Research

The Soils, Food and Healthy Communities (SFHC) project works to empower smallholder farmers in Malawi to build sustainable, healthy and resilient communities.

The Food Security and Sovereignty in Las Segovias Project is a collaboration between CAN and PRODECOOP, a coffee farmer cooperative organization.

CIRAD works on novel interdisciplinary expertise and operational solutions to ensure the agro-ecological transition in farming systems in the South.

EcoDry enhances agroecological strategies for drought-prone farming by fostering knowledge exchange and testing innovative practices. Bringing together experts from multiple countries, the project develops methods to help farmers adapt to water challenges and climate change.

This research initiative aims to develop a practice-oriented toolkit to assess the resilience and outcomes in food value chains, and to support the design of interventions by decision-makers. It is conducted by the ETH Zürich World Food System Center, the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group, the Climate Policy Group, and the TdLab.

The SEKEM Initiative was founded as a comprehensive development initiative to address some of the most pressing issues affecting Egypt. SEKEM started on a 70-hectare plot of desert land and became the first entity to develop biodynamic farming methods in Egypt.

This farmer-researcher partnership of more than 30 years supported the conversion of strawberry monocultures into sustainable agroecosystems.

SYPROBIO is active in three West-African countries and seeks to combine and strengthen the knowledge and creativity of researchers, technicians and local farmers to address problems related to food security and adaptation to climate change.