practical, hands-on learning in how to grow food more sustainably and strengthen local resilience.
18 June 2026
From Law Dreams To Livestock Innovation
Through the Oromia Dairy Farmers' Bounty Project, 22-year-old Biruk Tesfaye more than tripled his household's monthly income in under a year, transforming a modest family farm into a model of climate-smart, technology-driven dairy keeping. His story captures what becomes possible when young rural farmers are given the tools, training and trust to lead.
10 June 2026
Alejandra: building leadership, quality and opportunity in coffee
Alejandra Gurgúa Ruiz is a coffee cooperative leader from Chiapas, Mexico. What began as a return home after her father's death became a path of technical expertise and community leadership.
08 June 2026
Restoring Forests, Strengthening Livelihoods in West Africa
Across West Africa, deforestation driven by agricultural expansion is depleting forests, destabilizing water systems and weakening communities' resilience to climate change. Solidaridad is working with smallholder farmers in Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone to reverse this trend through a range of initiatives.
05 June 2026
Women Tea Cooperative Brews a Bright Future for their Community
In the village of Nitaldoba in northern Bangladesh, 100 women have formed a tea cooperative that is changing their lives. By hand-plucking premium green tea leaves together, the members of the Alo Chaya cooperative have built a business they truly own and a path out of poverty they chose for themselves.
21 May 2026
Rebuilding Life and Livelihood Through Dairy Farming
Asirat Abera is a dairy farmer from Ethiopia, raising five children alone after the death of his wife. With support from the Oromia Dairy Farmers' Bounty Project, he has nearly quintupled his monthly income and secured stable market access for his farm.
15 May 2026
Turning the Tide: How Kendra Transformed Her Palm Oil Business
In Otoloko, Nigeria, palm oil processor Kendra Charles transformed her family mill by adopting sustainable practices. The result: tripled production and a growing list of customers placing orders in advance.
13 May 2026
Water and Soil Accelerator Project supports Zambian farmers
Smallholder farmers across Zambia are on the frontlines of a changing climate, and they're not waiting for solutions to come to them. At a recent field day hosted in Katete, they demonstrated how improved soil management, smarter water use and digital climate tools are already transforming the way they farm.
12 May 2026
Bridging the Gap between Farmers, Market and Environment in West Kalimantan
In West Kalimantan, smallholder oil palm farmers have long been caught between low yields, limited knowledge and weak market access. A partnership between Solidaridad and Credit Union Keling Kumang is changing that—linking farmers to training, fairer markets and more sustainable ways of working. The result is a gradual but tangible shift in how farming is done, and who it benefits.
26 April 2026
CLEANER YAMUNA, COOLER EARTH: TEXTILES UNITS REDUCING EMISSIONS, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY
Textile dyeing units in Panipat, India are reducing their environmental footprint and improving worker safety—with lessons that could extend across the Yamuna basin and beyond.
17 April 2026
From Voices to Value: When the Hens Begin to Crow
On 31 March, the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam served as a backdrop for inspired exchange. Over 150 attendees gathered for the closing event of the RECLAIM Sustainability! programme (2021-2025), creating a rare intersection of perspectives that span the entire value chain. The takeaway from the event was clear: Global supply chains only thrive when we stop talking about…
09 April 2026
FROM SALINITY STRUGGLES TO SOY GAINS IN BANGLADESH
In coastal Bangladesh, farmers are finding ways to deal with rising soil salinity. With better soybean varieties and improved practices, families like Gias and Asma are starting to see more reliable harvests and incomes. Their experience shows how small changes can make a real difference over time.
04 April 2026
From Subsistence to Dairy Entrepreneur: Beliyu Abebe’s Journey
For years, Beliyu Abebe’s dairy farm produced just enough milk to support her family. With training, improved forage and new climate-smart investments, she has increased production and strengthened her herd’s health. Today, her farm is becoming a learning site for other dairy farmers in her community.
11 March 2026
Beyond Commitments: Real Change for Women in Agriculture in West Africa
Women are vital to agriculture, yet structural barriers continue to limit their economic opportunities and decision-making power. Solidaridad West Africa is working to change this by tackling gender inequality across agricultural supply chains, from households and farms to markets and leadership.
08 March 2026
A REGENERATIVE TURN FOR INDONESIA’S OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS
Intercropping, reduced chemical inputs and regenerative soil management are proving to strengthen livelihoods and promote long-term sustainability in Indonesia’s oil palm sector. Farmers are using previously unused spaces between young palms to grow vegetables and staple crops, generating income while improving soil health and lowering production costs.
05 March 2026
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN MALAYSIA’S OIL PALM SECTOR
Smallholders in Malaysia are turning over a new leaf with regenerative agriculture. Improvements in soil health are translating into higher yields and increased incomes, helping farmers adapt to climate pressures while safeguarding their land for future generations.
24 February 2026
World Radio Day: In the Age of AI, Authentic Voices Matter More Than Ever
This World Radio Day, we spotlight how community radio helps farmers and mining communities across West Africa share experiences, adopt sustainable practices and build trust while keeping authentic voices alive in a rapidly changing digital world.
13 February 2026
Farms as Learning Spaces
On this International Day of Education, it’s worth remembering that education isn’t confined to classrooms; it happens wherever people are guided and encouraged to learn. Across South Africa, farms are becoming exactly these kinds of learning spaces through the Social Employment Fund (SEF), implemented via the Social Employment Network.
24 January 2026
Cultivating the next generation of coffee growers
The sustainability of coffee supply chains depends on young people viewing their family farms not only as part of their heritage, but also as viable prospects for their futures. In partnership with Nestlé, Solidaridad is supporting two initiatives in Colombia and Mexico that promote entrepreneurship, forward integration and value addition among young coffee growers.
31 December 2025
The Self-Sufficient Farmer
Inspired by his late father, Azni Abd Sani took a bold step, expanding his small farm to begin cultivating oil palm. At the beginning, he relied on traditional practices, but a programme for smallholders has shown him how to cultivate the crop more sustainably and efficiently. Today, his farm reflects both his dedication to learning and a growing shift towards…
23 December 2025
Cloves Rios: building a future through cocoa
From subsistence farming to bean-to-bar chocolate, Cloves Rios turned his family farm into a thriving business. With knowledge, hard work and support, he and his wife Alana have built a celebrated chocolate brand while helping to conserve the surrounding forest.
22 December 2025
After Four Decades of Struggle, Farmer Finds Success in Potatoes
For decades, Caleb Sati’s potatoes succumbed to pests and disease despite his tireless work. After joining the Acting Now project and receiving 29 improved tubers, he applied new techniques that transformed his harvest. Today, Caleb not only supports his family with stronger harvests but also shares improved seed with fellow farmers.
12 December 2025
No middlemen: cattle directly traceable from the Brazilian Amazon to slaughterhouses.
Maria Gorete Rios is transforming cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon. By adopting the new Pará state bovine traceability system, she is inspiring other producers in Novo Repartimento to invest in more transparent, sustainable and profitable livestock farming– without intermediaries.
10 December 2025
