Region: Southern Africa
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
Celebrating togetherness
For the first time, Solidaridad brought together all staff members in an internal online event focused on learning, exchanging ideas…
20 June 2022
Shungu Kanyemba: digital pioneer
Meet Shungu Kanyemba, an unstoppable pioneer for the digital inclusion of smallholders in Africa, with or without a phone. A…
17 June 2022
Multiple benefits of food systems transformation
In this opinion piece, our colleague Karin Kleinbooi, senior regional programme manager for Solidaridad in Southern Africa, invites readers to…
13 June 2022
The new strategy sets sail
In the inaugural year of our 2021-2025 strategic plan, we took meaningful strides towards our vision of more fair and…
20 May 2022
Katete Soybean farmer proves that agriculture is more than just cows & ploughs
Smallholder farmers producing soybeans in Southern Africa were experiencing low productivity, lack of access to improved seeds and inoculants. As…
07 May 2022
The rise of women farmers in poultry: Ethel’s story
Ethel Lungu is a participant in the K'fuya poultry project, which aims to foster economic growth and resilience for rural…
13 April 2022
