Region: East & Central Africa
06 December 2023
Climate change traps cotton farmers in a cycle of poverty
Within the foreseeable future almost every cotton producing region will be negatively affected by climate change. And smallholder farmers living…
23 November 2023
Cotton and Climate Paper
The new paper on Cotton and Climate, hosted on the Sustainable Cotton Hub, reveals that within the foreseeable future almost…
From Hides to the Heights of Business: Empowering Leather Entrepreneurs in Trade
Tanzanian leatherworkers showcased their work at Africa’s premier convention on innovation and scientific development. As part of Solidaridad’s two-year programme…
14 November 2023
RECLAIM Sustainability! 2022 Progress Report
The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a consortium of Solidaridad, TrustAfrica, Fairfood and Business Watch Indonesia, in strategic partnership with the…
13 November 2023
CARBON FARMING ACADEMY CONNECTS SMALL-SCALE FARMERS TO INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKETS
The Carbon Farming Academy, a learning programme developed by Solidaridad and Rabobank, provides training opportunities to producers, field officers, and…
23 October 2023
Rural Woman Coffee Farmer Leads the Way in Tanzania
For many rural women, building a successful business can be a struggle due to limited access to resources. Suzan Malya,…
13 October 2023
Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets: Unlocking Benefits for Smallholder Farmers
From massive wildfires and unpredictable rainfall to worldwide heat waves, the effects of a changing climate are impossible to ignore.…
15 September 2023
A Bright Future for a Woman Farming Coffee in Tanzania
Dorothy Masaki is a 54 year-old wife and mother of six who began farming over 35 years ago on her…
07 September 2023
Young farmers in Kenya making a business case for coffee
Sustainable coffee can be a lifeline for young women and men throughout Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. To jump-start economic growth…
31 August 2023
