Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

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

Food Smart Cities

Building bridges for sustainable and fair food in cities

Sustainable cocoa

Building resilient cocoa farming communities

#Coffee4Future

A competitive sector, creating equitable conditions for all

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 (28/07/2021): Generation Food: hacking the challenge of feeding 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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I am more than my receipt
A civic movement in Belgium to make sustainable food the new normal in supermarkets Last update (17/09/2021): Behind the scenes of the first award for retail initiatives that mainstream sustainable food
Generation Food: young entrepreneurs in the driving seat of Arusha’s transformation into a Food Smart City
Changing an unsustainable and exclusive food system into an innovative, sustainable and inclusive one driven by youth to build a strong and resilient Arusha. Last update (17/09/2021): The Generation Food Bootcamp: That’s a wrap! What’s up next?
A new generation of hortipreneurs in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands
Supporting youth- and women-led businesses to improve inclusion in the food system. Last update (17/09/2021): Call for participants | Generation Food Accelerator | CLOSED
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 (17/09/2021): We're looking for two agronomists in Tanzania's Southern Highlands!
Sustainable Landscapes transforming the horticultural sector in Nicaragua
Through the preservation of the lake Apanás and the collaboration with four vegetables producer organisations, Rikolto aims to foster the national horticultural sector. Last update (17/09/2021): Coosempoda: impactful investment in the face of climate change
Sustainability as the key to strong and competitive rice markets in Tanzania and Uganda
Significant business opportunities remain for rice farmers. Future investments must enable smallholder farmers and processors to build their businesses in a sustainable way and to acquire new skills. Last update (14/09/2021): Finding new ways to promote sustainable rice cultivation in covid-19 times
"Innovamos": Harvesting knowledge in Central America
The collaboration between 21 farmer organisations, 3 universities and research centres from Central America and Belgium aims to develop innovations that respond to key challenges in the horticultural sectors of Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
Uganda and Tanzania transforming the horticulture sector through inclusive business models
Horticulture is one of the few opportunities for small scale farmers to find a route out of poverty, Rikolto currently is working in Uganda and Tanzania with over 3,000 horticulture farmers to support inclusive business development to unveil their potential to transform the sector towards sustainability. Last update (01/09/2021): Tender: Facilitate adoption of quality procedures (incl. training)
Strengthening the quality cocoa value chain in Olancho
This project has a comprehensive vision since a high value market is guaranteed through Chocolats Halba.

Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Sustainable rice for all

Inclusive Business

#YouthInAg

Food Smart Cities

Sustainable cocoa

#Coffee4Future

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

I am more than my receipt

Generation Food: young entrepreneurs in the driving seat of Arusha’s transformation into a Food Smart City

A new generation of hortipreneurs in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands

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

Sustainable Landscapes transforming the horticultural sector in Nicaragua

Sustainability as the key to strong and competitive rice markets in Tanzania and Uganda

"Innovamos": Harvesting knowledge in Central America

Uganda and Tanzania transforming the horticulture sector through inclusive business models

Strengthening the quality cocoa value chain in Olancho

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