Solidagro

What Solidagro does

Solidagro is a Belgian non-profit association (vzw/ASBL) founded in 1964 and headquartered in Sint-Niklaas that supports the transition to agroecological agriculture in remote rural areas, with operating programs in Belgium, Palestine, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Mali, and Senegal. Its core work is delivering development cooperation programs through a long-tenured network of local partner organizations, providing capacity building, technical training, farmer organization support, women's empowerment initiatives, land restoration, and policy advocacy anchored in a rights-based and food-sovereignty framework. Programmatic offerings include agroecology support programs, permaculture design certification and learning fields, farmer cooperative support, youth and school educational programs in Belgium, HORECA sector engagement, policy advocacy, and an online donation platform.

The organization's technology footprint is minimal and operational rather than product-oriented: it runs on the Procurios CRM and website platform for donor management, donations (Bancontact/MisterCash, credit card), multilingual publishing (Dutch, French, English, Spanish), and supporter communications via website, email newsletters, and social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube). It does not sell products or services in the commercial sense; there are no APIs, SDKs, mobile apps, or proprietary AI/ML capabilities.

Solidagro is funded by two principal revenue streams: individual donations from Belgian supporters (with fiscal attestation and up to 45% tax deductibility for donations of €40 or more annually, encouraged via monthly standing orders) and institutional grants, primarily from the Belgian government's DGD and other institutional donors accessed through its status as a recognized Belgian development cooperation NGO. Governance is provided by a volunteer Board of Directors led by President Paul Verbeke, with Tim De Roeck as Director and integrity officer, plus country representatives such as Alain Traoré in Burkina Faso. Financial transparency is maintained through annual reports published via the National Bank of Belgium and the ngo-openboek.be platform.

Name

Solidagro

Legal name

Solidagro vzw

Website

https://solidagro.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solidagro is a Belgian non-profit NGO that supports agroecological agriculture transitions in rural communities across 7 countries via local partner organizations, funded by individual donations and Belgian institutional grants, with rights-based capacity building and policy advocacy as core activities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International development cooperation

NAICS

Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Agroecology programs
• Development cooperation
• Sustainable agriculture
• Food sovereignty advocacy
• Farmer capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Sint-niklaas

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: Solidagro raises funds from individual donors in Belgium and internationally. Donors receive fiscal attestations for donations of 40+ euros annually, allowing them to recover up to 45% of their donation through Belgian tax deductions. Monthly giving through standing orders (e.g., 5 euros/month) is encouraged.
2. Institutional funding and grants: As a recognized Belgian development cooperation NGO, Solidagro receives institutional funding from Belgian government sources (DGD) and other institutional donors for program implementation in partner countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Solidagro is a Belgian non-profit association (vzw/ASBL) that supports farmers and citizens in transitioning to agroecology and standing up for their rights. It funds and co-implements agroecology programs through long-term partnerships with local NGOs and farmer cooperatives in seven countries (Belgium, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Bolivia, Philippines, Palestine), combined with capacity building, policy advocacy, and public education in Belgium.

Product overview

Solidagro is a non-profit development organization (vzw/ASBL) that does not offer a traditional technology product. Its services consist of international development cooperation programs supporting agroecology and sustainable food systems. The main offerings include: (1) Agroecology Support Programs implemented through partner organizations in 7 countries, (2) Agricultural Training and Capacity Building including permaculture certification courses and learning fields, (3) Farmer Organization Support for cooperatives and community groups, (4) Youth and School educational programs in Belgium, (5) HORECA sector programs, (6) Policy advocacy, and (7) an online Donation Platform. The organization focuses on supporting base movements and peasant organizations as drivers of change, strengthening capacities, and facilitating exchanges, cooperation, and policy influence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agroecology Support Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2025 Burkina Faso: 180 women and youth gained access to 8 hectares of land; 830 bags of onions sold collectively; ~200 hectares of degraded land restored
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APEDR (Association pour la Protection de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in Burkina Faso implementing agroecology programs in Yako, Mogtédo, Nandiala, and Zabré. APEDR supports farmer organizations, organizes training, and facilitates market access for agroecological products. They organized the first ecological market in the Nord region and support 42 community-based farmer organizations.
• Bisan Center For Research And DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPalestinian partner organization working on agroecology and food sovereignty in the region. Solidagro provides ongoing support to Bisan's work despite challenging political circumstances.
• Inades-FormationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional West African organization focused on training and research in sustainable agriculture. Inades-Formation contributes expertise on agroecological practices and participated in panel discussions on pesticide impacts and sustainable farming.
• CNABio (Conseil National de l'Agriculture Biologique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network for organic agriculture in Burkina Faso. CNABio participated in events on ecological markets and provides expertise on organic certification and standards.
• Association TiipaalgaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization contributing expertise on land restoration and sustainable land management practices in Burkina Faso.
• Terre Douce d'Afrique (TDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Mali that transforms learning fields into structured meeting places where farmers experiment with agroecological practices. TDA supports cooperatives and builds farmer capacity.
• GAAS MalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalian organization that created 60 learning fields in 15 villages, inspiring 17 additional villages to adopt agroecological practices. Supports women's cooperatives with planning and savings systems.
• ARAFD (Mali)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalian organization working on land management and conflict resolution. ARAFD helped village committees manage agricultural land and resolve land conflicts, and supports women's groups in building cereal reserves.
• IBON FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilippine research organization. Solidagro contributed to the publication 'Barriers and Pathways' on scaling agroecology in the Philippines, supported by the Flemish International Climate Action Program.
• Viva SaludcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian partner in the KIYO-Solidagro-Viva Salud consortium. Collaborates on rights-based approaches and evaluation capacity building.
• FIAN BelgiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the consortium implementing global programs. FIAN Belgium focuses on human rights to food and collaborates on evaluations and program implementation.
• QuinoacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the consortium implementing global programs. Quinoa collaborates on mid-term evaluations and program implementation across partner countries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GRAIN: International non-profit organization supporting small farmers and social movements in defending their rights to use and manage land, water, and biodiversity; comparable to Solidagro on agroecology and food sovereignty advocacy, though GRAIN operates more as an information and campaign organization.

Broad incumbents

• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency addressing food insecurity and supporting smallholder farmers in developing countries; comparable as a major institutional actor in Solidagro's geographies but operates at a vastly larger scale with a food-security rather than rights-based lens.
• Solidaridad: Larger international NGO with deep expertise in sustainable and regenerative agriculture supply chains across Latin America, Africa, and Asia; overlaps with Solidagro on smallholder agroecology but operates at significantly greater scale across more commodities and regions.
• ActionAid International: Large international federation headquartered in Johannesburg with rights-based programs on food sovereignty and women's land rights across Asia and Africa; comparable to Solidagro on rights-based framing and women/youth focus but operates at global federation scale.
• Oxfam-Solidariteit (Belgium): Belgian confederation member of Oxfam International focused on social justice, food sovereignty, and sustainable agriculture in developing countries; comparable as a Belgian-based NGO competitor for the same donor pool and similar agroecology advocacy in West Africa.

Direct peers

• FIAN International: Germany-based international human rights organization advocating for the right to adequate food and supporting peasant movements worldwide; comparable to Solidagro's rights-based food sovereignty approach and consortium partnership (Solidagro is a FIAN Belgium partner).
• Trias: Belgian international NGO supporting farmer cooperatives and smallholder organizations in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia; highly comparable on geographic focus (including Philippines), cooperative-strengthening model, and Belgian institutional base.
• SOS Faim: Belgian development NGO headquartered in Brussels supporting family farming and food sovereignty in West Africa and Latin America; highly comparable to Solidagro on geography (Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal), agroecology orientation, and partner-based implementation.
• Rikolto (formerly Vredeseilanden / VECO): Belgian international NGO headquartered in Leuven that supports smallholder farmer organizations and sustainable food systems across Africa, Asia, and Latin America — directly comparable to Solidagro in mission, Belgian base, agroecology focus, and partner-led program model.

Others

• ILEIA / Agroecology Coalition support organizations: Network and knowledge organizations (e.g., Agroecology Coalition, ILEIA/Cultivate!) that aggregate and amplify agroecology practitioners and policy work; thematically aligned with Solidagro's mission as enabling/infrastructure players in the same agroecology ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjxqgqcilOqVjoW-QExkd6g?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/ngoSolidagro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ngo-solidagro
• Instagraminstagram.com/solidagro_ngo

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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