Insights

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.

The journey to nutritious and healthy food begins with how raw food is cultivated and treated. Organic farming offers an appealing alternative; however, synthetic pesticides are still the mainstream practice among Indonesian farmers. Rikolto partnered with YLKI and PIKAT to conduct pesticide residue lab tests on fresh vegetables in Denpasar, providing valuable insights into the safety and quality of the vegetables in the city.

One of the approaches that Rikolto promotes in our sustainable production strategy is the practice of regenerative agriculture. In this article, we share insights from Pasar Rakyat Bali, our Food Smart Cities partner that has been putting regenerative farming into action.

Young people are the future of food security, but unfortunately, the lack of attractive job opportunities and support drove young people away from agriculture. In the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, Rikolto sought to spark young people's interest in agriculture through digital-based farming and agripreneurship.

By 2050, the global population is projected to exceed 9.6 billion (FAO). To keep up with the ever-growing population, we must address inequalities between women and men in food and agriculture. At Rikolto, we have been empowering women to have better access to resources and opportunities across our programmes. Get inspired by some stories and insights from our programmes in Indonesia.

In 2012, Triyono sold vegetables and chickens for his income. Now, he is the Chairman of the Barokah Cooperative, an award-winning coffee farmers' organization with 320 members in Kerinci, Jambi Province, Indonesia.

Indonesian farmers are ageing. How can we save the country's agrarian industry and food security? This is not just a question to ponder, but to act upon. Millennials on the Move encapsulates our strategies, activities, progress, lessons and achievement on how we work to rejuvenate the ageing agriculture sector.

How do you unlock the – often hidden – potential of rural and urban youth? In three workshops, young people from Peru, Tanzania and Indonesia were challenged to dream about their future food system. Read more about the methodology that was used and the insights of the workshop leaders.