Region: South America

ASM Gold deserves support from formal finance

The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector suffers from a dubious reputation worldwide among micro-credit financiers, impact investors and…

18 December 2019

Award-winning cocoa smallholders at Salon du Chocolat

Brazilian smallholder cocoa farmers at the Salon du Chocolat event in Paris demonstrate how they protect the Amazon basin while…

28 November 2019

Gender-responsive due diligence in artisanal and small-scale mining is a must

At the IGF-AGM forum on mineral supply chains in Geneva in October, Women’s Rights and Mining hosted a well-attended side…

26 November 2019

Keeping it local with digital currencies

Complementary currencies can incentivize people to use local shops and encourage them to adopt good farming practices. A workshop by…

21 November 2019

Ten years supporting sustainable agriculture in Brazil

Solidaridad celebrates its first decade in Brazil in 2019. It marked the occasion by inviting thought leaders to reflect on…

14 November 2019

From special beans to major programme

As part of a strategy to promote women in the coffee sector, Colombia’s biggest brand, Juan Valdez, launched a special…

08 November 2019

Balancing traditions and export crops: Aníbal’s story

Indigenous communities in Paraguay's Dry Chaco region often struggle to make ends meet because of the extreme weather conditions. We…

06 November 2019

Solidaridad, Olam, Jacobs Douwe Egberts and smallholder farmers launch circular coffee project in Peru and the Netherlands

Solidaridad, Jacobs Douwe Egberts BV, Olam Peru, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Cuencas del Huallaga and National Forestry Division SERFOR…

Service provider investment readiness: best practices

Five ways to spot impact investment opportunities in agrifood

Agrifood service providers can help lift smallholder farmers out of poverty, increasing incomes and benefitting the whole supply chain. To…