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Rodney Nikkels is van oorsprong tropisch landbouwer. Tijdens zijn werk in productielanden van cacao ontdekte hij hoe moeilijk het was voor boeren om een leefbaar loon te krijgen. En dus besloot hij ze dat zelf te geven. In 2011 richtte hij Chocolatemakers op.<\/p>\n

Met Chocolatemakers wil Nikkels ‘niet vernietigen, maar herstellen’. Hij wijst erop dat cacao afkomstig is uit het Amazone-regenwoud. Daarmee maakt het een biodivers systeem ook nog productief. Nikkels: ‘Wij zouden dat een voedselbos noemen.’<\/p>\n

Als akkerbouwer kan Nikkels genieten van productiesystemen die goed zijn voor de natuur. Met een leefbaar loon wil hij cacaoboeren in staat stellen om te blijven investeren in vruchtbare gronden en daarmee ontbossing te voorkomen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rodney Nikkels is van oorsprong tropisch landbouwer. Tijdens zijn werk in productielanden van cacao ontdekte hij hoe moeilijk het was voor boeren om een leefbaar loon te krijgen. En dus besloot hij ze dat zelf te geven. In 2011 richtte hij Chocolatemakers op. Met Chocolatemakers wil Nikkels ‘niet vernietigen, maar herstellen’. Hij wijst erop dat …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":169118,"template":"","class_list":["post-167468","changemaker","type-changemaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","changemaker_category-voedsel-transitie"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRodney Nikkels - Change Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rodney Nikkels is mede-oprichter van Chocolatemakers. 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