(M. Ferroni* retired as Foundation Director in 2017; I. Barker, F. Brugger, D. Klauser, L. Koever, C. Otto, S. Petersen & S. Steiner formerly worked at our Foundation**. For more information about the authors in bold text, see our Team page). Further publications are available on topic-related pages.
- Effects of seed treatment on cassava stake performance, whitefly population, disease incidence, and yield performance of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Malawi. C. Nwokoro, D. Kachigamba, M. Chiipanthenga, D. Klauser, M. Robinson, R. Berlin. Frontiers in Agronomy, Jan 2024.
- Improving Innovation for Smallholder Farmers: A Call for a Collaborative Ecosystem. C. Nwokoro, C., J. Richards, M. Blackwell, S. Hemdev & R. Berlin. Syngenta Foundation White Paper, Dec 2023.
- Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case Study of SFSA. Holzman C. and Boyce K. Global Community of Practice on Scaling Development Outcomes. Nov 2023.
- State of climate-smart agriculture practices in the North Central and Northwest zones of Nigeria, I. Gabriel, F. Olajuwon, D. Klauser**, B. Michael, M. Renn, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 4, 33, Sept 2023.
- New protocol for rapid cassava multiplication in field conditions: a perspective on speed breeding. L. Conceicão, D. Marmolej-Cortes, D. Klauser**, M. Robinson, E. Oliveira, Frontiers in Plant Science, Sept 2023.
- Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE): Protocol of a multi-sectoral development project to improve food and nutrition security of secondary city populations in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Rwanda, authors incl. C. Nwokoro, F. Zamil, S. Winter, V. Johnson-Chadwick & M. Pannatier, Frontiers in Public Health, Feb 2023
- Nutrition as a driver and outcome of agroecology, authors incl. E. Imbo, M. Pannatier & S. Winter, Nature Food, Dec 2022
- Agricultural Advice via Radio in Local Languages: Benefits & Gaps, book chapter in African Multilingualism and the Agenda 2030, P. Castle, 2022
- Optimizing sowing depth and seeding rate of pelleted seed for reducing lodging and improving yield of tef, B. Tafes et al., incl. D. Klauser**, Ethiop. J. Crop Sci. 2, 2022
- Auch merkwürdige Schöpfungen lassen sich optimieren (Ratschläge zur Gründung einer Firmenstiftung), D. Brændgård, C. Duschletta, K. Tersar & P. Castle, The Philanthropist, August 2022
- Seed-business oriented demonstration trials: an efficient option to promote tef varieties, A. Bekele et al., incl. D. Klauser, Ethiop J Agric Sci., March 2022
- Designing a pest & disease outbreak warning system for farmers, agronomists & input distributors in E. Africa, M. Brown, S. Mugo, D. Klauser & S. Petersen**, Insects, Feb 2022
- Expected global suitability of coffee, cashew and avocado due to climate change, R. Grüter et al. Plos One, Jan 2022 (Paper resulting from the SFSA-supported CONSUS project).
- Impact of Covid-19 on use of certified seeds and grain production in Northern Nigeria, I. Gabriel, F. Olajuwon & B. Michael, ES J Ag & Current Res, November 2021
- Smallholder farmers’ perception of tomato seedling technologies in the northwest zone of Nigeria, I.Gabriel, F.Olajuwon & B. Michael, Int J Ag Extension, July 2021
- Measuring performance to maximize impact: lessons learned at the Syngenta Foundation (working paper) S. Tufinio, A. Balmer, June 2021
- From Food Scarcity to Surplus: Innovations in Indian, Chinese and Israeli Agriculture (book) A. Gulati, Y. Zhou, J. Huang, A. Tal & R. Juneja, February 2021
- The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems (book), Eds. D. Klauser & M. Robinson, December 2020
- Getting down to earth (and business): Focus on African Smallholders' Incentives for Improved Soil Management. D. Klauser, C. Negra, FSUFS, October 2020
- Smallholder mechanization induced by yield-enhancing biological technologies: Evidence from Nepal and Ghana. H.Takeshima, Y. Liu. Agricultural Systems (184), September 2020
- Employee perceptions of organizational growth at a rapidly expanding non-profit, June 2020 summary of an MBA thesis by L. Koever**.
- A novel seed treatment-based multiplication approach for cassava planting material, Authors include C Otto**, A. Balmer, D. Klauser & M. Robinson, Plos One, March 2020
- Constraints & Opportunities for Improving Tef Productivity, A. Bekele et al., Ethiopian J Business & Development, December 2019. Authors include D. Klauser.
- Soil health constraints contributing to maize yield gap in Upper Tana watershed of Murang’a County, Kenya, paper presented at KALRO soil science meeting, November 2019. Authors include D. Klauser & S. Steiner**.
- Israeli Agricultural Innovation: Assessing the Potential to Assist Smallholders, SFSA Policy Working Paper, A. Tal, Tel Aviv University, 2019
- Enabling smallholders’ descendants to farm with pride: How the Syngenta Foundation defines sustainable agriculture, working paper by S. Winter, Y. Zhou & P. Castle, July 2019
- How can digital solutions help to feed a growing world? An introduction with case studies, Syngenta Foundation & EY, May 2019. Contributors include R. Berlin, M. Pannatier, S. Winter and P. Castle.
- Motivations and Mental Models Associated with Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Improved Agricultural Technology: Evidence from Use of Quality Seed Potato in Kenya, J. Okello, Y. Zhou, I. Barker**. E. Schulte-Geldermann, Eur J Dev Res (2019) 31: 271-272.
- Innovations and Revolutions in Indian Agriculture: A Review, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B 8 (2018), A. Gulati and R. Juneja, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
- Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Fruit and Vegetable Productivity and Consumption are Needed to Achieve Global Nutrition Security, Position Paper resulting from a workshop organized by the Aspen Global Change Institute, co-authored by C. Otto and D. Klauser, November 2018.
- Supporting Indian Farms the Smart Way, Eds. A. Gulati, M. Ferroni*, Y. Zhou (Academic Foundation book, ISBN 13: 978-93-327-0472-5, launched September 2018). Read the summary.
- Implementation of stewardship in African agricultural public research and development institutions, W. Alhassan, V. Anthony, P. Rudelsheim, JABSD, May 2018
- Back to the village? Motivations for leaving and prospects for return. Rural-urban migration in Bangladesh and Senegal, S. Bastawy & P. Castle, SFSA Working Paper, March 2018
- Suitability evaluation system for the production and sourcing of agricultural commodities, I Jausli et al., ScienceDirect online, February 2018. (Paper on the SFSA-supported CONSUS project).
- Reducing transaction costs in contract farming: the case of Farmforce, F. Brugger**, chapter in Digital Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Global South, 2018 (CABI book)
- The Private Sector and India’s Agricultural Transformation, M. Ferroni and Y. Zhou, Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, February 2018.
- Challenges in monitoring and managing plant diseases in developing countries, D. Klauser, Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, January 2018
- Technology generation to dissemination: lessons learned from the tef improvement project*. Euphytica (2018) 214:31, January 2018. Among the authors are our D. Klauser, V. Johnson-Chadwick, M. Robinson, I. Barker, with further SFSA staff acknowledged.
- Business, philanthropy and business-like philanthropy: Observations from a corporate foundation in agriculture, M. Ferroni & P. Castle, SFSA working paper, November 2017