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The kiosk has been around for centuries, but is still innovative as a model for selling fresh fruit and vegetables, especially during the covid-19 pandemic.

“Access to affordable and quality food for all, today and in the future.” This is our mission and during this corona crisis it is more relevant but also more difficult than ever.

The demand for rice is growing, but Tanzania's rice production potential is left untapped. With improved production and irrigation systems, Tanzania could produce enough quality rice to meet the regional rice demand. Living up to this potential is of course not a one-person job. Rikolto will therefore join the rice taskforce created to support the National Rice Development Strategy II.

The COVID-19 pandemic, besides a global health crisis, is also a challenge for food and nutrition security. One thing is clear: People should not have to choose between their health or their food. Beans are both very much loved and highly nutritious - how can they be a viable solution for food security?

Big news! We have started a new project to support smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda. On 14 January 2020, the project kicked off as part of a wider partnership between the Government of Uganda and the European Union.

What can we learn from farmers in Kenya? An exchange visit showed that innovative tools are creating incentives for smallholder farmers to adopt good agricultural techniques and increase productivity.

Building on the knowledge and learning of vegetable and fruit projects in northern Tanzania, Rikolto will now expand its activities to five regions: Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya, Songwe, and Katavi.

Rikolto Country Office in Uganda has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) to facilitate affordable financial services and strengthen management capacities of small holder farmers organised in agricultural Cooperatives. The MoU will also extend support to Small and Medium Enterprises and enable employment creation for the youth through business development services (BDS).