KFPE host a series of online workshops from May 15 to June 19. The aim of these workshops is to foster the exchange and discuss ideas how to promot sustainable, equitable partnerships.

Sustainable, equitable partnerships in North-South collaboration - Lessons learned for future funding models

“Oh, it’s so vanilla” is a casual comment one sometimes hears to describe something bland or boring. Yet vanilla is far from boring – and perhaps people in the West take the familiar flavoring for granted. Demand for the spice is traditionally highest in North America and Europe (especially France), but is now growing in Asia, especially Japan.

A recent paper from the FiBL Switzerland demonstrates that organic production systems in the tropics are as profitable as conventional systems. The paper emphasises that organic farming does not solely rely on main cash crops for export to generate income. Associated and rotational crops play a crucial role in enhancing farm profitability.

Since 2021, ETH NADEL has conducted the Swiss Panel Global Cooperation survey to assess the Swiss public's attitudes and commitments towards development cooperation. Read more about the Swiss public's concerns about global poverty, their support for development funding and how they believe this spending should be allocated.