Programme highlights
Organic market pioneers
Since the first organic shop in Tanzania opened, we have been developing the organic market – from the field to shop shelves.
Closing gaps together
Knowledge, capital and networks for ecological small businesses in East Africa – find out how we are overcoming hurdles.
The consumers of the future
You can look forward to workshops with Swiss youth and gain insight into their impetus for sustainable consumption.
Das Programm
Mangoproduktion – lokal verankert
Wir stellen Ihnen Menschen aus Äthiopien vor, die mit Geschick, ökologischen Methoden und einer Prise Innovation Mangos produzieren und dabei natürliche Ressourcen schonen.
Das erste Agrarökologie-Gesetz in Ostafrika
Die Erfolgsgeschichte aus Kenia zeigt, wie eine effektive Zusammenarbeit zwischen Zivilgesellschaft, Landwirt:innen und Behörden zu wegweisenden Gesetzesänderungen führen kann.
Ein Vierteljahrhundert Biovision
Rückblick auf 25 Jahre Engagement für ökologische Entwicklung. Erfahren Sie, wie Biovision durch ihren systemischen Ansatz die Welt verändert.
Erfolg durch Partnerschaften
Wir erzählen die Geschichte unserer langjährigen Zusammenarbeit mit der Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) und stellen aktuelle Projekte und zukünftige Visionen vor.
Wie geht es weiter?
Ein Blick in die Zukunft: Unsere Strategie für 2024 und darüber hinaus – Gemeinsam für eine nachhaltigere Welt.
The guests
Lucy Asiimwe, expert in development entrepreneurship
Lucy Asiimwe has over 13 years of experience working with smallholder farmers and is committed to market-based systems to increase access to healthy food and jobs. She currently leads the Neycha Accelerator and Fund project, which integrates agroecology as a business strategy. Lucy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, both obtained in Uganda.
Franziska Stöckli, certified primary and secondary school teacher, course leader for teacher training and further education, and active in school development
Franziska Stöckli is currently responsible for the “Stay in School” project in her role as head coach at the Glattal district (City of Zurich) education authority. As the initiator and co-author of the two cookbooks and teaching materials “Greentopf” and “Klimatopf”, she is committed to sustainable nutrition, especially for children and youth, as part of the programme “Education for Sustainable Development”.
Prof. Dr. Christine Brombach, Lecturer at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil
Christine Brombach’s current research and teaching focuses on consumer sciences and nutritional behaviour. She completed a master’s degree in nutritional sciences in Giessen, Germany and the United States. After her doctorate at the University of Giessen, she was project coordinator of the German National Nutrition Survey II at the Max Rubner Institute in Karlsruhe, Germany, for four years.
Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren, Chair of the Biovision Foundation Board
Dr Hans Rudolf Herren, the founder of Biovision and chair of the foundation board, is one of the world’s leading scientists for biological pest control. He lived and researched in Africa for 26 years. From 1994 to 2005 he headed the International Centre for Insect Research (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr. Danny Nef, Programme Manager for International Partnerships
Danny Nef holds a doctorate in environmental sciences and is an expert in agroecology, biodiversity and climate change. He specialises in the resilience of food systems and ecosystems. Before joining Biovision, he worked as a scientist at Alliance Bioversity International CIAT in Rome and as a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich.
Laura Schmid, Programme Manager, Sustainable Consumption
Laura Schmid leads the educational project “CLEVER – Sustainable Consumption” at Biovision, which inspires young people to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle. With experience as a teacher and a master’s degree in environment and natural resources, she shares the importance of sustainable consumption and her passion for environmental protection with young people.
Loredana Sorg, Member of the Biovision Foundation Executive Board and Co-Head of International Partnerships
Loredana Sorg is an agronomist (ETH Zurich) who joined Biovision in 2015. She works at the interface of applied research and agroecological cultivation methods as well as in inclusive market approaches in East Africa. She worked for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome and carried out assignments to develop organic value chains in Ukraine and Georgia.
Fabio Leippert, Member of the Biovision Foundation Executive Board and Co-Head of Policy Advocacy
Fabio Leippert is a biologist and expert in international development (ETH NADEL). He joined Biovision in 2017. He has been working to promote more favourable framework conditions for agroecology, biodiversity and climate protection, especially in countries of the Global South, for over ten years. Previously, he worked as a policy advisor at SWISSAID, for GIZ in Indonesia and for the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
Practical information
Date: Saturday, 26 October 2024
Time: 13:30 – 16:30
Doors open: 13:00
Venue: Volkshaus Zurich
Stauffacherstrasse 60, 8004 Zurich
Online: The event will be broadcast live.
Getting there: From the Zurich main station, take tram 3 or 14 to Stauffacher, then walk or take tram 8 to Helvetiaplatz.
Language: German or English
The event will be held mainly in German, with simultaneous translation into German and English.
Admission: voluntary collection
Friends and family are very welcome.
