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500 youth trained in oil palm production in Ghana
As part of efforts to build the skills of youth for employment and entrepreneurship in the oil palm sector, over…
14 April 2021
German TV-channel ARD highlights Solidaridad’s strategy to support coffee farmers in their struggle to cope with climate change
The renowned documentary programme Weltspiegel points out that coffee production is under threat by the biggest post-Covid challenge for the…
Virtual forums help artisanal small-scale miners deliberate over candidates’ proposals for their sector
On the eve of General Elections in Peru, Solidaridad—through the Integral Platform of Small Scale Mining (PIM) and the Peruvian…
13 April 2021
Popularizing tree crop policies for agricultural transformation in Sierra Leone
Solidaridad and the Cotton Tree Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Sierra Leone, have engaged…
12 April 2021
Solidaridad and Nigerian government partner to improve productivity
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Solidaridad and the Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development…
09 April 2021
Melanie Rutten-Sülz appointed new country representative in Germany
As of April 2021, Melanie Rutten-Sülz is Solidaridad’s new country representative in Germany. Rutten-Sülz succeeds Moriz Vohrer, who was instrumental…
08 April 2021
Gender and Economics
Solidaridad's Precious Greehy and Mandla Nkomo reflect on the history and future of women's economic participation in Southern Africa, and…
29 March 2021
CONACAFE approves gender policy in the Honduran coffee sector
Solidaridad is collaborating with the National Coffee Board on institutionalizing a gender policy in the Honduran coffee sector that will…
26 March 2021
Fighting food insecurity through financial literacy: Solidaridad programme in Ivory Coast empowers women
“If you had known me before, and came to see me today, you would undoubtedly have noticed a change.” Ardjouma…
24 March 2021
Barter scheme to provide incentives for sustainable cocoa production in the Amazon
A “sustainable bartering” agreement between representatives of the cocoa industry and a local cooperative provides affordable fertilizers to smallholder farmers…
23 March 2021
