Rikolto (International)

Seaweed cultivation has the potential to improve the livelihood of rural communities living along with the coastal areas of East Nusa Tenggara Province. Seaweed Coordinator of Rikolto in Indonesia, Ziaul Haq, shares some progress and challenges to make this happen.

Rikolto's Rice Cluster members met in May for a week of field-visiting, cluster meeting and learning exchange in Uganda. During the six-day sprint, rice sector experts from Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Indonesia and Vietnam managed to complete a 2-day meeting to share insights, evaluate progress and explore strategic approaches to move forward within the rice programme.

Since 2018, Dang Xa cooperative in Hanoi has been using a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) to guarantee that its vegetables are produced according to Good Agricultural Practices. Thanks to PGS, farmers from Dang Xa have been able to increase their access to markets and to better organise their production.

Like thousands of vegetables farmers in Honduras. Felix saw every year how excessive rain, pest and diseases of up to 70 percent of his crops. By using hydroponics models, he expects not only to stop his loss but also increase their production.

Rikolto, the National Coffee Board (CONACAFE) and the organization Solidaridad Network signed an agreement to update the national coffee policy in Honduras with a gender focus.

Farmers of Yachik, a commercial brand of small-scale farmer organisations from Pedro Moncayo and Cayambe – rural provinces in the north of Ecuador - are banking on themselves and their agroecological products by taking part in existing urban markets or by organising new ones.