Driving Development Cooperation in a Changing World

Pasang Sherpa from Nepal knows from his own experience how important bridges are. He trained as a bridge builder with a Swiss organization and has since been improving lives not only in his home country, but also in Africa. Learn more about the unique friendship of two men that started with the building of bridges.

Moldova's agriculture is forced to adapt to changing circumstances. A local company seized the opportunity to develop a digital solution for agricultural management that is now widely used by farmers, thus securing an open pathway to European markets.

“Oh, it’s so vanilla” is a casual comment one sometimes hears to describe something bland or boring. Yet vanilla is far from boring – and perhaps people in the West take the familiar flavoring for granted. Demand for the spice is traditionally highest in North America and Europe (especially France), but is now growing in Asia, especially Japan.