Rikolto (International)

Gender inclusion is more than a global trend. Actions to "close the gap" have, in many companies, moved from being social responsibility campaigns to policies. In the cocoa world, women are already part of the business and different companies around the world are reviewing women’s contributions to the chain, investing progressively in programmes to help them develop their potential.

Agriculture and food are at the crossroads of the biggest challenges of our time: climate, environment and poverty. But the polarising way the discussion is conducted does not reflect this, says Jelle Goossens; spokesperson and communications officer for Rikolto in Belgium. He launches a call for fewer debates and more conversations.

We're looking for an energetic and team player monitoring, evaluation and learning officer who wants to grow in an international network organisation! Apply by 8 January 2023.

What is a living income? How is it calculated? Why has it become important for governments, aid agencies and companies in the last few decades? Stephanie, member of the International Board of Directors at Rikolto, shares with us the current status of work on living income, and the solutions, investment, and synergies she has gathered from stakeholders in Peru and in the world. 

How easy do supermarkets in Belgium make it for us to eat sustainably? A comparative study by the Questionmark Foundation, with the support of Rikolto and Test Aankoop, and in collaboration with BOS+, IEW, FoodWIN and Bond Beter Leefmilieu, sought an answer to this question. Following these research results and recommendations from Superlist, Rikolto organised a meeting on 8 December 2022 with key players in retail and sustainability, in the form of a panel discussion called the 'SuperDialogue'.

The VOICE network, a broad coalition of civil society organisations, has just launched the Cocoa Barometer 2022, renewing its plea for a systemic change by taking simultaneous action on three separate dimensions: good agricultural practices; good governance policies; and good purchasing practices. In this article, we unpack how these actions look in our programme.

At Rikolto, we have defined 10 principles of regenerative agriculture to guide our projects and collaborations, in this article Lola Pochet explains what this means for the organisation moving forward.