Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Food Smart Cities

Building bridges for sustainable and fair food in cities

Sustainable cocoa

Building resilient cocoa farming communities

Sustainable rice for all

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

#YouthInAg

Opening up opportunities for young people in the agri-food sector

Inclusive Business

Equitable sharing of risks and profits between chain actors

Tegucigalpa is leading the shift towards new food consumption
In Honduras, Rikolto promotes the "Food Smart Cities" programme to supply the city of Tegucigalpa with healthy, fresh and quality vegetables Last update (14/10/2019): Hydroponics in Honduras: less risk, more food safety
Inclusive Business in the Tanzania Pulses Sector
Rikolto will support traders and exporters to explore new ways of doing business with organisations of smallholder farmers. A better market position of these farmer organisations is the end goal. Last update (27/09/2019): Rikolto’s partnership with private sector on expanding pulses trade in and from Tanzania
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 (12/09/2019): Exporting vegetables in Tanzania: risky business, but highly profitable – if managed well
LINK methodology: changing relations between business partners
How do you build trustworthy relationships between farmers and food companies? Rikolto facilitates the use of the LINK methodology. Last update (21/08/2019): Inclusive business relations between Subway and farmers’ cooperatives in the horticulture sector Nicaragua
GoodFood@School for Belgian pupils
Healthy and sustainable food for every child, at every school. From class to canteen. Last update (19/08/2019): GoodFood@School programme presented at seminar "Broodnodig / Before it's too late"
Vegetables in Jinotega, Nicaragua - PROJECT ENDED
Supplying national supermarkets with locally grown vegetables
East Africa Food Trade project - Completed
Smallholders produce around 80-90% of maize, rice and other staples in East Africa, many are net buyers of staples, with less than a third selling their produce. Through the establishment of Village Stores, organising collective sales and other initiatives, market access of the farmers improved significantly. Last update (28/05/2019): Farmers have been earning 8 million dollars in the past two years
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Arumeru, Tanzania
High Value Crops: the perfect tool to fight poverty Last update (28/05/2019): Organized farmers – Key to inclusion of small-scale producers markets.
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 (09/05/2019): A win-win for consumers and farmers: PGS safe vegetables in Hanoi

Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Food Smart Cities

Sustainable cocoa

Sustainable rice for all

#YouthInAg

Inclusive Business

Tegucigalpa is leading the shift towards new food consumption

Inclusive Business in the Tanzania Pulses Sector

Uganda and Tanzania transforming the horticulture sector through inclusive business models

LINK methodology: changing relations between business partners

GoodFood@School for Belgian pupils

Vegetables in Jinotega, Nicaragua - PROJECT ENDED

East Africa Food Trade project - Completed

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Arumeru, Tanzania

Participatory Guarantee Systems for safe vegetables in Vietnam

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