Syngenta Foundation's Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Systems in Africa (AVISA) project in Tanzania shows that smallholders do not only benefit from accessing better seed but also from producing it

Explore how, guided by a radio program from Farm Radio International and Biovision, Florian Kwaslema transformed his income and regenerated his land through sustainable agroecological practices. (Article only available in German)

Most studies focusing on adoption of sustainable farming practices in cocoa disregard value chain factors. The objective of this study was to understand: (a) how important value chain factors are, relative to farmer and farm factors, for cocoa farmers’ implementation of sustainable farming practices and (b) through which mechanisms value chain factors influence sustainable farming practices implementation. The authors found that value chain factors are comparable to farmer and farm factors in explaining the implementation of sustainable farming practices across dimensions. Both capacity building and stable relationships were significantly related with the implementation of certain sustainable farming practices.

The Syngenta Foundation Seeds2B team in Kenya is joining forces with the National Agricultural Research System to increase the availability of certified seed potatoes for smallholder farmers