Theme: Gender & Youth

Social Capital Leveraged for Cooperative Farming

Northern Farm in Diepsloot, South Africa, is a beacon of community development rooted in cooperative agriculture. Set on 38 hectares…

23 May 2024

Women Dairy Farmers Assert Themselves in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, especially for women, it’s not easy to be a dairy farmer. Through a project that provides training…

16 May 2024

Advancing sustainability in coffee: Collaborative initiatives creating change

Solidaridad has partnered with BASF to support coffee growers through their ongoing Kajve initiative. The collaboration aims to continue improving…

26 April 2024

New cashew processing facility adds to success of tree crop programme in Sierra Leone

The Boosting Agriculture and Food Security project in Sierra Leone wrapped up with a ceremony to celebrate the opening of…

22 April 2024

Grit and guts: Karuna Daimari writes her own success story in tea

What is the role of women in the Indian tea industry? As an answer, Karuna Daimari in Assam has spent…

28 March 2024

African cooperative thrives as a citrus producer

A South African citrus cooperative has defied the odds to grow from supplying local markets to exporting lemons, mandarins, and…

12 March 2024

Genuine progress in gender equity requires investing in women 

Though women shoulder much of the burden of work in global value chains, including agriculture, their contributions often go unrecognized.…

07 March 2024

The Feminization of Supply Chain: The changing face of agriculture

Women are the cornerstone of agriculture representing 43 percent of the workforce, globally. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to…

Gender and Youth

Moving towards a more inclusive and sustainable oil palm sector in Peru

In the Peruvian Amazon, sustainable oil palm production could play an important role in reducing deforestation and conserving biodiversity. Empowering…

22 January 2024