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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR EAST AFRICAN COFFEE
From the beautiful Sipi Hills of Kapchorwa District in the East, to the breezy Kazo Plains of Kiruhura District in…
24 July 2018
Opinion: Without Action, The Future of Coffee Is Not Secure
Andrea Olivar, International Programme Manager for Solidaridad Network, highlights the urgency of finding new solutions to solve the sustainability crisis…
18 July 2018
Indonesian & Indian Palm Oil Industry Join Hands to Promote Sustainable Trade
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed which, for the first time, recognizes the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil…
17 July 2018
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Solidaridad Coordinates Stakeholder Engagement on Climate Change Policy
Earlier this year, Kenya experienced flash floods which claimed 158 lives and displaced 300,000 people. In the wake of this…
10 July 2018
A Boost for Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Kenya
On the slopes of Mount Kenya resides a highly enterprising community turning the county of Meru into “The Land of…
03 July 2018
Who is paying for the coffee of the future?
The World of Coffee Event was held last week in Amsterdam, and highlighted that the coffee sector is in danger.…
28 June 2018
ECUADOR ADOPTS BANANA INDUSTRY SAFETY & HEALTH MANUAL
Ecuador, the biggest exporter of bananas in the world, has adopted a new manual to ensure the integrity, safety and…
26 June 2018
Solidaridad Helps Launch "Green Villages" in Indonesia
Many countries, including Indonesia, are overwhelmed by increasing levels of plastic. Just last month, the shocking news of a whale…
22 June 2018
East Africa: The Emerging Home of African Sustainable Leather
Currently, the Ethiopian leather tanning industry is characterized by too much use of chemicals in the tanning process leading to…
21 June 2018
First Steps Towards Responsible Soy Sourcing Guidelines for China
At the 2018 RTRS Conference in France, Solidaridad presented progress made by the Sustainable Soy Trade Platform towards developing the…
19 June 2018
