Recent Swiss Publications
Swiss online publications related to agricultural research for development
Research Evidence for Policy - ‘Green economy’: development opportunity or buzzword? 
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Green economy will be discussed at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012. Green Economy in developing countries is linked to agriculture. Small-scale farming has the potential to mitigate climate change. The document points to policy implications of the NCCR North- South research on green economy.
Partnerships in Development-oriented Research:
Lessons Learnt and Challenges
Ahead
Bishnu Raj Upreti et al. NCCR North-South, South Asia Coordination Office. 2012
Video: CaLas Project: Carbon Credits for Sustainable Land Use Systems
Uploaded by FiBLFilm on 8 February 2012
2011
Representative Seroprevalences of Brucellosis in Humans and Livestock in Kyrgyzstan
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Bassirou Bonfoh, Joldoshbek Kasymbekov, Salome Dürr, Nurjan Toktobaev, Marcus G. Doherr, Tobias Schueth, Jakob Zinsstag and Esther Schelling, EcoHealth, 2011
Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: Stewardship Case Studies PDF 2.2 MB
L. Johnson, V. Anthony, W.S. Alhassan and P.Rudelsheim are the editors of this document, that is an outcome of the Strengthening Capacity for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SABIMA) Project.
Research Evidence for Policy - East Africa PDF 337 KB
Research Evidence for Policy highlights the research done by tbe NCCR. The topic of the present issue is how to
overcome bottlenecks in water management in the Pangani Basin in nothern Tanzania.
Mitigating Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture PDF 648 KB
A challenge and opportunity for agricultural policies. Adrian Muller et al. Brot für die Welt, in cooperation with Brot für alle, DanChurchAid and Church of Sweden, prepared by FiBL. November 2011
Quand les greniers se remplissent. Les bénéfices du partenariat entre la recherche agronomique, la vulgarisation agricole et des organisations paysannes au Mali
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Sonia Ferroni, Ernst Gabathuler. Centre for Development and Environment / Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. 2011
It’s time to control brucellosis in Central Asia PDF 1050 KB
Jakob Zinsstag et al. Evidence for Policy Series, Regional edition Central Asia, No. 2. NCCR North-South. January 2012
Land Grabbing: the Dark Side of ‘sustainable’ Investments
Concerns of Bread for all on the Addax Bioenergy project in Sierra Leone,
Bread for all,
November 2011
Food Sovereignty and its Discontents
Philipp Aerni, World Trade Institute in: ATDF JOURNAL Volume 8, Issue 1/2 2011
Sustainable Agricultural Support in Albania: Main Market Development Achievements
Video by FiBL, November 2011
Biofortification. Optimizing iron absorption from beans and other staple foods
Dissertation by Nicolai Petry, ETH
Zürich, 2011
Establishment of native timber trees in tropical pasture-reforestation: implications of planting schemes, local site conditions and herbivores
Dissertation by Mirco Plath, ETH Zürich, 2011
The potential impacts of enhanced soil moisture and soil fertility on smallholder crop yields in Southern Africa
Dissertation by Jafet Clas Martin Andersson, ETH Zürich, 2011
Highlands and Drylands. Mountains, a source of resilience in arid regions PDF 12.4 MB
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Centre for Development and Environment of the University of Bern, 2011
Turning sunlight into stone: the oxalate-carbonate pathway in a tropical tree ecosystem PDF, 14051kb
G. Cailleau, O. Braissant, and E. P. Verrecchia in: Biogeosciences, 8, 1755–1767, 2011
Kilimo Salama – Index-based Agriculture Insurance PDF, 760kb
(developed by the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture)
Product Design Case Study, International Finance Corporation, 2011
African Organic Agriculture Training Manual
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in partnership with IFOAM, the National African Organic Agricultural Movements (NOAMs) and agricultural experts from all parts of Africa, 2011
Agridea: Jahresbericht 2010 PDF, 1.66MB
Schweizerische Vereinigung für die Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft und des ländlichen Raums, Agridea, 2011
Collection Yvonne Preiswerk : les colloques genre de l'IUED : Du grain à moudre. Genre, développement rural et alimentation
The conference analyzed the changing agricultural development with a gender focus. The paper collection provide new perspectives on female farmers around the world.
What agriculture feeds the world?
Presentations and Results of a Symposium organized by CDE and Swissaid on 21 September 2011 in Bern, Switzerland
Kilimanjaro and Oromia Coffee Value Chain Case Studies: Producer Benefits from Fair Trade and Free Market Channels PDF, 372kb
Christopher Coles. NCCR North-South Dialogue, 34, 2011
Contested Rural Development in Nepal PDF, 669kb
Prabin Manandhar. NCCR North-South Dialogue, 32, 2011
EIARD Country Profile Switzerland PDF, 189kb
Carmen Thönnissen, SDC (EIARD National Contact Point), August 2011
Making a Living in Uncertainty: Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods and Institutional Transformations in Post-Socialist Rural Kyrgyzstan
Bernd Steimann. Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 2011
Freiwillige private Standards als marktorientierte Instrumente einer nachhaltigen Handelspolitik PDF, 772kb
Hans-Peter Egler in: Die Volkswirtschaft 7/8-2011, p. 17-21 (August 2011)
Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Agricultural Development PDF, 105kb
Marco Ferroni and Paul Castle in: Sustainability 2011, 3, 1064-1073 (July 2011)
Indigenous fodder trees can increase grazing accessibility for landless and mobile pastoralists in northern Pakistan PDF, 575kb
Inam-ur-Rahim et al. in: Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2011, 1:2
Rural Poverty Report 2011
presentations of SDC dissemination event (17 June 2011, Bern, Switzerland)
Research in a war zone PDF, 2116kb
Bassirou Bonfoh et al. in: Nature Volume: 474, Pages: 569–571 (30 June 2011)
The Organic Market in Europe. Overview and Market Access Information PDF, 7220kb
Lukas Kilcher et al. SIPPO and FiBL, 3rd edition May 2011
Bericht zum Schweizer Arbeitsmarkt der internationalen Zusammenarbeit 2010
PDF, 912kb
cinfo, Juni 2011
Animal Breeders’ Rights? PDF, 345kb
Michelangelo Temmerman. NCCR Trade Regulation. Working Paper No 2011/24| May 2011
Understanding actions and driving forces of smallholder farm households
An economic case study from the Sri Lankan hill-country.
Dissertation by Martijn Sonnevelt, ETH Zürich, 2011
Understanding new sources of conflicts in the lowlands of Ethiopia PDF, 2193kb
NCCR North-South, Evidence for policy, Regional Edition Horn of Africa, No. 2, May 2011
«Water Grabbing» – der grosse Durst nach fremdem Wasser PDF, 3529kb
EinBlick 1/2011. Brot für alle / Fastenopfer. May 2011
Climate change resilient small scale agriculture
Information Flashes No.1-3. Udo Hoeggel and Markus Giger. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), 2011
Are New Paradigms Needed for Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Uncertainties and Risks?
Marco Ferroni. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. Presentation held at the Conference "Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All" (May 2 – 4, 2011, Washington DC, USA)
Reshaping Rural Extension
Learning for Sustainability (LforS): An Integrative and Learning Based Advisory Approach for Rural Extension with Small-Scale Farmers. Ernst Gabathuler, Felicitas Bachmann, Andreas Kläy. Margraf Publishers / CTA / CDE. 2011
Phosphorus – A bottleneck of nature
Presentations of the North-South Forum organised jointly by the ETH North-South Centre and the NCCR North-South.
(12 April 2011, ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
On Adaptation to Climate Change and Risk Exposure in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
PDF, 1033kb
Salvatore Di Falco, Marcella Veronesi. IED – Institute for Environmental Decisions. Working Paper 15. March 2011.
Agricultural Biodiversity in the Tajik Pamirs. A Bridge Between Market Development and Food Sovereignty
Alessandra Giuliani, Frederik van Oudenhoven, Shoista Mubalieva in: Mountain Research and Development 31(1):16-26. 2011
The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2011 - Summary
Helga Willer, Lukas Kilcher (Eds.). IFOAM and FiBL, 2011
ABC der Entwicklungspolitik PDF, 1131kb
Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA). 2011
Report on Effectiveness: Swiss development cooperation in the agricultural sector 2010
PDF, 3084kb
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC / State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. 2010
Sustainable Land Management in Practice: Guidelines and Best Practices for Sub-Saharan Africa PDF, 40'506kb
Hanspeter Liniger, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Christine Hauert, Mats Gurtner. TerrAfrica, World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) and FAO. 2011
Wasser, das satt macht / L'eau, contre la faim PDF, 2831kb
Partnerschaft Nr. 203 / Februar 2011 (Helvetas Mitgliederzeitschrift)
Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain. Public and Private Influence on the Use of New Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers PDF, 1150 KB
Frank Hartwich, Ingrid Fromm, Gustavo Romero, Int. J. Food System Dynamics 3 (2010) 237-251
Impact monitoring and evaluation system for farmer field schools in Kyrgyzstan: How to optimize resource allocation for higher impact PDF, 200kb
Irene Müller, Dominique Guenat and Ingrid Fromm, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Vol. 2(10), pp. 211-218, November,2010
International instruments influencing the rights of people facing investments in agricultural land PDF, 1683kb
Simone Heri, Albert ten Kate, Sanne van der Wal, Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi and Katja Gehne. World Trade Institute / SOMO, January 2011
The Blue Peace Report - Rethinking Middle East Water: Complete report PDF, 3128kb
Sundeep Waslekar
Agricultural Biodiversity Is Essential for a Sustainable Improvement in Food and Nutrition Security PDF, 146kb
Emile A. Frison , Jeremy Cherfas and Toby Hodgkin: in Sustainability 2011, 3, 238-253; doi:10.3390/su3010238
Hans Rudolf Herren, Gründer und Präsident der Stiftung Biovision MP3, 12.9MB
Tagesgespräch DRS 1 vom Montag, 31.1.2011, 13.00 Uhr
Composition and dynamics of the microbial phosphorus pool in a ferralsol PDF, 1840kb
Knut Ehlers, Diss., Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH Zürich, Nr. 19029, 2010
Activity report 2010
PDF, 6.8MB
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FIBL– Switzerland, Germany and Austria
2010
Seasonal arsenic cycling in irrigated paddy soils in Bangladesh and arsenic uptake by rice
Dissertation by Jessica Dittmar, ETH Zürich, 2010
Climate change: an additional risk factor for agriculture and food security in the South
PDF, 593kb
Markus Giger in: Rural Development News 2/2010, Agridea, p. 1-6
How can remote farmers get access to improved seed to respond to climate change?
PDF, 477kb
Christian Steiner in: Rural Development News 2/2010, Agridea, p. 42-48
Farmers' Perceptions of Livestock, Agriculture, and Natural Resources in the Rural Ethiopian Highlands
Rea Tschopp et al. in: Mountain Research and Development 30(4):381-390. 2010
Wirkungsbericht - Schweizer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Landwirtschaftssektor 2010
PDF, 3238kb
Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit DEZA und Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO. 2010
gut essen - was heisst das?
Beiträge zu einem Kongress an der Universität Bern (3.-4.Dezember 2010)
Land use, migration, and climate uncertainty PDF, 595kb
Frank C. Krysiak and Markus Ludwig. University of Basel. Research Seminar, November 2010
Klimawandel und Ernährungssicherheit
Präsentationen einer Workshop-Reihe organisiert vom Forum für Universität und Gesellschaft der Universität Bern (18 September - 27 November 2010, Bern, Switzerland)
Trees for strategic management in hill country smallholder farming systems in a tropical climate
Dissertation by Egodawatta Weerawickramage Chaminda Priyanka, ETH Zürich, 2010
Promoting Innovation: How can Switzerland strengthen its contribution to rural development in the international context?
Presentations of a Symposium organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
(17 November 2010, Bern, Switzerland)
SDC Global Programme Food Security: Strategic Framework 2010 – 2015 PDF, 293kb
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. October 2010
Agricultural land use and associated nutrient flows in peri-urban production systems
PDF, 1838kb
Dissertation by Dionys Forster, Universität Rostock, 2010
World food system – A contribution from Europe
Papers and Posters of Tropentag 2010 (14 - 16 September 2010, Zurich, Switzerland)
Agreement on ABS for Non-Commercial Research PDF, 808kb
Sector specific approach containing Model Clauses. Susette Biber-Klemm, Sylvia I. Martinez, Anne Jacob, Ana Jevtic. Swiss Academy of Sciences. September 2010
Improvement of protein quality in waxy maize (Zea mays L.) by doubled haploid and marker assisted selection techniques
Dissertation by Ngoc-Chi Dang, ETH Zürich, 2010
Effects of international legal regimes and policy measures aimed at the protection of human, animal or plant life or health on animal genetic diversity PDF, 1587kb
Susette Biber-Klemm et al., NCCR Trade Regulation, Working Paper No 2010/09 | September 2010
Carbon finance and dryland afforestation PDF, 1160kb
NCCR North-South, Evidence for policy, Regional edition Central Asia, No. 1 September 2010
An Analysis of the Coffee Value Chain in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
David Gongwe Mhando and Gimbage Mbeyale. NCCR North-South Dialogue No. 27. NCCR North-South 2010
The Effect of Global Coffee Price Changes on Rural Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management in Ethiopia
A Case Study from Jimma Area. Aklilu Amsalu, Eva Ludi. NCCR North-South Dialogue No. 26. NCCR North-South 2010
Making Research Relevant to Policy-makers, Development Actors, and
Local Communities
NCCR North-South Report on Effectiveness of Research for Development. Claudia Michel, Eva Maria Heim, Karl Herweg, Anne Zimmermann, Thomas Breu. NCCR North-South Dialogue No. 23. NCCR North-South 2010
The temporal dynamics of kernel set in tropical sweet maize (Zea mays L.) determined by visual markers
Dissertation by Quanjai Rupitak, ETH Zürich, 2010
Fleisch: Weniger ist mehr PDF, 2822kb
Erklärung von Bern (EvB). Dokumentation 02/2010 Juni
Millenniumsentwicklungsziele – Zwischenbericht der Schweiz 2010
PDF, 2606kb
Schweizerischer Bundesrat,
Juni 2010
Researchers’ roles in knowledge co-production: experience from sustainability research in Kenya, Switzerland, Bolivia and Nepal
Christian Pohl et al. in: Science and Public Policy, 37(4), May 2010, pages 267–281
Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
Workshop presentations
(10-11 May 2010, Frick, Switzerland)
Role of Orphan Crops in Enhancing and Diversifying Food Production in Africa
Zerihun Tadele (University of Berne) in: ATDF Journal Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4, 2009 - African Orphan Crops, May 2010
Transnational land acquisitions and rural development
Presentations of the North-South Forum organised jointly by the NCCR North-South and the ETH North-South Centre
(18 May 2010, Zurich, Switzerland)
The Challenge of Climate change for Agriculture and Food Security
Presentations of a Symposium organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
(16 April 2010, Bern, Switzerland)
SDC’s Research Related Activities. Evaluation 2010/1 PDF, 1699kb
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), March 2010
Landscapes of Poverty and Environment in Lao PDR PDF, 823kb
Andreas Heinimann, Peter Messerli, Michael Epprecht (NCCR North-South) in: GLP News, No. 6, March 2010, p.5-7
Integration of Canavalia brasiliensis into the crop-livestock system of the Nicaraguan hillsides
Dissertation by Sabine Douxchamps, ETH Zürich, 2010
Assessment of regional water endowments, crop water productivity, and implications for intra-country virtual water trade in Iran
Dissertation by Monireh Faramarzi, ETH Zürich, 2010
Livelihood Insecurity and Social Conflict in Nepal
Bishnu Raj Upreti and Ulrike Müller-Böker (Eds.). Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South. 2010
The Food Crisis and Food Security: Towards a New World Food Order?
Christophe Golay in: Revue internationale de politique de développement [En ligne], 1 | 2010
Smallholder Agriculture, Sustainability and the Syngenta Foundation PDF, 770kb
Yuan Zhou. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture,
April 2010
Fostering innovation networks: the missing piece in rural development? PDF, 1569kb
Frank Hartwich and Urs Scheidegger in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea,
p. 70-75
The role of the private sector in agricultural extension in Pakistan
PDF, 1688kb
Muhammad Riaz in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea,
p. 15-22
We are better off now than 10 years ago! PDF, 1668kb
Willi Graf in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea,
p. 90-94
What Became of the Food Price Crisis in 2008? PDF, 604kb
Rolf Kappel, Reinhard Pfeiffer, Jutta Werner. NADEL, ETH Zürich. Accepted for publication in: “Aussenwirtschaft”. Swiss Review of International Economic Relations, Issue 2010-I.
Global Change and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of Regional Experiences from Research Partnerships
Hans Hurni, Urs Wiesmann (eds.), Geographica Bernensia, 2010
Biodiversität – unsere Zukunft
Referate und Diskussionen des NATUR Kongresses 5/10
(Basel, 12. Februar 2010)
Weshalb mehr Forschungskooperationen mit Ländern des Südens und Ostens? PDF, 561kb
Diskussionspapier der Kommission für Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern (KFPE), Januar 2010
2009
Occurence of sympatric Phytophthora species in the highland of Ecuador
Dissertation by Ricardo Francisco Oliva Pérez, ETH Zürich, 2009
Developing optimized cattle breeding schemes based on the demands and opportunities of poor livestock keepers in Eastern Africa with a special focus on Trypanosomiasis
Dissertation by Ulrike Janssen-Tapken, ETH Zürich, 2009
Molecular and biochemical understanding of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots and approaches for its modulation
Dissertation by Judeith Adhiambo Owiti, ETH Zürich, 2009
Mountains and Climate Change From Understanding to Action
PDF, 15'787kb
Thomas Kohler, Daniel Maselli (eds). Geographica Bernensia, 2009
Natural resources: the climate change challenge PDF, 881kb
NCCR North-South, evidence for policy, No. 4 December 2009
Bioenergy for the Poor: Two Sides of a Coin 
PDF, 368kb
InfoResources Focus No 3/09, November 2009
Can Private Sector R&D Reach Small Farms? PDF, 386kb
Marco Ferroni, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, 2009
Large-scale Investment in Agriculture and Land – Opportunity and Risk for Food Security
Presentations of a Symposium organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
(15 October 2009, Bern, Switzerland)
Emmer (Triticum dicoccon) Production and Market Potential in Marginal Mountainous Areas of Turkey
Alessandra Giuliani, Alptekin Karagöz, Nusret Zencirci in: Mountain Research and Development 29(3):220-229. 2009
Cooperating for Success - Benefits of Research Partnerships with Developing Countries PDF, 1152kb
Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE). October 2009
From Fashion to Sustainability
presentations of the World Congress on Organic Cotton
(September 21 - 25, 2009, Interlaken, Switzerland)
The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics & Emerging Trends 2009
Helga Willer and Lukas Klicher (Eds.), International
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and Research Institute of Organic
Agriculture (FiBL). International Trade Centre (ITC), 2009
Forests, landscapes and governance: multiple actors, multiple roles PDF, 3932kb
Jane Carter et al. (Eds.). Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation / Intercooperation / Helvetas. 2009
Biodiversity and microbial safety of artisanal Malian sour milk fènè and development of adapted starter cultures for controlled production
Dissertation by Stephan Markus Wullschleger, ETH Zürich, 2009
Benefits of Sustainable Land Management PDF, 6099kb
Ernst Gabathuler et al. WOCAT / Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). 2009.
Geographical Indications: creation and distribution of economic value in developing countries PDF, 710kb
Sophie Reviron, Erik Thevenod-Mottet, Nadja El Benni. NCCR Trade Regulation. Working Paper No 2009/14 March 2009
Geographical Indications: review of seven case-studies world wide PDF, 1208kb
Nadja El Benni, Sophie Reviron. NCCR Trade Regulation. Working Paper No 2009/15 March 2009
The future of seeds and food - under the growing threat of patents and market concentration PDF, 580kb
Christoph Then & Ruth Tippe. EvB, Utviklingsfondet, Greenpeace, Kein Patent auf Leben, Swissaid, Misereor. April 2009
When food markets do not provide enough food. Lessons from the recent food price crisis PDF, 633kb
InfoResources Focus No 1/09, April 2009
Capacity Building in the Use of Geospatial Tools for Natural Resource Management in Tajikistan PDF, 1194kb
Final Report for the Bank-Netherland Water Partnership Program (BNWPP) trust fund. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). February 2009
Agrotreibstoffe bedrohen Ernährungssouveränität PDF, 475kb
Swissaid Positions- und Hintergrundpapier. Überarbeitete Version Januar 2009
Agrofuels are a Threat to Food Sovereignty
(May 08)
Les biocarburants menacent la souveraineté alimentaire (Mai 08)
Wohin schwingt das Pendel in der Agrarforschung? PDF, 165kb
Bruce McDonald, Editorial in: Agrarforschung 16 (1): 3, 2009
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