Region: Southern Africa
Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report
Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with…
07 December 2022
RECLAIM Sustainability! 2021 Progress Report
The RECLAIM Sustainability! programme is a partnership working to strengthen civil society and foster inclusive sustainability in global value chains.…
01 December 2022
COP27: Some Achievements, Glaring Omissions & Priorities Going Forward
COP27 concluded with a stronger commitment to countries that have contributed the least to climate change, but fell short of…
23 November 2022
Gender sensitization creates safer workplace for women in Malawi’s tea sector
Rural women working in the tea sector in Malawi form a large part of the labor force that enables this…
14 October 2022
Putting youth employment and entrepreneurship at the centre of agri-sector development
Young people are essential to economic development and food security in East, Central and Southern Africa as they make up…
03 October 2022
UPSKILLING SMALLHOLDERS REMAINS A GOOD RECIPE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
For 75 year-old avocado farmer Godson Kalolo technical assistance has been the key to growing from a smallholder into an…
24 September 2022
First Palm Oil Barometer challenges negative public perception on palm oil sustainability
Smallholder farmers are sustainable palm oil production’s secret ingredient. While smallholder palm oil farmers risk living in poverty, the 282…
15 September 2022
Palm Oil Barometer 2022
The first global Palm Oil Barometer presents an in-depth review of the state of the palm oil industry today. The…
14 September 2022
Tangible gains for smallholders in Mozambique
Through a fruit and vegetable planting programme started by Solidaridad and two partners in 2019, Orlando Chapotera diversified his tobacco…
03 August 2022
Gloria Mafojane: Bolstering women in agri-business
Women make up almost fifty percent of the global agricultural labour force, but they are still a minority group in…
07 July 2022
