Region: Latin America
More than a cooperative: From gender equality to technological innovation
To improve the position of women in coffee production, while innovating coffee production itself, is a daunting task in conservative…
02 August 2024
Small-scale producers in South America navigate new EU rules on deforestation
Sustainable practices are a vital part of the effort to combat deforestation in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. To bridge…
30 July 2024
Research reveals coffee industry’s current economic model not viable for all
New research commissioned by the Global Coffee Platform, IDH and Solidaridad finds that though there is enough value for everyone…
18 June 2024
The Grounds for Sharing: A study of value distribution in the coffee industry
With over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed globally every day, the international coffee market generates substantial and growing value.…
Harvesting coffee and carbon: Planting trees pays in Nicaragua
Incorporating agroforestry practices into coffee and cocoa production systems has many benefits for smallholder farmers – improved crop yields, healthy…
13 June 2024
Solidaridad & the Bioversity Alliance – CIAT team up with Nicaraguan farmers to confront climate change
In Nicaragua, a new partnership is introducing climate-smart practices to 25,000 coffee and cocoa producers and connecting them to carbon…
07 June 2024
A commitment to the land in Paraguay
Carl Bielke, 54, is a partner at TRACTUR SACI., a large farm in Eastern Paraguay that supplies soy to Cargill.…
04 June 2024
Finding the Carbon Balance in Yerba Mate Cultivation
New research from southern Brazil finds that shade-grown yerba mate cultivation results in a negative carbon balance, which is a…
30 May 2024
From Legislation to Action: Insights from the ‘Mandatory Due Diligence in Supply Chains’ Conference
One day after the European supply chain due diligence law - the CSDDD - passed through the European Parliament, we…
27 May 2024
Promoting zero deforestation and sustainable oil palm production
Solidaridad has renewed a collaboration with AAK in Mexico, a company specializing in plant-based oils and fats, to promote sustainable…
10 May 2024
