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These are Rikolto's focus areas

Sustainable rice for all

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

Food Smart Cities

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

#Coffee4Future

A competitive sector, creating equitable conditions for all

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

Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia
Empowering Javanese smallholder rice farmers to improve their businesses through sustainable rice cultivation. Last update (27/10/2021): Reducing rice’s environmental impacts and improving farmers’ livelihoods in Central Java
Hydroponics and greenhouses: a hope for Honduras
Through Eurosan Occidente, Rikolto is developing the initiative "Technology and dialogue of knowledge to promote food and nutritional security in Honduras", through which hydroponic systems will be installed in greenhouses to increase the production of healthy vegetables within family agriculture. Last update (27/10/2021): Pilot hydroponics projects in Honduras - 5 observations to bear in mind
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.
Sustainable catering
Industrial kitchens are getting a taste for sustainable food Last update (26/10/2021): IKEA and Vredeseilanden put sustainable food on the daily menu
Ecuadorian coffee - adding flavour to the national economy
Coffee is one of the products of the Ecuadorian economy that benefits rural families. Last update (26/10/2021): Future-proof coffee thanks to Karina in Ecuador
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
"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.
Cocoa in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Working towards sustainable, certified cocoa in collaboration with Mars. Last update (18/08/2021): Business Model Canvas Training: Nurturing entrepreneurial spirit
[COMPLETED] Towards a safe and sustainable food system in Da Nang
Rikolto works with the city of Da Nang, to increase consumers’ access to safe food and promote the use of sustainable production techniques to ensure a more sustainable and inclusive food system in Vietnam. Last update (17/08/2021): How do Food Smart Cities lead the transition to sustainable food? Read this book!

Discover & Invest

These are Rikolto's focus areas

Sustainable rice for all

Food Smart Cities

#Coffee4Future

Inclusive Business

#YouthInAg

Sustainable cocoa

Promoting sustainable and inclusive rice value chain in Indonesia

Hydroponics and greenhouses: a hope for Honduras

Wanted: Food for the Future [completed]

Sustainable catering

Ecuadorian coffee - adding flavour to the national economy

Burkinabe women design an innovative, sustainable business model

"Innovamos": Harvesting knowledge in Central America

Cocoa in Sulawesi, Indonesia

[COMPLETED] Towards a safe and sustainable food system in Da Nang

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