News & Insights

Rikolto Uganda is disposing one of the program car Toyota Hilux pickup double cabin 2014 model with Reg. number UAV 852C . You are invited to send your applications by 5th July 2022.

We are looking for potential suppliers to supply two brand new cars with the below specifications in our Uganda office, Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8L Mid specs 2022 model and Pickup double cabin 2.4L high grade 2022 model. The deadline for bid submission is Friday 1st July 2022 at 5pm at our Kampala office Plot 15, East Naguru Road, or sent to our Rikolto email eastafrica [at] rikolto.org.

We all enjoy a delicious meal, but is our food also safe for consumption? From sight or smell only, consumers cannot determine whether the food on their plate is safe. Food safety is everyone's business, and we can only ensure that all food is safe when everyone works together.

We are currently looking for a consultant(s) to conduct the Mid Term Review to measure the progress and lessons learnt for our horticulture project under the EU's flagship programme AGRI-CONNECT in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. Deadline for sumission of proposals: 23 June 2022.

Because Rikolto in East Africa operates in three countries (Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo), we are looking for consultants to streamline our internal policies (Finance & HR) across the region. Submit proposals by 14 June 2022.

Generation Food Mbale is a project implemented by Rikolto in East Africa and SHONA and funded by YOUCA and DOEN Foundation. It aims at identifying and supporting innovative business solutions contributing to a sustainable and inclusive food system in and around Mbale. Apply by 13 June.

Imagine a world where everyone has access to nutritious, affordable food, where surplus foods are made available to those who need it most, and by-products and waste become inputs for new products... Circular economies can be a game-changer to transition to more sustainable food systems. Join us to learn more.

Reducing the health and environmental risks of pesticides on the farm in Arumeru in northern Tanzania through training and pesticide collection centres.

We’re becoming one big East Africa team working closer together for better and stronger programmes in DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda!

Among the oldest references known to the use of credit or loans in urban cities was Sumer, an ancient civilisation in Mesopotamia (3,500 B.C.). It was farming alone that prompted a method for receiving goods on the promise of future payment. Long since then, today access to credit for agriculture faces many challenges, although the importance of food is not in doubt.

Generation Food Mbale is a project implemented by Rikolto in East Africa and SHONA and funded by YOUCA and DOEN Foundation. It aims at identifying and supporting innovative business solutions contributing to a sustainable and inclusive food system in and around Mbale. Apply by 18 March.

Rikolto is collaborating with Mbeya City Council to improve the headwork/intake for Ulowa irrigation scheme in Mbeya for farmers to access water for horticulture production. Rikolto invites eligible building contractors to submit their quotation for the proposed water headwork improvement by 7 June 2022.

On Friday 4 February, the first edition of the Generation Food Accelerator celebrated the end of its incubation phase with a “Demo Day” in Mbeya. Youth are catalysts and leaders of innovation in all spheres of life, and agriculture is not different.

We are seeking for companies or service providers working in the African Bird Eye Chili value chain, experience on export marketing and capable of providing BDS services to farmers. Submit your proposals by 10 March 2022.

The Pangani basin in northern Tanzania is increasingly water-stressed. While climate change and degradation is changing and reducing water flows, water demand is increasing due to population growth and economic development. What are we doing? Explore it here.

In 2021, Rikolto, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) committed themselves to boost Kampala's urban farming future. On 12 November 2021, we closed our project in beauty. Explore the report here.

Fish, worms and bio-waste are the key ingredients for three different farming technologies that are fit for an urban setting: Aquaponics, vermiculture and biogas. Together with KCCA and UN Environment Programme, Rikolto popularised these technologies in Kampala, Uganda.

Farming within cities? Yes! Simple technologies like sack gardens and food towers require little space and investment, perfect for an urban setting.

From Kampala's Kyanja Resource Center to the communities: Promoting urban farming technologies for a future-proof city.

Our rice experts, John Ereng and Djalou Franco, took part in the AGRF 2021 conference to give their insights into Rikolto’s experience with introducing the SRP standard in East Africa, specifically referring to evidence from a project in Iringa, Tanzania (2019-2021). Watch the video!

Tag along with 8 European Ambassadors on their trip to Njombe, Tanzania and visit two essential building blocks for a sustainable future: Home gardens & avocados seedlings.

Kampala is preparing to expand urban farming in the city: Food from the city, for the city. Rikolto, KCCA and UN Environment Programme teamed up to promote urban farming. Explore the project here.

To make the road from farm to fork shorter, East Africa Fruits eliminates middlemen. The company is currently working with around 5000 farmers to deliver produce to the markets in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city.

Young people are full of compelling and promising ideas to change the recipe of our food systems. This is the reason why for this #AfricanCITYFOODmonth campaign, Rikolto has decided to put young changemakers in the spotlight.

Are you a young and passionate food entrepreneur, who wants to create new and innovative solutions to ensure sustainability and inclusiveness in the food system in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands? Join the Generation Food Accelerator in the Southern Highlands! Deadline for application 19 July 2021, 23:59pm

Food safety is everyone's business, but awareness is one of the gaps in ensuring that all fresh fruits and vegetables consumed are safe & healthy. Together with Bringo Fresh, we are organising a webinar on 2 June to enhance food safety awareness throughout the value chain. This webinar is organised ahead of World Food Safety Day on 7 June.

In 2009, secondary schools in Lira partnered up with Rikolto and YOUCA to empower Ugandan youth to become active in agriculture. Now more than a decade later, we revisited the schools in Lira to learn from our previous experience and integrate learnings in our future programmes. Tag along with Rikolto colleague Hannes and read his story about his journey to the schools in Lira.

For smallholder farmers to build more resilient farming enterprises, it is necessary to foster support services that enable them to flourish. We're looking for private companies to deliver business development services to smallholder farmers in Tanzania's Southern Highlands.

In a mutually beneficial deal between onion farmers from the Pangani riverbank and East Africa Fruits, farmers are growing quality, healthy onions for the markets in Dar es Salaam.

With covid-19 interrupting many interventions, we had to find new ways to promote sustainable rice cultivation with rice farmers and other stakeholders in Uganda. Explore more in this story!