Sustainable food

Sustainable food production and consumption is desperately needed, as the food on our plates is responsible for up to 37% of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing significantly to the climate crisis. In addition, the effects of climate change, such as prolonged droughts and floods caused by heavy rainfall, increasingly lead to crop failures. This not only leaves people with less food available, but also puts the farmers who produce our food at risk of losing their income. These impacts are felt most severely in countries in the Global South. This while they have just contributed the least to the climate crisis compared to the Global North.

A sustainable food system where food production is less of a burden on the climate and methods are more resilient to the effects of climate change is desperately needed. YOUCA and Rikolto believe in the power and enormous potential of young people to initiate these positive changes. However, in many places in the Global South, they encounter a lot of socio-economic challenges such as unemployment, poverty and lack of education. Rikolto is therefore committed to training these young people to become agricultural entrepreneurs, giving them the tools to contribute to a more sustainable food system with innovative solutions.