Theme: Gender & Youth

Time to Embrace an Inclusive Multi-Stakeholder Approach in the East African Tea Sector

TeaEast & Central AfricaEnabling PoliciesGender & YouthSupportive Business Ecosystems

Tea is an important contributor to the economies of Kenya and Uganda in East Africa, yet there are numerous challenges…

27 June 2023

Securing land titles, providing opportunity for coffee producers in Honduras

CoffeeCentral AmericaLatin AmericaGender & Youth

Without access to a clear land title, many coffee farmers struggle to access financing, put down roots, and pass their…

11 June 2023

Fostering rural entrepreneurship for a sustainable and competitive dairy value chain 

DairyAsiaEuropeGender & YouthGood Agricultural Practices

Building on previous impact in our work on fostering a more sustainable and inclusive dairy value chain in rural Bangladesh,…

08 June 2023

Women supporting women! Honduran coffee farmers visit Colombia in learning exchange

CoffeeCentral AmericaLatin AmericaSouth AmericaGender & Youth

Women have always worked in coffee, but oftentimes their contributions are sidelined or go unrecognized. A recent learning exchange in…

09 May 2023

Improving food security, chasing out hunger in Sierra Leone

Fruit & VegetablesWest AfricaFood SystemsGender & YouthGood Agricultural Practices

Situated on the southwest coast of West Africa, Sierra Leone is a country where two-thirds of the population is directly…

02 May 2023

Decent work: Solidaridad’s track record and expertise

Fruit & VegetablesPalm OilSugarcaneTextilesCentral AmericaEast & Central AfricaLatin AmericaSouthern AfricaGender & YouthLabor RightsSupportive Business Ecosystems

From Fair Trade to the global RECLAIM Sustainability! programme, Solidaridad has a strong track record of promoting decent work across…

01 May 2023

Fabiola Muñoz: Former Minister of Environment of Peru (in Spanish)

This time, as an exception a breakfast brief in Spanish. FM7, or Fabiola Muñoz, is a breaker of glass ceilings…

29 March 2023

Undoing systemic barriers to gender inclusivity in Southern Africa

Southern AfricaGender & Youth

Gender inequality is a persistent challenge across Southern Africa, and the agribusiness sector is no exception. Though women dominate the…

22 March 2023

Advocacy and collaboration yield results in push for sustainable value chains

CocoaCoffeeCotton & TextilesGoldPalm OilAsiaCentral AmericaEast & Central AfricaEuropeLatin AmericaSouth AmericaSouthern AfricaWest AfricaEnabling PoliciesGender & Youth

Whilst civic space across the world has been under increasing pressure in 2022, leading to still greater inequalities, people continue…

21 March 2023

Striving for a sustainable and gender-inclusive garment sector in Ethiopia with Bottom Up!

Cotton & TextilesEast & Central AfricaGender & YouthMarket UptakeSupportive Business Ecosystems

As the Bottom Up! programme nears its end, we reflect on what we've achieved and our lessons learnt. Since its…

09 March 2023