Solidagro stands up for the global right to food and water. In the chain from production to consumption, we convince organisations of farmers and citizens in Belgium, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Mali, Palestine and Senegal to switch to ecological agriculture and its products. In the context of climate change, we provide best practices and technical, administrative, organisational and financial support regarding agroecology.
Together with farmers and partners in seven countries, we work towards a just food system through:
Stimulating the creation of farmers' organisations, with strong leaders. To work together on food security and to achieve political change.
Encouraging local farmers to create cooperatives for them to purchase materials collectively (e.g. seeds, fertilisers, machines, etc.) or to sell their harvested crops at a better price.
Offering training in sustainable fertilisation techniques, vegetable growing, healthy food, and how to run a business, such as a cooperative rice mill.
Solidagro operates from the base. We ensure the sustainability of our projects by long-term partnerships and input from farmers, who are the main experts on our current (sometimes problematic) agricultural reality. They have shared ownership over the projects we support.
To improve the sustainability of our projects, we see to it that our partners in each of their respective countries come together locally and visit each other's projects abroad. Oftentimes we participate in these exchanges, continually learning from organisations that work with farmers on a daily basis.
