SFIAR Award 2010 - Call for Applications
The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research offers an annual Award for scientists working for a Swiss institution in agricultural research for development.
With this Award the SFIAR aims to:
a) support relevant agricultural research for development (ARD) b) promote knowledge on and visibility of Swiss ARD
The SFIAR intends to award new, innovative and result oriented research. The SFIAR Award 2010 (prize sum: CHF 5000.-) is restricted to individuals.
Scientists working (or having worked) for a Swiss institution and with appropriate linkages in developing countries can apply for the SFIAR Award. Young researchers are especially encouraged to apply!
Deadline for applications: 5 July 2010
For details on scope, eligibility and application see the
SFIAR Award Guidelines 187kb.
Winner of SFIAR Award 2009
Prof. Silvia Dorn (ETH) working with Dr. Cesar Cardona of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia and Drs. Ine Schmale, Guido Velten and Anja Rott at ETH Zürich, have won the SFIAR Award 2009 for their project “Preventing post-harvest losses by a combination of a parasitoid and host plant resistance in dry beans".

Documents
Press release: English | German | French 162kb
Poster of awarded project (English) 1260kb
Photos from project with explanations (German) 2351kb
Award ceremony
The award ceremony was held at a Symposium on the occasion of World Food Day 2009 in Bern on 15 October 2009.
Media coverage
Schweizer Bauer (german)
Swissinfo (german) / Swissinfo (spanish)
ETH Life (german)
Interportal (german)
Schweizerischer Bauernverband (german)
Agrigate (german)
Winner of SFIAR Award 2008
Christoph Studer and team from the Swiss College of
Agriculture (SHL) have won the SFIAR Award 2008 for
their project "Response-Inducing Sustainability
Evaluation (RISE) –
Improving the Sustainability of Agricultural
Production".
Press release:
English|
German |
French
300kb
The award ceremony
was held at the
conference "How to ensure food security today and
tomorrow?" at ETH Zurich on 12 December 2008 (see photos and video coverage).
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