Region: South America
Cargill and Biocosta lead Colombian smallholders on path to palm oil sustainability
Close to 500 smallholders will improve their production practices with the support from members of the Sustainable Trade Platform.
14 June 2017
The resilience of cotton and its communities in Brazil
Solidaridad and Instituto C&A want to take up the tradition of cotton growing in a region that was once a…
03 May 2017
Little Sustainable Landscapes Book now available in Spanish
The Spanish translation of the Little Sustainable Landscapes Book - El Pequeño Libro sobre los Paisajes Sostenibles - is now…
25 April 2017
Blog: Ethical Branding – overpromise and underdeliver?
In this month's blog, Solidaridad Executive Director Nico Roozen takes a look at the history and pitfalls of sustainability labels…
20 April 2017
Speech: How to overcome three paradoxes for smallholder farmers
Solidaridad Executive Director Nico Roozen was invited to speak about global challenges for ensuring sustainable supply chains during a conference…
13 April 2017
Largest rural settlement in Brazil benefits from crop diversification
In order to get first-hand experience of the local reality and enormous challenges that smallholders face in the production of…
30 March 2017
Quality Cattle Helps Reduce Poverty
A challenging project in the Eastern Xingu region of the State of Mato Grosso (Brazil) managed to alleviate poverty in…
28 March 2017
Small Coffee Growers, Big Changes
Helping farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices is one of the the main strategies for Solidaridad in support of sustainability. To…
22 March 2017
Blog: Sustainable development demands gender inclusivity
Solidaridad has established a gender task force to ensure that inclusivity remains an effective component of its global sustainability programmes.…
17 March 2017
Climate-smart agriculture combats deforestation by increasing coffee yields
Solidaridad is using climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to reduce deforestation in high-altitude regions and improve yields from existing plots by helping…
14 March 2017
