Rikolto in Indonesia

We are currently looking for a qualified professional for the position of Program Development and Partnership Adviser to be based in the Regional Office in Denpasar, Bali. Deadline for application: 26/07/2019.

West Sulawesi's ambition to increase cocoa production has been hampered by a failure to attract young farmers to the sector and replace ageing cocoa trees. Working with Amanah Cooperative and Village-Owned Enterprise (BUMDes), Rikolto is creating an enabling environment for millennials inclusion in the sector.

Proper drying and fermentation of cocoa beans post harvest is necessary to produce a high quality chocolate. In Food for Thought, Romeo Cooperative shares a lesson to improve quality control processes in building a fermented cocoa business.

Developing a specialty coffee business is not a smooth ride, as shared by our partner Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative (Barokah) in the 13th edition of Food for Thought.

In Sikka District of East Nusa Tenggara Province, farmers are, slowly yet steady, back into seaweed farming.

Affected by a changing climate, cocoa farmers in Ende, East Nusa Tenggara shift to intercropping to sustain their livelihood sources.

Rikolto and its partners held the Healthy School Snacks Festival in Solo, seeking to educate and inform schools, parents and public to make healthier food choices.