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Solidaridad looks back on 50 years of working towards social justice and sustainable value chains
2019 is a special year for Solidaridad: it is 50 years since our foundation in 1969. This year, we celebrate…
02 May 2019
Partnering up for progress: sourcing responsible gold in Uganda
Gold will never lose its allure. It’s useful, beautiful, rare, and an essential material for many different products. But many…
29 April 2019
Highlights from UC Berkeley-Solidaridad workshop on agrifood supply chain innovation
In her blog post, workshop attendee and agrifood professional Krisila Benson shares her top takeaways from the recently held workshop…
23 April 2019
Fighting inequality and deforestation in the Congo Basin
The world is losing the battle to save the last tropical forests. Given the enormous carbon reserves and ecosystem services…
18 April 2019
Cattle in Africa get graded with mobile monitoring
The new Cattle Grading App is an easy and effective way to help smallholders align their herd management practices with…
09 April 2019
Trinitea empowers smallholder tea growers of India
The launch of Trinitea on 4 April marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Indian smallholder tea sector.…
04 April 2019
China livestock industry signals significant support for sustainable beef
At the end of March, the China Animal Agriculture Association, supported by Solidaridad, became the first Chinese member of the…
Women in cocoa explore viable options to increase incomes
Women cocoa farmers contribute half of the labor associated with the production of the commodity yet they control meager incomes…
03 April 2019
5 Ways to help small sugarcane farmers become more sustainable
Solidaridad and partner organization Orplana provided insights from their newest programme, Muda Cana, to support smallholders on their journey towards…
28 March 2019
World Water Day: Building an oasis in the Dry Chaco
Today, to mark International World Water Day, we reflect on two indigenous communities in the Central Chaco region in Paraguay.…
22 March 2019
