Region: Asia
Trustea – the India sustainable tea programme
The Indian tea industry has grown and changed manifold over the years. It is now faced with many challenges due…
20 August 2014
New tea programme Sri Lanka looks beyond certification
A new three year tea programme with Douwe Egberts Foundation in Sri Lanka aims to certify estates and small-scale farmers…
Promotion of responsible soy in India leads to huge benefits
An impact study by the independent Indian consultancy MART shows that a three year producer support to soy smallholders in…
Malaysia: Improving the livelihoods of palm oil smallholders together with Cargill
Solidaridad, together with trader Cargill and Malaysian-based social enterprise Wild Asia have started an independent oil palm smallholder sustainability support…
Creating an independent smallholder hub in Jambi, Sumatra
Jambi is the 5th largest palm oil producing province in Indonesia, with a total palm oil producing area of more…
Sustainable soy from India gets major boost from lead company
Indian soy giant Ruchi Soya Industries and European daughter company RF Solutions teamed up with ProTerra Foundation and Solidaridad to…
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation launch major water efficiency programme
Solidaridad and Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) have jointly launched one of the largest water efficiency in agriculture programmes in India…
Solidaridad to conduct independent assessment of APPL tea gardens in India
Solidaridad has been requested to conduct an independent assessment of the living and working conditions in the tea gardens of…
Farmer Support Programme – Training sugarcane and soy farmers in India
Solidaridad is currently implementing the Farmer Support Programme (FSP) which is a public private partnership developed to support 400,000 small-holders…
05 August 2014
Chetna boosts organic cotton in India
Chetna Organic in India has grown from reaching 234 farmers in 2004 to a membership base of 8,138 farmers in…
12 January 2012