Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Food Smart Cities

Building bridges for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food in cities

#Coffee4Future

A competitive sector, creating equitable conditions for all

Sustainable rice for all

Fewer greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields and better market access for farmers

Inclusive Business

Equitable sharing of risks and profits between chain actors

#YouthInAg

Investing in young people to harvest future-proof solutions

Sustainable cocoa

Building resilient cocoa farming communities

Projects in the spotlight

Generation Food: transforming Ouagadougou's food system
Setting up their own enterprises to produce, process or package food in a sustainable way can provide young Burkinabe with a decent income, while also tackling key issues related to the sustainability of our food system. They bring a breath of fresh air to the local food system. Last update (01/10/2021): Generation Food: The challenge continues in Ouagadougou
Tanzanian hortipreneurs: a new generation
Supporting youth- and women-led businesses to improve inclusion in the food system.
Taking Ivorian cocoa to the higher level
Over the next three years, Colruyt Group and Rikolto will collaborate with Ivorian cooperative Entreprise Cooperative de Saint Paul, Fairtrade Belgium, the chocolate processor Puratos and UGent to make Colruyt Group's private label chocolate sustainable from bean to shelve. Last update (25/02/2021): Colruyt Group and Rikolto deepen cooperation for sustainable chocolate

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Generation Food: helping young Belgian entrepreneurs solve food-related problems
A new movement stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture and food.
Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia
Empowering Javanese smallholder rice farmers to improve their businesses through sustainable rice cultivation. Last update (19/10/2021): Reducing rice’s environmental impacts and improving farmers’ livelihoods in Central Java
GoodFood@School for Belgian pupils
Healthy and sustainable food for every child, at every school. From class to canteen. Last update (16/10/2021): GoodFood@School programme presented at seminar "Broodnodig / Before it's too late"
Inclusive & future-proof vegetable and fruit businesses in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands
Building an inclusive and competitive fruit and vegetable sector in Tanzania that supports farmers and contributes to job creation and food and nutrition security. Last update (12/10/2021): We're looking for agro-input suppliers in Njombe and Iringa
Participatory Guarantee Systems for safe vegetables in Vietnam
PGS is a reliable and affordable quality assurance mechanism that enables farmers to increase their income while helping build consumers’ trust in their food. Last update (08/10/2021): The Vietnamese province of Vinh Phuc published PGS application guidelines
Rice farmers in Iringa step up their climate smart agriculture game
Climate change is a challenge for farmers around the world. This is no different for rice farmers in Iringa, Tanzania. Climate smart agriculture is the future; it is sustainable and profitable. Last update (08/10/2021): An integrated food system to ensure sustainable rice for all
Burkinabe women design an innovative, sustainable business model
Franchising allows them to improve the quality of home-parboiled rice, and sell it at a higher price Last update (01/10/2021): Franchise developed with UNERIZ adapted for resilience of rice parboiling micro-enterprises facing the effects of COVID-19
Generation Food: transforming Ouagadougou's food system
Setting up their own enterprises to produce, process or package food in a sustainable way can provide young Burkinabe with a decent income, while also tackling key issues related to the sustainability of our food system. They bring a breath of fresh air to the local food system. Last update (01/10/2021): Generation Food: The challenge continues in Ouagadougou
Peruvian coffee, among the best of South America
Peruvian coffee is renowned for its quality and aroma; as such it occupies a special place on national and international markets. Last update (24/09/2021): Peru: How to support future-proof rural youth?

Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Food Smart Cities

#Coffee4Future

Sustainable rice for all

Inclusive Business

#YouthInAg

Sustainable cocoa

Projects in the spotlight

Generation Food: transforming Ouagadougou's food system

Tanzanian hortipreneurs: a new generation

Taking Ivorian cocoa to the higher level

All projects

Generation Food: helping young Belgian entrepreneurs solve food-related problems

Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia

GoodFood@School for Belgian pupils

Inclusive & future-proof vegetable and fruit businesses in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands

Participatory Guarantee Systems for safe vegetables in Vietnam

Rice farmers in Iringa step up their climate smart agriculture game

Burkinabe women design an innovative, sustainable business model

Generation Food: transforming Ouagadougou's food system

Peruvian coffee, among the best of South America

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