Belgium

Belgium

Rikolto’s roots go back to Belgium in the 1950s. We gradually moved from a traditional development NGO to a network organisation. Also in Belgium, we work towards a sustainable food system.

From 2014 onwards, we started building our expertise in making institutional kitchens from companies and schools more sustainable. This laid the foundations for the GoodFood@School approach, that we are currently also adopting in Indonesia, Vietnam etc. As of 2017, Belgium was one of the first countries where we started up our Good Food for Cities programme. Currently, we are running our Good Food for Cities programme in the cities of Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven. We also organise private fundraising campaigns in Belgium.

Projects

Good Food for Cities
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Generation Food goes international

A young community of innovators wants to give their peers a sustainable future through inclusive businesses in food systems.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Burkina Faso
Ecuador
Uganda
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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Good food at school in Belgium

A healthy diet at school is essential for the health and development of children and adolescents. In Belgium, our approach focuses on schools in Leuven, Ghent and Antwerp, where we work with students, teachers, parents, management, kitchen staff... around nutrition.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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SchoolFood4Change in Europe

The European SchoolFood4Change project (SF4C), funded by Horizon 2020, aims to make sustainable and healthy food in schools the norm.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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Carbon farmers in Belgium

Over the next five years, fifteen farmers will be trained to become 'carbon farmers'. The ultimate goal? To establish a carbon farming model for farmers in Belgium to ensure carbon sequestration.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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Superlist: nudging supermarkets to make sustainable food the norm

We examine the efforts of Belgian and European supermarkets to make the food system more sustainable. We share these research results with citizens, policy makers, civil society and the food sector. That is how we encourage supermarkets to take up their social responsibility. Superlist is a collaboration with the Dutch think tank Questionmark.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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GoodFood@School for Belgian pupils

Healthy and sustainable food for every child, at every school. From class to canteen.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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I am more than my receipt

A civic movement in Belgium to make sustainable food the new normal in supermarkets
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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Generation Food: helping young Belgian entrepreneurs solve food-related problems

A new movement stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture and food.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Good Food for Cities
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Wanted: Food for the Future [completed]

A unique project in which the Belgian Province of Flemish Brabant, Rikolto, retailer Colruyt Group and the University of Leuven together with young people, experts, farmers, etc. look for ways to feed the growing global population in a sustainable way.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
Indonesia
Peru
Tanzania
Good Food for Cities
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Robin Food transforms food surpluses into healthy products for vulnerable families

We develop business models that make the products accessible for vulnerable groups and offer a viable business to the companies that produce them.
Updated on:
May 10, 2024
Belgium
The Netherlands
Spain

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Making GoodFood@School the norm in Belgium and throughout Europe

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Good food at schools: a European learning exchange

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

FoodScienceClass helps teachers teach about nutrition

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Climate geeks and poison sprayers: it's time to really listen to each other

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Good Food for Cities

Superlist: dialogue as starting point for more environmentally friendly supermarkets

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Flanders' Food Strategy: A good start, but still some critical missing pieces

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Inclusive markets
Sustainable cocoa and coffee

Rikolto & Regenerative Agriculture: a new way forward

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Regenerative agriculture
Good Food for Cities

Supermarkets can do much more for environment and climate, as shown by Superlist

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Locally grown chickpeas: to be or not to be? KIKET partnership goes on research.

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Regenerative agriculture
Good Food for Cities

The Fork to Farm Dialogues: for a just transition to sustainable food systems

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Inclusive markets, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food landscapes
Good Food for Cities

Are supermarkets helping us towards a sustainable diet? Superlist wants to find out.

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

No food to waste: what we can learn from circular food initiatives

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Cities experimenting with new food governance models

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

New platform turns surplus vegetables into soup for Antwerp schools in Belgium

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

This is how a supermarket makes you eat less meat (without you noticing)

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Transforming bio-waste into a product: these students did it in 2 days!

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Youth in agriculture
Good Food for Cities

Putting food on the climate agenda: Rikolto and partners at COP26

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Inclusive Markets, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainable Food Landscapes
Good Food for Cities

Shedding new light on our work: Rikolto delivers results efficiently

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Inclusive markets, sustainable food landscapes, regenerative agriculture
Good Food for Cities

Rikolto Podcast: Good food is a right

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Youth in agriculture
Good Food for Cities

Citizens of Antwerp collectively build their food strategy with Rikolto and Let Us

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

The city of Leuven launches its EcoFoodMap: a digital compass for the food strategy

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

A granola that saves food from landfill: from idea to product launch

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Youth in agriculture
Good Food for Cities

5 insights from the search for a suitable product based on food surpluses for vulnerable target groups

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Robin Food conquers Europe to bring food surpluses to people in need

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Local distribution platform Kort'Om connects Leuven farmers and consumers

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

What we can learn from the corona crisis that will help shape our future food systems 

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Rikolto's Food Heroes

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Robin Food transforms surplus vegetables into soups for social grocery stores and food aid

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Behind the scenes of the first award for retail initiatives that mainstream sustainable food

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inclusive markets
Sustainable cocoa and coffee

Beyond Chocolate: an agreement for sustainable Belgian chocolate

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

How do Food Smart Cities lead the transition to sustainable food? Read this book!

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Kort’om: Leuven city bets on food ‘from around the corner’ for everyone

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Generation Food joins forces for entrepreneurship and innovation in food and agriculture

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Youth in agriculture
Good Food for Cities

Canned asparagus from Peru finds its way to Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

IKEA and Rikolto put sustainable food on the daily menu

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Inclusive markets
Good Food for Cities

Making collective catering kitchens more sustainable: lessons learned

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Inclusive markets