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Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report
Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with…
07 December 2022
Building intelligent palm oil value chains in Colombia
Colombia is an emerging source for sustainable palm oil. As production grows, companies, governments, NGOs and producers are focused on…
29 November 2022
CULTIVATING RESILIENT COCOA THROUGH AGROFORESTRY
For generations, removing non-cocoa trees was standard practice when establishing cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire. Conventional wisdom saw trees, no…
25 November 2022
COP27: Some Achievements, Glaring Omissions & Priorities Going Forward
COP27 concluded with a stronger commitment to countries that have contributed the least to climate change, but fell short of…
23 November 2022
AQUACULTURE TRAINING BUILDS RESILIENCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NIGERIA
In Nigeria, the demand for fresh fish outstrips the domestic supply. For young people seeking a vocation, aquaculture represents an…
21 November 2022
Project Muda Cana wins Bonsucro Inspire Award
Project Muda Cana in Brazil won the award for Best Value Chain Sustainability Initiative during the Bonsucro Week in October.…
18 November 2022
Working towards self-regulation in small-scale gold mining in Kenya
In Kenya, artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs roughly 250,000 miners with women making up 40% of the total. Though…
16 November 2022
Climate Change, Carbon Farming Dominate Discussion at Asia Tea Alliance Summit
Tea is the world’s second most popular beverage after water. Roughly 3 billion cups are consumed every day. The sector…
15 November 2022
CASHEW FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW DEAL WITH EUROPEAN UNION IN SIERRA LEONE
Solidaridad West Africa has signed a 2.4 million Euro partnership agreement with the European Union in Sierra Leone to implement…
11 November 2022
Solidaridad supports joint statement by CSOs on EU regulation on smallholder-inclusive deforestation-free products
As the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the EU are negotiating a compromise on the EU…
08 November 2022
