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Syngenta Foundation programmes impact people on the ground, in all areas from high-tech seeds to markets.



Executive Director´s Corner
The Foundation Going Forward
Our mission is to make a difference for smallholders in developing countries by enabling them to become more professional growers.
Media & Events
Making Markets Matter workshop, South Africa, May 10-15, 2009
Event that offers the latest thinking in marketing, business strategy, and finance to SMEs in the seed industry in Africa.
BecA-ILRI Hub - Syngenta Foundation Conference, Kenya
“From technology to product development for the African farmer”
April 29, 2009, ILRI Campus, Nairobi


Features
India: National Seminar on Agriculture Extension.
27-28 February 2009, National Agriculture Science Centre Complex, PUSA, New Delhi.
 
 
 
FARA and SFSA Signed Agreement on Capacity Strengthening for the Safe Management of Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa, April 29, 2009
Kenya: BecA-ILRI Hub - Syngenta Foundation Conference
“From technology to product development for the African farmer”. April 29, 2009, ILRI Campus, Nairobi
Syngenta Foundation Strategy
Tapping agriculture as a force for development.
Our aim is to introduce technology and links to markets to support resource-poor smallholders. Read more
Projects
Seed Trade Asociation of Kenya (STAK) Programme
The Seed Programme is an initiative created to professionalize the seeds market in Kenya and fascilitate access to improved seeds by smallholder farmers. The first capacity building workshop 'Post harvest handling and storage trainning' took place in Nairobi on May 14-15th.
 
Smallholder Project in Mali
PRECAD project was developed to support farmers become more professional and generate higher yields and income. Read more
       
Topics
Understanding smallholders
Smallholders dominate the agricultural landscape in the developing world. Many of them remain poor and susceptible to hunger. Worldwide, there are about 450 million smallholder farms of two hectares or less, supporting over 2 billion people.  Read more
 
Agricultural extension
Extension is an essential pillar both for rural community progress and as part of a strategy of agricultural research and development. Read more
Publications
Syngenta Foundation India Annual Report 2007-2008.
Syngenta Foundation India Annual Report 2007-2008. Read more