A sustainable income for farmers and nutritious, affordable food for everyone. This is what Rikolto works for.
Description
Rikolto envisions a world with a sustainable income for farmers and nutritious, affordable food for everyone.
We reach our goals by building bridges between smallholder farmer organisations, companies, authorities, and other actors across rural and urban areas. Together, we create innovative ways of producing, trading, distributing, and accessing nutritious, quality food, so no one is left behind.
Through our global network, we wish to inspire others to tackle with us the interrelated challenges of food insecurity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality.
We are an organisation that lives its values. They are part of what makes our organisational culture. Despite differences across regions, they are the invisible glue that connects us all.
In June 2019, our International Board of Directors approved Rikolto's Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct. Upholding these Codes is one of the keystones to achieving our organisational goals.
The Code of Ethics is not just a buzzword. It is part of our DNA. We promote an environment in which members of staff take ownership in developing and defining Rikolto’s core values.
Acting in accordance with our core values is more than protecting our image and reputation or avoiding legal problems. Our Code of Conduct guides us through a set of standards to ensure that we all do the right thing and act in line with our six values: belief in people, inclusivity, open dialogue, sustainability, integrity and innovation.
Our logo refers to the Vitruvian Man by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
In this drawing Da Vinci brought together all the elements which, in his view, represented the ideal man. Man as an independent being, but also concerned for the world and his fellow beings; looking forward, building for the future, bringing together art and technology, philosophy and knowledge, reason and emotion into a coherent whole.
Today's Rikolto is the result of a merger between three Belgian development organisations founded in the 1970s and 1980s: Vredeseilanden, Coopibo and FADO.
In the world
Throughout the years, Rikolto has engaged in numerous sectors, primarily focusing on promoting sustnle agriculture and value chain development. This focus has evolved to encompass the transformation of sustainable food systems in Vietnam.
In Vietnam
In Indonesia
From 2022, Rikolto in Vietnam and Indonesia country offices were merged to form the new Southeast Asia hub structure.