Why, with whom and how Helvetas is pursuing a landscape approach in the Simiyu and Singida regions of central Tanzania.

To tackle the growing demand for land, water and other natural resources as well as climate change development practitioners are increasingly using a landscape approach. But what are key factors for successful landscape restoration? Helvetas pinpoints four critical elements based on their multi-stakeholder experience across projects in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Learn more in their blog.

Star anise is familiar to Western consumers as a component of mulled wine, various pastries and as a flavoring of spirits such as Pastis and Sambuca. It is far more widely used in Asian cuisine, being one of the key spices in Chinese five-spice powder, an essential component of the Vietnamese soup phở, and of various Indian curries. It also has medicinal uses, learn more about this interesting crop!

Public event and discussion, with insights from project work in six different countries

Obituary of the Swiss agricultural engineer Martin Menzi, founding member and former president of Helvetas, SDC project manager in India and full professor and first director of NADEL at ETH Zurich