Digital

Technological advances are revolutionizing the way food, textile and mineral supply chains operate. Unless small-scale farmers, textile manufacturers, and artisanal and small-scale miners are able to take advantage of these tools, they will be left behind. Access to digital innovations can help level the playing field for farmers, workers and miners.
Digital Innovation Connects Women Dairy Farmers to Markets in Bangladesh Read featured story

Latest News

Virtual design studio set to revolutionize Zimbabwe’s leather sector

Virtual design studio set to revolutionize Zimbabwe’s leather sector

Delivering digital power to farmers and miners in Ghana

Delivering digital power to farmers and miners in Ghana

Cultivating Change: Celebrating the stories of small-scale farmers & workers around the world

Cultivating Change: Celebrating the stories of small-scale farmers & workers around the world

Muda Cana: providing improved services to the sugarcane sector over six years 

Muda Cana: providing improved services to the sugarcane sector over six years 

Bridging the Digital Divide

Bridging the Digital Divide

How monitoring and traceability tools contribute to conservation

How monitoring and traceability tools contribute to conservation

Cargill & Solidaridad partner with farmers to advance action on climate, land use & livelihoods in soy and palm oil supply chains

Cargill & Solidaridad partner with farmers to advance action on climate, land use & livelihoods in soy and palm oil supply chains

Betting on sustainable and inclusive coffee

Betting on sustainable and inclusive coffee

Implementing digital solutions in the field

Implementing digital solutions in the field

Featured Producer Stories

Innovating coffee with women smallholders in Honduras

Café de Mujeres Brisas isn’t just any coffee. The Honduran coffee brand is a testament to the power of innovation and collaboration. Created with help from the organization PROEXO and Solidaridad, Café de Mujeres Brisas emerged from an exchange of women coffee producers. The unique blend not only tastes great, but also tells a powerful story of leadership. With its unique packaging and digital traceability, Café de Mujeres Brisas offers a taste of sustainability.

women at a milk collection centre in Bangladesh

Digital Innovation Connects Women Dairy Farmers to Markets in Bangladesh

Though women have always worked in agriculture – even outnumbering men in Bangladesh and India – their inclusion in the formal supply chain remains low. In Bangladesh, women are involved in many of the activities on dairy farms, yet their work often goes unrecognized. A new programme is changing that.

Swati Sanjay Pavale

Meet Swati

Swati Sanjay Pavale is a small-scale sugarcane farmer in the Maharashtra region of India. Recently, she has found new ways to produce more sugarcane in an environmentally-friendly way, while also boosting her income.

Bibek Sen, tea farmer in India, uses digital tools to improve his farm.

Meet Bibek

Bibek Sen is a small-scale farmer with a 1.6 acre tea garden he inherited from his father in Maynaguri taluka of  Jalpaiguri district, North Bengal, India. He’s committed to improving his tea from the ground up and focused on soil health to boost quality and attract a higher price. 

From one heifer to a thriving business: Aparna’s Story

For Aparna Rani Singha, dairy farming was a pathway to independence. But her success didn’t happen overnight. Through her own self-taught business acumen, and participation in Solidaridad’s SaFaL and ‘Digital Inclusion and Empowerment for Women Dairy Farmers’ projects, Aparna has beaten the odds to create a thriving business and positive impact for her community.

Publications

Empowering cooperative partners for an inclusive future driven by data