Rikolto (International)

The Nicaraguan cooperative Coosempoda is ready to invest and grow. Last May, they managed to sign an agreement with the Kampani social investment fund.

In the Intag Valley, in the north of Ecuador, growing organic coffee is an act of resistance to mining. Entrepreneurs such as Alba are uniting around this product. Alba is a coffee grower that brings additional value to the chain with her crafts. What does this undertaking mean for her and for the development promoted by the Agricultural Artisan Association of Coffee Growers by the Intag River? We tell you about it here.

The seed of the Sur-Siendo Cooperative was planted by several people, among them a 28-year-old young man, Diego Viturco. Learn about its history and how it has been contributing to hundreds of families having a healthy and economically accessible food alternative in southern Quito.

Covid-19 has challenged our food systems, disrupted them, and magnified issues that existed all along. Yet, after the initial shock of the crisis, food actors are adapting their way of working. And with it, food systems are bouncing back. Find out more about Rikolto's Covid support to our Food Heroes.

Promoting innovation by multiple actors along the chain is a key principle of Inclusive Business. Are innovation processes carried out collaboratively? Who gains from the results? We look at two examples of inclusive innovation in our rice programmes, one from Burkina Faso and one from Indonesia, to answer these questions.

Coffee cooperatives in D.R. Congo have been making efforts to access certified coffee markets by complying with the standards of multiple certification organisations. What is the impact of certification on the incomes and lives of the coffee farmers and their households? PhD-student Wannes Slosse shares his findings so far.