Rikolto (International)

Coomsempoda, a group of 114 farming families, had been badly affected by the pandemic and by the increasingly severe consequences of climate change. Despite this, in 2020, they obtained a loan from the Belgian social impact organisation Kampani. Thanks to their new washing and drying machine, they will increase the number of products offered as well as their safety!

In this new episode of Rikolto's podcast, in 7 minutes you will learn what agroforestry systems are all about, why their application in cocoa production could contribute to reducing the impact on the environment, and the effects suffered by cocoa-producing families due to climate change.

How efficiently does Rikolto deliver its results? We conducted 5 efficiency analyses to determine the social, economic and environmental return of each Euro invested in Rikolto projects. Read the key findings here.

Chocoben is an Ecuadorian company with more than 20 years experience producing and marketing of cocoa beans. After successfully completing an intensive training programme, Chocoben obtained their first loan to support cocoa enterprises from the credit cooperative Jardín Azuayo. Find out how Chocoben has used this opportunity.

Smallholders’ farmers earned a higher income using a quality assurance system in comparison with non-certified vegetables in Ha Nam, a province in northern Vietnam. A manual on how to set up a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for vegetable farmers was launched in July 2021.

We are pleased to announce that Rikolto has recently joined the RUAF Global Partnership, a leading consortium of experts working on sustainable urban agriculture and food systems.