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Innovating for Financial Inclusion: Specialized Loan Product gives Artisanal Miners a Boost

GoldLatin AmericaSouth AmericaFinance & InvestmentSupportive Business Ecosystems

The lack of formalization of the artisanal and small-scale mining sector remains a barrier to improved working conditions and access…

10 August 2023

A take on climate finance: Making the case for more equitable & effective climate action

CocoaCoffeeCentral AmericaLatin AmericaSouth AmericaClimateFinance & Investment

The number of financial mechanisms dedicated to mitigating and adapting to climate change shows that the world has turned a…

09 August 2023

SUPPORTING GOLD MINERS WITH MERCURY-FREE MINERAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

GoldWest Africa

Artisanal and small-scale gold mines are the world’s largest source of mercury emissions, with an annual estimate of over 2,000…

07 August 2023

Low-Carbon Agriculture: A Forward-Looking Approach to Farming

CocoaCoffeeLivestockPalm OilEast & Central AfricaLatin AmericaSouth AmericaClimateGood Agricultural Practices

The growing demand for food and the rising impacts of climate change are pushing the world to rethink how we…

03 August 2023

Finding a balance in carbon and coffee

CoffeeCentral AmericaEuropeLatin AmericaCarbonClimateSupportive Business Ecosystems

Coffee is highly vulnerable to climate change due to increasing temperatures and changing rainfall patterns. Addressing the problem requires a…

01 August 2023

Improving health and safety with shea fruit collectors

Fruit & VegetablesWest AfricaGender & YouthGood Agricultural Practices

The collection and processing of shea fruit is a source of income for many women in Northern Ghana. The work…

28 July 2023

Implementing digital solutions in the field

Central AmericaDigitalGood Agricultural PracticesSupportive Business Ecosystems

The use of digital tools is key to improving sustainability while supporting smallholders to achieve their goals. In this opinion…

27 July 2023

Leveraging agriculture to create sustainable employment

Fruit & VegetablesSouthern AfricaFood SystemsGender & YouthGood Agricultural Practices

The Social Employment Fund Project is a South African government initiative to address the country’s growing unemployment crisis by leveraging…

20 July 2023

Harvest Alert tool: innovating for a sustainable supply chain

Palm OilWest AfricaDigitalMarket Uptake

Solidaridad has developed a tool called Harvest Alert that will help reduce farmer income loss in Ghana by streamlining the…

13 July 2023

Seeking to improve labor conditions in Central America

Fruit & VegetablesCentral AmericaLabor Rights

Solidaridad and Syngenta Seeds are working together to analyze Fair Labor policy compliance of two of its suppliers in Central…

11 July 2023