Solidaridad Network

06/10/2026

☕🌿 How do we know whether an agricultural project is really delivering results?

In this article, Abigail Ríos shares lessons learned about how monitoring and traceability can strengthen work with farmers.

Through demonstration plots, technical assistance and incentive models linked to the verified adoption of practices, organizations can:
✔️ Identify which practices are delivering results
✔️ Detect barriers that limit adoption
✔️ Make better-informed decisions
✔️ Improve productivity and strengthen the resilience of farming families

Because when we document what happens on farms, we can learn, adapt and create greater impact. 📊🌱

📖 We invite you to read the full article and share your experience in the comments: How does your organization or community track progress and measure change on farms?

https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/news/turning-data-into-impact-traceability-at-the-heart-of-sustainable-agriculture-projects/

Traceability and systematic data collection help sustainable agriculture projects verify adoption, learn in real time and demonstrate measurable results on farms.

01/10/2026

International Coffee Day usually focuses on what’s in the cup, but the real work happens long before the beans are roasted.

Today, we’re sharing five stories from farmers we work with across Latin America and East Africa:

• Alejandra in Mexico, who stepped up to run her family’s farm and train as a professional coffee cupper. https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/alejandra-building-leadership-quality-and-opportunity-in-coffee/

• Doña Rosa in Colombia, who proves that keeping native forests intact makes for better, more resilient farms. https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/rewarding-farmers-for-warding-our-forests/

• Boniface and Marion in Kenya, who are proving to young people that staying in rural communities to farm coffee is a viable career. https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/creating-the-next-generation-of-coffee-farmers-in-kenya/

• Jonathan in Mexico, who returned to his family's land to rebuild the farm using modern agronomy. https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/family-ties-future-harvest-renewing-mexicos-coffee-industry-in-mexico/

• Consolanta and Evaline in Uganda, who used better coffee yields and village savings groups to build household financial security. https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/revitalizing-coffee-productivity-in-uganda-one-farmer-at-a-time/

We hope you enjoy your coffee a little bit extra today. Cheers to those who make it possible.

24/09/2026

22/09/2026

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION RELEASE 🚨

How can social employment drive sustainable food security?

A new report from Solidaridad Southern Africa, "Strengthening Food Security Through Social Employment", explores how community initiatives in South Africa are helping households build long-term nutritional resilience.

Key Highlight: 91.4% of participating households experienced improved food security!

Read the complete publication here:

https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FOOD-SECURITY-REPORT-PDF-FINAL.pdf

03/08/2026

We have an exciting new vacancy for a junior IT specialist. This role can be based in any of the regions of operations within Solidaridad Network. For more details and applications: https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/job/it-junior-specialist/

02/04/2026

How do the largest Dutch and Belgian supermarkets perform on human rights?

Today, Solidaridad, Questionmark, Rikolto and Oxfam Novib launch Superlist Social 2026.

This report benchmarks eleven major supermarkets in the Netherlands and Belgium on their social performance. The results are clear: There is a massive gap between awareness and change on the ground. Most retailers have identified the risks, but they are failing to take the actual steps, like fair pay and better buying practices, needed to fix them.

What the report reveals:
- Missing foundations: Most retailers are failing to turn risk mapping into actual change. They aren't offering the better prices or longer contracts needed to ensure farmers and workers earn a living wage.
- Unprepared for the law: New EU rules (CSDDD) will make human rights protection a legal requirement from 2029 onwards. Currently, the sector is not prepared, with not a single supermarket offering effective ways for workers to safely report abuses.
- Good ideas are not scaling: Fairness is being treated as a side project. While some progress is seen in cocoa and bananas, these fair-pay models aren't being used for the rest of the store.
- Workers are being left behind: Issues like gender inequality and forced labor are still not being addressed in a structural way.

Supermarkets have the power to drive a fair food transition, but they aren't doing enough. It’s time to build a business model that respects human rights by design.

🔗Read the full report and see the rankings here: https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/news/dutch-and-belgian-supermarkets-falling-short-of-human-rights-standards-in-their-supply-chains/

15/01/2026

Despite losing the use of his left arm when he was young, Azni Abd Sani is showing how more sustainable farming can transform lives in Malaysia. For him, the greatest achievement is becoming self-sufficient.

The Smallholder Support Programme from Solidaridad and Cargill is helping him find ways to manage his oil palm farm in a way that boosts productivity and resilience.

Read his story here https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/the-self-sufficient-farmer/

15/01/2026

Call for Proposals:
Solidaridad is inviting proposals from qualified and experienced evaluation experts to conduct the Final External Evaluation of the Solidaridad–Cargill Global Partnership (2023–2026), a multi-country sustainable agriculture initiative.

📄 ToR and submission details: https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/job/final-external-evaluation-of-solidaridad-cargill-global-partnership-2023-2026/
⏰ Deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

We invite proposals from evaluation experts to conduct the external evaluation of the Solidaridad–Cargill Global Partnership (2023–2026).

23/12/2025

🍫From subsistence farming to award-winning chocolate!

In 2016, Cloves Rios joined a small technical assistance programme with Fundação Solidaridad to improve cocoa cultivation on his family’s farm. Today, he and his wife, Alana, run Terroir Tuerê Cocoa, an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate brand, and have helped to conserve over 18k hectares of crucial forest in the Amazon.

Read more about their journey here: https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/story/cloves-rios-building-a-future-through-cocoa/

22/12/2025

🪡 Mending gender gaps across Latin America: At the Women-Powered Coffee Summit in Chiapas, Mexico, Solidaridad shared how weaving inclusion into the coffee value chain is driving measurable impact — from families to policies.

Across Latin America, our GALS methodology (Gender Action Learning System) empowers coffee-growing families to co-design their futures, balancing roles and strengthening resilience.

Read the full article by Diana Valentina Zapata Casián and Cristina Ruiz ✨ https://www.solidaridadnetwork.org/news/weaving-coffee-building-inclusive-and-resilient-futures-from-the-origin/