Rikolto in Indonesia

In Solo City of Central Java, a group of passionate citizens and hoteliers take more sustainable moves to reduce food waste, while helping people connect better with each other. This is the first of four documented stories of Food Smart City Communication Learning Cycle activities, 8-12 July 2019.

Rikolto's Cocoa Manager Peni Agustijanto shares his experience in facilitating the business model canvas training for farmer organisations and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) in West Sulawesi. Read his story.

School canteen plays an important role in providing children with nutritious food, while promoting a healthier food consumption. Food Smart Cities consortium in Indonesia conducted an observation in 12 school canteens in the cities of Depok and Solo to investigate food procurement practices in school canteens.

Seaweed cultivation has a potential to improve the livelihood of rural communities living in coastal areas of East Nusa Tenggara Province. Seaweed Coordinator of Rikolto in Indonesia, Ziaul Haq, shares some progress and challenges to make this happen.

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.