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How cities are tackling climate change through inclusive food actions?

As part of the Recipes For Resilience initiative, organised and led by Nourish Scotland at the COP26, Rikolto and RUAF hosted a session focusing on how cities from different geographies and stages in their food systems transformation journey are putting their local food ambitions into practice to tackle the climate crisis while ensuring social inclusion.

Tag along with 8 European Ambassadors on their trip to Njombe, Tanzania and visit two essential building blocks for a sustainable future: Home gardens & avocados seedlings.

Born in 1952, Rushendeka Kamanyula started growing rice at the age of 46 and has proven to be an “exemplary student” during the activities that are part of the Integrated Programme for Agricultural Growth in the Great Lakes region, PICAGL, led by Rikolto and financed by the World Bank. Discover his story and why how he came the person of reference for rice growers in the community of Kiliba.

In 2021, the Peruvian farmer organisation Pangoa is moving towards an ambitious agroforestry development plan that benefits its coffee and cocoa crops in alliance with Cooperative Coffees, one of its most important clients. The U.S. company has been investing $35,000 in this plan based on evidence from previous studies and initiatives of the farmer organisation developed with Rikolto and academia.

Can a family make a decent living from their cocoa plantation? Concrete experiences in Latin America and other continents where Rikolto works have shown that farming families can earn a living income, increase their resilience, and contribute to a sustainable production model in the cocoa chain.

On 28 and 29 September 2021, the second edition of the Generation Food Makeathon took place. For two days, a multidisciplinary group of students worked on prototypes of food products based on food waste. The winning group came up with a product that was as tasty as it was surprising.

An increasing number of local governments and food chain actors are looking for systemic, tailor-made and future-proof solutions to climate and food system challenges. Thanks to a long history of co-creating, supporting, and facilitating the development of food strategies with local governments and cities, Rikolto Limited, in collaboration with RUAF and Let Us, can support you to bring sustainable and resilient food systems to life in your city-region. Discover more about the work done with Sint-Niklaas, a Flemish city with a little over 76,000 inhabitants.