The BUILD Fund is an investment fund supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. Its main objective is to contribute to poverty alleviation, reduce gender inequalities and promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth. One of the four investment sectors is food security, nutrition and agribusiness.

A Syngenta partnership has led to major improvements in a Kenyan seed-processing facility. The primary beneficiaries will be the country’s smallholders.

Profile of Peter Schmidt, who has worked in development aid for over 30 years. The turning point in his life came on his first visit to India, as part of an extended internship for the agricultural science degree programme at ETH Zurich.

A multidisciplinary project led by the AgroEcological Transition Group at ETH Zurich aims to understand the links between collective decision-making and ecological footprints in coffee and soybean value chains.