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These are Rikolto's focus areas

Sustainable cocoa

Building resilient cocoa farming communities

Sustainable rice for all

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

Food Smart Cities

Building bridges for sustainable and fair food in cities

#YouthInAg

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

Inclusive Business

Equitable sharing of risks and profits between chain actors

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 (28/05/2020): Farmers have been earning 8 million dollars in the past two years
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 (20/05/2020): Model Farms to Save a Lake in Nicaragua
I am more than my receipt
A civic movement in Belgium to make sustainable food the new normal in supermarkets
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 (04/05/2020): DGD visits Rikolto's partners in Burkina Faso
Wanted: Food for the Future [completed]
A unique project in which the Belgian Province of Flemish Brabant, Rikolto, retailer Colruyt Group and the University of Leuven together with young people, experts, farmers, etc. look for ways to feed the growing global population in a sustainable way. Last update (11/04/2020): Empowering Young Potential Change-Makers
Speciality coffee from Kivu and Ituri, DRC
Small-scale coffee farmers prepare to export high quality organic Arabica coffee. Last update (06/04/2020): Inclusive Business Scan: members’ perception on coffee cooperative Kawa Kanzururu
Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia
Empowering Javanese small-holder rice farmers to earn better income through sustainable rice production. Last update (01/04/2020): Central Java Premium Rice Consortium meets the Central Java Governor
Sustainable and inclusive rice in Vietnam
Working together with farmer organisations, authorities and businesses to mainstream inclusive business practices for sustainable rice across the Vietnamese rice sector. Last update (01/04/2020): Rice production in Dong Thap: Towards sustainable agriculture
Bananas from Senegal
Senegalese farmers grow quality bananas, ready for local and export markets. Last update (01/04/2020): The banana, a crop that can sustain its men… and women

Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Sustainable cocoa

Sustainable rice for all

Food Smart Cities

#YouthInAg

Inclusive Business

East Africa Food Trade project - Completed

Sustainable Landscapes transforming the horticultural sector in Nicaragua

I am more than my receipt

Burkinabe women design an innovative, sustainable business model

Wanted: Food for the Future [completed]

Speciality coffee from Kivu and Ituri, DRC

Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia

Sustainable and inclusive rice in Vietnam

Bananas from Senegal

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