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East Africa: Fairtrade increase market access for thousands of coffee producers
Coffee production in East and Central Africa by smallholders is known for its high quality and value in specialty markets.…
20 August 2014
Solidaridad cocoa programme in West Africa unites Ivorian farmers
The cocoa sector in West Africa which collectively supplies more than 60 percent of the world’s cocoa, has been a…
Bangladesh: Steps taken in garment sector, as death toll climbs in factory disaster
The Bangladesh government has set up a panel of experts to raise the minimum wage for over 3 million garment…
West Africa: Ghana cocoa farmers receive first UTZ incentive bonuses
Cocoa certification has started to pay dividends to cocoa farmers in the Western North cocoa region of Ghana who received…
Malawi project succeeds to improve yields for sugarcane farmers
Solidaridad will be completing three years of work with smallholder sugarcane farmers in Malawi, together with its Implementing Partner, Concern…
Asia: Top soy producer China host RTRS conference, for the first time
On 28 and 29 May, China is hosting the Roundtable of Responsible Soy (RTRS) annual conference under the theme; “Building…
Change that matters – 2012 Annual Report
The global Solidaridad network is growing fast. More farmers, workers and miners are being supported in sustainable production, programme investments…
Brazil Farmers’ Union signs partnership to promote soybean certification
A Farmers’ Union that represents more than 1000 producers in the Western State of Bahia, in Brazil, signed a partnership…
Final wake up call for the garment sector
Fatal collapse in Dhaka garment factory Another fatal incident in the Bangladesh’ garment sector: 3000 people were in the building…
South America: Uphill battle for responsible soy, as demand grows
Due to its high protein values and efficiency, soybean has become the number one source of protein for feeding cattle…
