Region: Southern Africa
Global partners set objectives at first Farmer2Market training in South Africa
The Farmer2Market programme hosted its first training workshop in February at the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (GDARD)…
19 March 2019
On the Road: Is the formal market crushing aspirations of rural farmers?
In this blog, Solidaridad's Managing Director for Southern Africa, Mandla Nkomo, takes a close look at the various types of…
28 February 2019
South African sugarcane survives severe droughts due to better water management
In recent years, South Africa has suffered through some of its worst droughts in history, but sugarcane producers working with…
07 February 2019
Blog: Soy sustainability requires more than mitigating risks at farm level
In this blog, Solidaridad’s International Programme Coordinator for soy, Alex Ehrenhaus, explores the technical challenges in effective land use monitoring…
22 January 2019
Farmer2Market puts technology in hands of South African farmers
The European Union, in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs, together with Solidaridad, LIMA Development Foundation and ICCO are…
30 October 2018
Responsible Leather: The Need to Connect the Worlds of Beef and Leather
Friday 12 October, Solidaridad had the honour of giving the Opening & Welcome presentation at the First Global Forum on…
23 October 2018
Blog: Removing Livestock Is Not the Solution
In this blog, Solidaridad’s International Programme Coordinator for livestock, Gert van der Bijl, discusses why livestock management plays a significant…
09 October 2018
A Story of Women in South Africa Excelling in Sugarcane
Sugarcane production is generally perceived to be a male dominated sector. In South Africa women are much more involved in…
04 September 2018
Improve the Economic & Social Position of Women in Gold Mines
In Ghana, approximately half of the 1 million people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, are women. In…
07 June 2018
Investing in Mozambique to Maximize the Positive Impact of Soy Production
Through our soy programme we have been working to promote the sustainability of soy production in Mozambique. In this blog,…
31 May 2018
