Books & Papers

(M. Ferroni* retired as Foundation Director in 2017; I. Barker, F. Brugger, 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. 

• Agricultural advice via radio in local languages, P. Castle in African multilingualism and the Agenda 2030, ed. Diallo & Bearth, lit-verlag 2022, ISBN 978-3-643-80281-1 
• Auch "merkwürdige Schöpfungen" lassen sich optimieren, D. Brændgård, C. Duschletta, K. Tersar & P. Castle, Philanthropist 3/22 (advice on creating corporate foundations)
• 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
• 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. (See also our tef page). 
• Business, philanthropy and business-like philanthropy: Observations from a corporate foundation in agriculture, M. Ferroni & P. Castle, SFSA working paper, November 2017