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RSPO National Interpretations approved in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
The national interpretation processes of the RSPO principles and criteria for Guatemala and Honduras were approved by the RSPO Board…
13 January 2022
Sustainable agriculture practices for southern Mexico’s palm smallholders
Since 2016, Solidaridad has been working with oil palm smallholders in southern Mexico, in Chiapas, to improve practices through farmer…
04 January 2022
No need to question the relevance of ‘fair pricing’
Nico Roozen analyzes and responds to a recently published report of Wageningen University & Research and Mondelez International, which examines…
21 December 2021
Solidaridad Europe’s preliminary response to the EU deforestation proposal
13 February 2023 Read our latest perspective on the EU’s deforestation-free products regulation Read it now Demand side measures will…
Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector Launched in Liberia
A Roadmap to a Sustainable Cocoa Sector in Liberia has been launched in Monrovia with a call on all actors…
20 December 2021
The World Bank Touts Solidaridad’s Community-Focused Climate Action in Ghana
The World Bank has expressed high satisfaction over Solidaridad’s implementation of the community-focused, climate-oriented intervention, the Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism…
Supporting Small and Medium Businesses to build a resilient oil palm sector in Côte d’Ivoire
Solidaridad, under the Access to Finance and Enterprise Development component of the second phase of the Sustainable West Africa Palm…
Hybrid oil palm seedlings to improve yields in Nigeria
Solidaridad has established 16 oil palm nurseries in four states to replace aged and moribund oil palm trees. This is…
18 December 2021
Empowering local communities to undertake own-initiated development actions
To ensure that communities advocate for their own development, Solidaridad, through the Cocoa Life programme, has been empowering and supporting…
Efforts to promote mercury-free gold take off in Ghana
As the European Union policy on due diligence in supply chains continues to progress, and companies and consumers' interest in…