Region: Southern Africa

High-value horticultural markets to improve smallholder livelihoods

The “Smallholder Access to High-Value Horticultural Markets” project, funded by the European Union under the Switch Africa Green facility, helped…

26 August 2021

Increasing digital adoption amongst smallholders through Whatsapp

The WADI Virtual Assistant serves as a nexus between farmer and extension officer. The virtual assistant enables the two to…

24 July 2021

Enhancing Farmers’ Agency in Biodiversity Protection

Development practitioners are often left wondering why farmers continue practices that they know are potentially detrimental to livelihoods and the…

11 June 2021

Reclaim Sustainability!

Resilience and Persistence Shine Through in Solidaridad 2020 Annual Report

When the Covid-19 pandemic ground the world to a halt in the first quarter of 2020, Solidaridad rode the wave,…

12 May 2021

Landscape Approach Lessons Learnt: Solidaridad learning agenda on landscape innovation

Climate change, biodiversity loss, food security and natural resource management are the pressing issues of our time, at global scale…

04 May 2021

The journey towards good agricultural practices in high-value markets

Smallholder farmers are currently unable to participate in formal supply chains, as they do not comply with the lowest production…

28 April 2021

Sustainable livestock management improves livelihoods and landscapes in Zambia

Degraded landscapes and low livestock productivity have plagued the livestock sector in Zambia. The Nambola Livestock project is helping farmers…

Business acumen improves sugarcane smallholder farmers’ productivity

Sugarcane is an important crop in Southern Africa, creating many jobs for growers and related services. However, inefficiencies create barriers…

“Hail the farmer”

Mandla Nkomo and Nqobizitha Ndlovu examine the urgent and innovative actions that are required to address climate change and the…

21 April 2021