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Big news! We have started a new project to support smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda. On 14 January 2020, the project kicked off as part of a wider partnership between the Government of Uganda and the European Union.

Benin's government desires to curb Asian rice imports, ensuring food self-sufficiency in Benin. How is it possible to increase rice production without negatively affecting the environment in a context of climate change?

What can we learn from farmers in Kenya? An exchange visit showed that innovative tools are creating incentives for smallholder farmers to adopt good agricultural techniques and increase productivity.

Despite their many internal differences, the main actors involved with the food system in and around the city of Quito are joining forces for the first time. They agree that the city’s food supply can be improved.

How to put 'inclusive business' principles in practice? In this article, we give some examples about how farmers get better access to services in specific business cases brokered by Rikolto.

On 23 January 2020, Rikolto awarded the ‘I’m more than my receipt’-Award to Colruyt, a major retailer in Belgium. In this article we showcase the results and process behind this award.

In this webinar we will demonstrate how vegetable farmers in Nicaragua met the professional needs of the market, and how data can be used to make inclusive business happen. Sign up!

Rice farming exposure was a starting point for women empowerment in Babati, Tanzania. "I am one of them, first as a daughter and now as a mother,” says Mary Temu. Know her story.

Rikolto’s cooperative partners in Jambi, Barokah and TAKTIK, received an achievement award from the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture for their commitment in developing downstream business activities. This award marks an important milestone for the cooperatives on their journey to build sustainable value chains.

Discover how the inclusive business model between the Consorcio Agrocomercial and La Colonia brings benefit to about 800 farmers and supply the Honduran supermarkets with safe and quality vegetables

In early December, Rikolto had the pleasure to welcome representatives of 7 cities from Africa, Latin America and Asia in Leuven, Belgium. We exchanged about our challenges, solutions and ideas to make local food systems more sustainable. The inclusion of small-scale producers and low-income consumers is key to make this happen.

Between March and August 2019, three journalists from the digital platform Eos Tracé visited partner cities of Rikolto's Food Smart Cities programme. This book tells their stories from 9 cities in Vietnam, Belgium, Tanzania, Indonesia, Ecuador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Why have asparagus flown in from Peru if you can also grow them a stone’s throw away, in Haspengouw? In the Belgian town of Leuven, a short chain platform is being established, aimed at ensuring the town’s inhabitants eat more local produce.

In Peru, Rikolto supports the professionalisation of several cooperatives. In this article we share with you how we strenghtened the business relations between a coffee cooperative and an Australian coffee roasting company.

José María is farmer and president of the cooperative COOSMPROJIN. In his "finquita" he is developing the skills and practices needed to urgently inspire a shift to the conservation of Lake Apanás, a farm landscape in Nicaragua.

Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative, Rikolto’s coffee partner in Jambi, Indonesia, is set to export 15.6 tons of Arabica coffee beans to Belgium. The export could take place due to the collaboration between government institutions, private sectors, NGOs, financial institution, cooperative, and coffee farmers.

Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative, Rikolto’s coffee partner in Jambi, is set to export 15.6 tons of Arabica coffee beans to Belgium.

Generation Food was launched on Wednesday 25 September. The result of a collaboration between the province of Flemish Brabant, Boerenbond, PROEF, EIT Food, KU Leuven, UCLL, KBC, City of Leuven and Rikolto. The partnership wants to combine their expertise and network in this way to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship.

In 2019, the Peruvian cooperative of Pangoa has once again placed itself on the list of the world's most exquisite cocoas. The Paris Chocolate Salon has traced its name in the list of the 50 most exclusive shows. Read more about how the people of Pangoa take care of their land and business.

In the context of rapidly-growing cities, urban farming helps city residents cultivate limited, vacant lots to produce food for subsistence, and increase their access to fresh produce. Discover the story from Solo, Indonesia.

In 2016, four vegetable farmers’ cooperatives in Jinotega, Nicaragua, started providing safe, high-quality vegetables to 24 national Subway outlets. Facilitated by Rikolto, they devised a business model that puts inclusivity at the forefront. We have examined all the learned lessons of the last 3 years in a comprehensive case study.

In Solo City of Central Java, a group of passionate citizens and hoteliers take more sustainable moves to reduce food waste, while help people connect better with each other. This is the first of four documented stories of Food Smart City Communication Learning Cycle activities, 8-12 July 2019.

How to put 'inclusive business' principles in practice? In this article, we give some examples about how transparency and risk-sharing are reflected in the governance of specific business cases brokered by Rikolto.

Rikolto tested the implementation of the Standard of Sustainable Rice cultivation with 12 farmers’ organisations worldwide. In a summary report, we share our insights with you.

In the often-crowded central market in the heart of Arusha, Baraka Mponda arranges his fresh vegetables ready for the buyers. He realises that more and more consumers are becoming aware of what they are buying and demand quality safe produce. Read how Rikolto is working together with the Arusha Council to improve public health and build an effective food safety system.

Rikolto's Cocoa Manager Peni Agustijanto shares his experience in facilitating the business model canvas training for farmer organisations and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) in West Sulawesi. Read his story.

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.

The Ugandan government is developing a new National Rice Development Strategy for the period 2020-2030. Environmental sustainability is a new item on the agenda. Our colleague John Ereng was invited to provide input on our experience in developing and applying the global standard for sustainable rice.

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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.