A future for all, naturally Un avenir pour tous, naturellementEine Zukunft für alle, natürlich

Biovision – Foundation for ecological development

Annual Report 2010

Table of ConTenTs

President’s foreword 3

biovision Portrait 5

Management Report 6

Project areas Human Health 8Animal Health 10Plant Health 12Environmental Health 14Knowledge Dissemination 16Advocacy 18

financial Report Income Statement 20Operational Costs 21Project Expenditure 23

efficiency Report Objectives of the Foundation 24Organisation 24

Partners 26

Thanks 29

Highlights 2010 30

Dr. Hans R. Herren

Dear supporters,Our commitment to development cooperation sometimes re-quires patience and stamina. But in today’s world economy, which is increasingly geared to the short-term thinking of the quarterly report, there is less and less time to keep the impor-tant long-term goals of humanity in mind. This now also applies increasingly to agriculture as well. Rather than focussing on the ability of natural resources to renew themselves, the agri-cultural sector is making ever greater attempts to increase yields through a huge outlay of fossil fuels, artificial fertilisers and chemicals.

The downside of industrialised food production includes lea-ched soils, contaminated water, overexploitation of ground wa-ter and a dramatic reduction in biodiversity. Furthermore, con-ventional agriculture also bears its share of responsibility for worldwide environmental problems such as global warming, the extinction of species and desertification as well as in-creased levels of inequity both in rural and urban areas..

But it does not have to be like this. Through the projects it sup-ports, Biovision pursues the goal of sustainable agriculture exi-sting in harmony with the natural cycles, and making use of them. Agriculture and livestock husbandry do not have to be major causes of the global environmental crisis. Rather, they can be part of the solution, as long as they are practised accor-ding to ecological principles. To regenerate the soil biology of degraded fields it is not enough merely to dispense with artifi-cial fertilizers and pesticides in future. Ecological solutions do not spring from nowhere: they require targeted research in the area of sustainability and an organic way of farming based on scientific findings and the latest techniques.

The international Assessment on Agricultural Knowledge, Sci-ence and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report, of which I had the privilege to be the co-Chair, clearly shows that research on sustainable agriculture has been badly neglected up to now; for example, we need to learn much more about the life processes in the soil and its fertility. And given the more extreme weather conditions that climate change will bring

about, it is important to breed more robust crops and to have a greater diversity of species and varieties. We also require new models to achieve an optimal combination of animal hus-bandry and tillage farming, so that important nutrients like nitrogen and phosphate remain in the agricultural production cycle. Overall, research into sustainable farming and the production of healthy foodstuffs must be guided by system thinking about the natural cycles that leave behind no waste or toxic materials.

The previously neglected dialogue between science and the rural population needs a new impetus. If the latest findings are to reach the fields, traditional knowledge must be incorporated and developed further. In East Africa we therefore advocate above all improved basic and advanced training for small-scale farmers, women as well as men.

To ensure that such ideas have an impact beyond our own pro-ject areas, Biovision is dedicated to inspiring an urgent change of course in agriculture at international level. I am convinced that the production of healthy food for all can become the key building block for sustainable development. I would like to in-vite you to increase your support for environmentally respon-sible and socially fair products – on a political level as well as in your daily shopping. Biovision stands for the collective search for solutions and a commitment to a positive future that includes the whole of mankind. I am confident that in this work we shall be able to count on your help and your solidarity with the peoples of the South.

With sincere thanks,

Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren

World Food Prize laureate and President of Biovision

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Biovision helps people to improve their livelihoods without destroying natural resources. Adjacent to the valuable coastal forests of Tanzania for example, medicinal plants are cultivated and marketed to generate income (top). Organic cultivation enables larger harvests and the production of healthy food without using expensive artificial fertilisers and chemicals (bottom: Market in Assosa/Ethiopia).

Infectious diseases, animal epidemics, crop pests and over-exploited ecosystems cripple development in africa. biovision tackles these problems using sustainable me-thods and works closely with local partners and the people of the area.

Since 1998, Biovision projects, have been improving living conditions for people in East Africa. The Swiss foundation for ecological development adopts a holistic approach in tackling the problems of poverty at the root. In accordance with the conviction of its founder and president Hans Rudolf Herren, who worked for decades as an entomologist in Africa, Biovision works with nature, not against it. Most people in Africa are small-scale farmers whose existence is directly dependent on the quality of their natural resources. For this reason an intact environment, fertile soil, good harvests and healthy livestock are the basis for their welfare and for the sustainable develop-ment of rural communities.

For Biovision the health of human beings, farm animals, crop plants and of ecosystems are at the centre of development co-operation. In close collaboration with local partner organisa-tions, the foundation communicates the necessary knowledge and practical skills to the rural populations of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim of these training projects is to empower small-scale farmers, both women and men. The knowledge they acquire should enable them to use the resour-ces of their farms and of their local areas with maximum effi-ciency, as well as to make better use of the natural self-regula-tion of the soil, plants and animals.

The malaria projects carried out in Kenya and Ethiopia show the local people how they can protect themselves effectively against this feared tropical fever using simple methods and avoiding chemical poisons. Plant diseases and crop pests that, for example, decimate the maize harvest, can be successfully held in check by scientifically tested methods of sustainable agriculture. The tsetse fly, which transmits sleeping sickness to cattle, can also be controlled in an environmentally-friendly way. If livestock remain healthy and able to work, they provide farming families with important support in tending their crops and thus ensuring a sufficient food supply.

Thanks to Biovision’s initiatives, tens of thousands of small-scale farmers in East Africa now have a chance to improve their lives using ecological methods and at the same time to preserve their environment. The core principles here are that those directly affected should be involved and be given a say, and that gender equality and income generation should be promoted.

For the rural population in Africa, knowledge transfer and ac-cess to information are often what tips the balance if they are to overcome poverty. For this reason, Biovision combines its diverse activities in grass-roots projects with providing infor-mation on a broader scale, and also campaigns on develop-ment issues in international bodies. This commitment is based on the conviction that groundwork in the project areas can only be successful in the long term if the progress achieved is not undone by unfavourable outside factors.

Biovision

ecological development secures a future for all

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“Many small people in many small places doing many small things will change the face of this world.” Saying from Tan-zania and southern Africa

On 20 September 2010, James Ligare, a simple farmer from Kenya, stepped onto another continent for the first time in his life. He had been invited to the United Nations headquarters in New York to receive the Equator Prize. This award was for a Biovision-supported project to protect threatened tropical fo-rests by generating alternative sources of income. Farmers like James Ligare in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, learn how to im-prove their lives by cultivating and marketing local medicinal plants, without having to clear more and more areas of forest to plant crops (page 15). The award not only pays tribute to the groups of farmers and the small project team at icipe, but is also an international acknowledgement of the efforts of our foundation to combine social and economic concerns with an ecological approach in development cooperation.

encouraging supportEven though not all of the grass-roots projects supported by Biovision in East Africa received so much attention, 2010 was once again an encouraging and successful year for us. Thanks to the solidarity of our wide donor base, our foundation for ecological development was able to expand its projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Together with local partners, Biovision is able to do more than ever before to sup-port the productivity of small-scale farming and the conserva-tion of natural resources. The 26 projects we support received more than 3.2 million Swiss francs, an increase of 3% over the previous year. The fact that our income has been increasing for several years confirms that our strategy of small steps and transparent communication is working.

Giving the people of the south a voiceSince its establishment in 1998, Biovision has been commit-ted to a “healthy world, united in solidarity, without hunger or poverty”. We are convinced that widespread awareness rais-ing, knowledge transfer and access to information - both in the south and here in the industrialised nations - are essential if these goals are to be reached. Biovision strives to give the people in the project areas a voice, thereby promoting under-standing of the broader interconnections in development co-operation. To overcome poverty, economic, social and political changes are needed, which we know from experience do not

arise without pressure from below. Our vision of a socially just and ecologically sustainable world order requires the commit-ment of informed consumers and aware citizens who show their solidarity not just as donors but also through their cons-cious choices when shopping and voting.

expansion of information activityWe make use of a variety of information channels to dissemi-nate specific information for awareness-raising. These include our own information events, various online media, our tri-lingual website www.biovision.ch and the printed versions of our newsletter, which regularly reaches over 35 000 readers in German and French-speaking Switzerland.Furthermore, thanks to professional media support at our head office, the Biovision Foundation, its projects and con-cerns, have been mentioned in 110 media reports in the last financial year.In the future we hope to expand our extensive information activity even further, making more use of new media and direct contacts to improve our ability to reach young people. Biovision sees its contribution to shaping opinion as an essen-tial part of its strategy to promote ecological ways of thinking and acting.

Widespread impact in east africaThe experiences of the projects supported by Biovision have shown that access to knowledge and information is often the decisive factor that enables rural Africans to get out of pover-ty. In Morogoro in Tanzania, for example, when the new far-mers’ information centre opened with its “Garden of Solidari-ty”, it was practically overrun by people eager to learn (page 17). In response to the great demand, Biovision’s comprehen-sive “Farmers Communication Programme” in East Africa is continually being expanded. While the monthly farmers’ maga-zine, TOF, reaches more and more people, a growing audience is making use of the information on offer via mobile phone and computer. The continually expanding information platform www.infonet-biovision.org is growing in importance as digital technology takes root in Africa. Infonet-Biovision includes in-formation and tips on almost 700 plant pests and diseases as well as advice on preventing disease in farm animals.

Activity report

Commitment to a change of course

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Involvement at all levelsIn order to ensure that successful grass-roots projects such as integrated malaria control become more firmly entrenched at local level, Biovision wants to increase the involvement of local decision- makers and state institutions (page 9). This in-cludes, for example, how they influence public health pro-grammes and - in both the northern and southern hemispheres - their policy on subsidies and the steering of research funds. Underlying this commitment is our conviction that the founda-tions we have laid in the projects we support can only be sustainable when successes in the field are not undermined by adverse outside conditions.For this reason, Biovision was one of the initiators of an inter-national alliance promoting a worldwide paradigm shift in agriculture. Our shared goal is to focus attention at the highest level on the issue of food security for the growing world popu-

lation. At the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, we hope to place small-scale agriculture and ecological farming at centre stage (page 19).With its wide range of activities in grass-roots projects, its ex-tensive information work at home and in Africa, as well as its participation in international bodies, our Foundation is step-by-step implementing its vision “. . . that all people should have enough food, and healthy food, in a healthy environment that will enable the generations who follow us to have the same.”

Andreas SchriberCEO Biovision Foundation

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Dr. Selamawit Asseffa, Director of Bioeconomy Africa and Biovision CEO Andreas Schriber on the Biofarm in Asella, Ethiopia, where Biovision’s partner organisation is establishing a tree nursery. Agroforestry plays a central role in ecological farming, as far as soil fertility, supply of construction timber and firewood and the preservation of biodiversity are concerned.

In Biovision’s “Stop Malaria” projects, people learn about the causes of deadly malaria, for example at information stands during “Malaria Days” (top) or through street theatre in the marketplace (bottom).

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Dr. Charles Mbogo

flurina Wartmann

Project Coordinator Malaria Outreach, icipe/KEMRI

Programme Coordination Officer, Biovision Foundation

stop Malaria - outreach Programme

beneficiaries: 125 health workers and decision-makers in the health sphere benefit from training in environmentally-friendly malaria control and prevention; over 1 million people are better informed about malaria thanks to the awareness-raising campaign on television and in other media.

Development Goal: Improving people’s health through the promotion of integrated malaria prevention methods.

Results: 240 health workers from communities in Malindi were trained in malaria control and preventi-on methods. Over 3000 people were reached through the annual “Mosquito Week” and were made aware of the prevention methods. A script was prepared for a documentary film on malaria control; the documenta-ry is to be circulated through the mass media and should therefore reach a large number of people.

Implementing Partner organisations: icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health, Kenya Medical Research Institute KEMRI.

In the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi on the Indian Ocean, cases of malaria have more than halved in recent years. The reason for the clear decline of this often fatal infectious di-sease is a successful pilot project that Biovision has supported since 2005.

Environmentally compatible mosquito population control is at the centre of this integrated project, since the disease patho-gen is transmitted through the mosquito’s bite. With the help of the local population, possible breeding sites for malaria mosquitoes are monitored in the areas where people live, and, for example, puddles and small pools are dried out. Specially trained mosquito scouts monitor bodies of stagnant water and treat them when necessary with an environmentally-friendly bacterium that specifically targets the dangerous insects in the larval stage. Thanks to widespread awareness campaigns, many people are now well informed about the causes of the disease and use the bednets that have been distributed to them, which offer effective protection against mosquito bites. The experience in Malindi shows that using these combined methods, malaria can be effectively, ecologically and economi-

cally contained even in urban areas. With the support of Swiss Solidarity, Biovision, along with its partner organisations in Kenya, now wants to expand this concept from the local to the regional level, and eventually to the whole country. The goal is to make environmentally-friendly mosquito control a political issue for all, so that prevention is recognised as a public sector obligation, demanded by the people and promoted by the state. To raise awareness and mobilise opinion there is a need for information in the form of short films, radio programmes, newsletters and an easily understandable handbook with checklists on the introduction of integrated malaria control. In addition, representatives of the district authorities, health services and education centres must be given specialist trai-ning so that they can expand the health programme effectively.

Expansion of environmentally-friendly malaria prevention

Mosquito control saves lives

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“Biovision promotes a targeted multi-level approach. informing the local population is central so that the people can call for their right to environmentally- friendly malaria control.”

“through our outreach project we have been able to reach people with ideas that will change the way we tackle malaria. Community members are now able to identify and take action against mosquito breeding sites.”

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The spread of camel husbandry as an adaptation to the effects of climate change will become even more important in Africa in the future, for example in north-eastern Kenya.

Camels occupy a special role in the family. To improve camel husbandry it is important to understand the cultural background of the local population and to include it in the project work.

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Dr. Zakariah farah

Programme Coordinator, Biovision

Camel Husbandry in arid Regions of Kenya for Improved adaptation to the effects of Climate Change

Prolonged heat waves and insufficient rainfall resulting from global climate change will make crop farming and traditional livestock husbandry very difficult in many regions of sub-Saha-ran Africa in the future. Local experts believe that by 2050 there will be a significant increase in arid and semi-arid regi-ons, which already make up 70% of the land area in Kenya to-day. The rural population will need to adapt their way of life in order to survive in the more difficult climatic conditions.

Camel husbandry is an alternative to raising cattle and grow-ing cereals. In the future, more camels, more efficiently used, can provide millions of people south of the Sahara with food security and income. The animals are very well adapted to drought conditions and have a number of qualities which would make this possible without overexploiting the fragile ecosystems.

Arabian camels, or dromedaries, which are already widespread in Africa, have broad, soft soled feet which do not leave tracks that would encourage erosion, thus avoiding damage to soil and plants. They are also better adapted to arid areas than

cattle and are able to eat even the leaves of the thorny acacia tree. Their milk is high in fat, providing the rural population with more than half of their daily calorie intake in many noma-dic farming communities. Above all, camels are used as beasts of burden to carry water, and for meat.

Biovision supports the provision of information, education and training to livestock owners in the face of changing envi-ronmental conditions. This is done by finding out at an early stage what the needs and opportunities are. Problems in the spheres of animal health and land use have been identified by camel owners, farmers, vets, government officials and scien-tists, bringing together theory and practice. The goal is to im-prove living conditions for populations particularly affected by climate change in various arid regions in Kenya through opti-mised camel husbandry, and exploiting the many uses the animals can be put to.

The future of animal husbandry in Kenya

Healthy camels secure livelihoods

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“Collaboration with women is particularly important for professional, careful camel husbandry and it offers a chance to promote sustainable development in neglected areas.”

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“Direct exchange between experts and camel owners is central. it is only in this way that we scientists can experience the challenges they face and attempt to find answers to these in research.”

beneficiaries: 100 people (camel and livestock owners, and researchers) are enabled to exchange their experiences and identify challenges in camel husbandry.

Development Goal: Improvement of living conditions for people in arid and semi-arid regions through an integrated camel husbandry programme.

Results: Holding of the first international camel symposium, attended by 145 scientists and 185 livestock owners. This exchange served to identify existing challenges and gaps in research in camel husbandry. These were predominantly issues of camel health and nutrition. The findings were taken into account in planning the next project phase and in developing a strategy for the camel sector in Kenya.

Implementing Partner organisation: Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse, East Africa Regional Office Camel Expert, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH,

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The soil of the courgette test field was enriched using three different methods. Left: Maasai-Boma (Maasai cow dung) only, Middle: 14 day compost, Right: 63 day compost. The middle field produced the best results.

The exchange of experience between researchers and small-scale farmers is of vital importance for the project.

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Mary Wanyiru

Peter owuor

The test fields at the Kenyan research locations, Chuka and Thika, do pioneering work. For the first time in the tropics, a long-term scientific study is being conducted to make a syste-matic comparison between organic agriculture and conventio-nal cultivation methods in the same natural conditions. This project in Kenya, co-initiated and co-financed by Biovision, is part of a larger series of tests conducted by the Research Insti-tute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, which are also taking place in India and Bolivia. Experts test the impact of different culti-vation methods – for example on plant growth, yield, quality, storage life of crops and on soil fertility.

In Chuka, at the foot of Mount Kenya, this is being done on fertile soil, which has scarcely been depleted, whereas the more intensively used fields in Thika are more frequently ex-posed to lengthy periods of drought. First results from crops that are widely planted in East Africa, such as maize in combi-nation with runner beans, show that yields remain stable after a switch to organic cultivation if the soil is fertile and there is sufficient rain. But on depleted soils, yields can initially be much lower. Such results underscore the need for the quality of the soil to be sustainably upgraded using biological methods.

In the future, farming families in Kenya should be able to be-nefit directly from the advantages of modern, ecological far-ming that is optimally adapted to tropical conditions. They are therefore being closely involved in the agricultural research, contributing their own experiences, and in exchange being given access to other techniques and innovations adapted to local conditions. Researchers are working with the rural popu-lation on farms to find new solutions for common problems in organic farming. For example, they have succeeded in creating nutrient-rich compost from crop residues in just two weeks, which can accelerate the regeneration of degraded soils.

Comparing conventional and organic agriculture

organic farming in the tropics is put to the test

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Project Coordinator, Participatory Technology Development PTD at icipe, Nairobi, Kenya

“the women farmers bring their own practical experience, and we bring the scientific background. this combination and the mutual exchange achieve good results and promote the power of innovation on both sides.”

long Term system Comparison: Contri-bution of organic agriculture to sustain-able Development in the Tropics

beneficiaries: Men and women farmers, farmers’ organisations, NGOs, scientific institutions and researchers.

Development Goal: To compare conventional and organic agriculture. To make a scientific and practical assessment of the importance of organic agriculture for sustainable development in the tropics.

Results in Kenya: 150 farmers took part in Farmer Information Days; over 1300 visits to the test fields, research gardens and test farms by men and women farmers, ministry representatives, NGOs and researchers. Development of an improved composting method as a result of fruitful collaboration between 47 farmers and scientists.

Implementing Partner organisations in Kenya: Research Institute for Organic Farming FiBL in collaboration with icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT, Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute KARI, Kenyatta University KU.

“Before, i had to go to the health centre every week to be monitored because of the residual chemicals in the vegetables. since i have been eating organic vegetables, i haven’t had to go back and i now have bigger harvests.”

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Farmer in Kangari, Kenya

Bernadette Nasozzi, traditional healer in the Mpigi district of Uganda, grows a wide range of medicinal plants in her garden. This means she doesn’t have to spend a lot of time collecting plants in the wild and pressure on the threatened forest is reduced.

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Dr. Yahaya sekagya

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In the predominantly rural Mpigi district in Uganda, the majo-rity of the population live in small villages often separated by great distances. Here there is on average just one person with medical training per 250 000 head of population. For this reason, medical care continues to be carried out by traditional healers, who see this task as a service to the community. The local forests - rich in biodiversity but often endangered by over-exploitation - are their pharmacy where they gather hundreds of medicinal plants for the holistic treatment of phy-sical troubles and emotional suffering.

For several years now, Biovision has been committed to con-serving biodiversity in protected forests and improving living conditions for rural populations through the sustainable use of medicinal and aromatic plants in Kenya and Tanzania. The pro-ject in Uganda, launched jointly with research partner icipe and with PROMETRA, a local organisation for traditional heal-ing, follows the same goals. Scientific experiments have confir-med the efficacy of homemade healing products. Salves, soaps and powders made from herbal extracts help in cases of skin diseases, diarrhoea and bacterial inflammations. In the future, selected medicinal plants that are known to be effective and

that have good market potential are to be grown in farms and gar dens and processed locally into high-quality natural remedies.

This additional source of income will improve living condi-tions for the participants, relieve pressure on forests in the neighbourhood of villages and thus help to preserve biodiver-sity. The associated forest school has an important role in this project. It offers education and further training in traditional healing and also provides valuable information about organic agriculture, environmental protection and animal husbandry. This is an opportunity to pass on indigenous knowledge, im-prove practical skills and foster an exchange of ideas between those with traditional skills and modern researchers.

Sustainable use of medicinal plants in Uganda

biodiversity as a pharmacy

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Healer in Buyija, Uganda

Dentist, spiritual healer and director of PROMETRA Uganda

“traditional healers are role models for respectful treatment of cultural diversity, the forests, plants and traditional knowledge.”

“it is important to conserve nature instead of destroy-ing it! now we just take a piece of bark from each tree rather than cutting down the whole tree.”

biodiversity Conservation and education Through Promotion of enterprises for sustain- able Use of Medicinal and aromatic Plants.

beneficiaries: Village communities living close to biodiversity-rich forests in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (Kenya: 500 people in Kakamega, 500 people in Shimba Hills, Tanzania: 150 people in East Usambara, Uganda: 200 traditional healers in the Mpigi district).

Development Goal: To protect biodiversity in East Africa through targeted support and the dissemina-tion of knowledge, while at the same time improving the income and health of the people living near the forests.

Results: In Mpigi, a building was constructed for the processing of medicinal plants. A building for the production of honey and beeswax products was renovated. Selected medicinal plants were scientifi-cally and successfully tested for their efficacy, taking into account the law on intellectual property. 388 men and women took part in weekly training sessions on environmental education, beekeeping and sustainable agriculture.

Implementing Partner organisation: icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health.

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Every Friday more than fifty farmers meet in the “Garden of Solidarity” for hands-on training in organic cultivation methods.

Janet Maro, Project Manager, distributes fact sheets in Swahili to the farmers. The information comes mostly from the farmers’ newspaper “The Organic Farmer” (TOF) and the Biovision internet platform www.infonet-biovision.org.

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Haji Halidi

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To the south of Morogoro, capital of the Tanzanian region of the same name, rise the Uluguru Mountains, on whose fore-sted flanks the laden clouds regularly shed their rain. The area is ideally suited for crop cultivation, thanks to its reliable rain-fall, fertile soils and the tropical forest which conserves water. Morogoro is also a pan-regional centre for the agricultural pro-cessing industry as well as the location of Sokoine University of Agriculture.

And here too is the recently established “Garden of Solidari-ty”, a very dynamic project that owes its inception to the ini-tiative of a young student. He put into practice the realisation that small-scale farming families can be helped a great deal by easily accessible and easily understood information about or-ganic agriculture. With support from Biovision and together with like-minded people, he quickly established an informa-tion centre for the rural population of the area. The electronic information platform, www.infonet-biovision.org serves as the basis for the advice. Because the demand was so great, the enthusiastic project team has continually expanded the infor-mation service. In Morogoro there is now also a farmers’ roundtable for discussions, a school garden with nature trails,

test fields, an associated model farm and hands-on courses on topics such as crop rotation planning and composting. Over 1500 farmers have already taken part in these training sess-ions.

The project sees itself as an innovative platform for organic agriculture and aims to promote a dynamic interaction bet-ween agricultural research, knowledge transfer and their practical application in the field. There is close collaboration between Sokoine University and Biovision’s Farmer Communi-cation Programme (FCP). The farmers’ magazine “The Organic Farmer” is also used extensively, with much of the content translated into the local Swahili language. As a meeting place for extension workers, farmers and students, the demonstra-tion and information centre inspires visitors to support ecolo-gical approaches to agriculture.

“Bustani ya Tushikamane” – A Garden of Solidarity

Information Centre for sustainable agriculture

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Farmer in Morogoro, Tanzania

Project gardener and farmers’ trainer in the project “Bustani ya Tushikamane”

“i place great value on being able to help farmers to increase their harvests and improve income.”

“i thought i already knew how important agriculture was and that harvests were not always so good. But in the garden of solidarity i have learned so many new things! i come every week as i want to know a lot more about sustainable farming.”

“bustani ya Tushikamane’ – Garden of solidarity

beneficiaries: More than 550 farmers have benefited from the provision of the freely accessible information and advice offered by the project team, and 3 students have been supervised in applied research and information activities. At the annual agricultural exhibition another 1000 people were given general information about organic farming and around 800 people were introduced to special techniques.

Development Goal: Promotion of sustainable agriculture to improve food security and income generation for the rural population in Morogoro.

Results: Construction of an attractive, hands-on information centre and demonstration garden, tailored to the needs of the farmers. Provision of practical training and an advice service.

Implementing Partner organisation: Water for the Third World, W-3-W, Tanzania.

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Paska Ayo and more than 10 000 other farmers in her district in Northern Uganda could not sell their produce (such as mangoes or vegetables) after the government sprayed the insecticide DDT.

Small-scale farmers in developing countries in particular should be empowered by the change of course in agriculture advocated by Biovision, as they have been greatly neglected politically in recent years.

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Hans Rudolf Herren

In order to achieve the goal of sustainable development, Biovi-sion supports self-help projects in East Africa with a clear eco-logical focus. Alongside this grass-roots work, its involvement is also needed at the highest international level, since research, trade and policies are often framed in a way that runs contrary to the Foundation’s ecological and social goals. Biovision has been campaigning for years for a paradigm shift in agriculture as well as for a ban on DDT and the recognition of malaria con-trol methods that do not harm human and environmental health.

By 2050 the world population is expected to have risen to about 9 billion. At the request of the World Bank and the UN, an international group of experts carried out a study into how the future population can be fed in a sustainable, healthy and fair a way as possible. Their report, the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), published in 2008, came to the conclusion that to continue with industrial farming with its enormous demand on resources, is not a viable path for sustainable development. To reduce hunger and poverty, what is really needed is to strengthen small-scale food production and to promote far-ming methods adapted to local conditions, in combination with ecologically focussed agricultural research. Biovision is com-mitted to this change and calls on economic and political decis-ion-makers to play their part. Together with institutions pur-suing similar goals, Biovision has formed a global alliance for the implementation of socially just and ecologically driven agricultural policies. The goal is to persuade the community of states at the 2012 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, to adopt a binding agreement and action programme in line with the re-commendations of the IAASTD.

Advocacy is also needed to achieve a worldwide ban on DDT, which continues to be produced and used. This particularly persistent poison is used against malaria mosquitoes and en-dangers human and environmental health. Furthermore, the chemical is losing its intended effect as the mosquitoes deve-lop resistance to it. Today effective, safe and environmentally-friendly alternatives for controlling malaria are available. That is why Biovision is demanding a total ban on DDT and is on the front line in campaigns in international bodies for healthy and environmentally-friendly alternatives.

Changing course in agriculture and banning DDT

ecological solutions with clear advantages

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Target Group and beneficiaries: Target groups are decision-makers, experts and the general public. End beneficiaries are people who have been affected both by malaria and by the use of DDT in malaria control.

Development Goal: To promote effective, safe and environmentally sound solutions in malaria control in order to help protect human and environmental health in malaria affected areas.

Results:1. Successful lobbying: In 2009 the international community decided to actively promote alternatives to DDT. The founding of a global alliance established a platform for the development and dissemination of alternatives, to which Biovision has contributed. Furthermore, in 2010 the DDT Expert Group of the Stockholm Convention came to the conclusion that stricter guidelines for the use of DDT are necessary.

2. Scientifically sound: A model for the analysis of the costs and benefits of DDT in malaria control has been developed.

3. Awareness-raising: A high-profile international panel discussion was organised in Geneva.

Implementing organisations: Biovision together with icipe Nairobi and Millennium Institute, Washington D.C.

stop DDT – for effective, safe and environ-mentally-friendly Malaria Control Without DDT

World Food Prize laureate, President of Biovision

“to tackle great challenges like climate change, a growing world population and impoverishment of farmers, political frameworks that enable a socially and ecologically sustainable agriculture must be esta-blished on an international level. this is an important step in effectively combating poverty and hunger.”

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Pascal schällibaum

20 | oPeRAtionAl Costs in CHF

InCoMe  Donations  Project related donations  Membership dues  Bequests Total IncomeDifference from previous year eXPenses Project expenses  Information Dissemination  Human Health  Animal Health  Plant Health  Environmental Health  Additional project expenses Total Project expenses Difference from previous year fundraising and Communication General administration  Personnel  Other administrative expenses Total General administration

Total expenses oPeRaTInG ResUlTBefore financial income, extraordinary items, exchange differences, funds and capital adjustments  Financial income  Exchange differences  Withdrawal from funds  Allocation to funds Total Changes oPeRaTInG ResUlTAfter financial income, extraordinary items, exchange differences, funds and capital adjustments

Head of Finance and Administration

“Biovision continued to grow steadily in 2010; the foundation increased its income to almost 5 million swiss francs. thanks to the trust and support of donors, Biovision was able to expand its work and to increase the number of projects to 26.”

20092 269 3311 876 555

519 865157 000

4 822 75117%

-1 997 216-420 306

-92 267-245 593-314 453

-67 161-3 136 996

22%

-507 488

-232 954-195 146

-428 100

-4 072 584

750 167

2370-11 676

1 635 202-1 876 555-250 659

499 508

20102 263 6192 146 110

562 7390

4 972 4683%

-2 062 877

-441 876-107 424-293 833-274 017-47 443

-3 227 470 3%

-422 693

-97 518

-230 734-328 252

-3 978 415

994 053

4538-46 312

1 745 307-2 146 110-442 577

551 476

asseTs Current assets  Liquid assets  Securities (Raiffeisen Futura – Swiss Franc Bond)  Accounts receivable of goods and services  Project accounts with partner organisations  Stock  Accounts paid in advance  Outstanding donations Total Current assets noncurrent assets  Facilities  Investment Biovision Africa Trust Total noncurrent assets

Total assets lIabIlITIes Current liabilities  Debts from goods and services  Project accounts with partner organisations  Accounts received in advance Total Current liabilities

earmarked funds  Information Dissemination  Human Health  Animal Health  Plant Health  Environmental Health Total earmarked funds organisation Capital  Foundation capital  Accrued earmarked capital  Accrued free capital Total organisation Capital

Total liabilities

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Biovision managed to increase its income again in 2010 – by over 3% in comparison with the previous year. The expansion of project activities has meant a corresponding increase in expenditure. But because of the weak US dollar, project expenditure increased at a below average rate. Improvements and the targeted use of funds enabled the foundation to reduce other expenditure not allocated to specific projects.

The positive operating result made it possible to increase unallocated reserves to 1.9 million Swiss francs, which ensures the long-term sustainability of supported projects. Biovision can also use these funds to react flexibly to new developments. Both allocated and free reserves are sustainably invested according to our strict guidelines.

2009

2 365 051295 148

35 72478 22232 48222 534

165 0002 994 161

87801417

10 197

3 004 358

220 2160

124 340 344 556

162 336148 103

032 31012 685

355 434

50 000920 000

1 334 368 2 304 368

3 004 358

2010

3 263 825296 940

27 4520

27 4976093

261 5873 883 394

58531417

7270

3 890 664

96 218104 564

77 802278 584

223 736341 48779 85066 39144 772

756 236

50 000920 000

1 885 8442 855 844

3 890 664

Biovision’s projects are aimed at improving the livelihoods of participants in a way that is not based on the exploitation of humans or animals. Photo: Marich River in the Kerio Valley, the area covered by the Cabesi project in the Rift Valley, Western Kenya.

aPPlICaTIon of fUnDs 2010 (IN CHF)Projects 3 227 470 Fundraising and Communication 422 693 General Administration 328 252

soURCe of fUnDs 2010 (IN CHF)Individual Donors 2 359 674 Membership Dues 562 739 Foundations and Companies 1 499 215 Government Agencies 550 840

Contributions from government agencies account for only 11.1% of income; for this reason Biovision depends on donati-ons from private individuals. Biovision generates 88.9% of its income through information and communications campaigns and other fundraising activities.

8.3 %

10.6 %

81.1 %

47.5 %11.1 %

30.1 %

11.3 %

InfoRMaTIon DIsseMInaTIon BV IS-01 Infopool BV IS-02 TOF Farmer Magazine BV IS-02.A TOF Radio BV IS-02.B iTOF Farmer Information Centres* BV IS-03/04 www.infonet-biovision.org** BV IS-05 DDT Campaign BV IS-06 Mission Movie BV IS-07 Bustani ya Tushikamane - Garden of Solidarity BV IS-08 Farmer Communication Programme BV IS-09 Biofarm Newsletter BV IS-10 Changing Course in Agriculture BV IS-11 Sensitisation for Biodiversity via Social Media BV TS-01 Farmers Academy Ethiopia BV TS-02 International Training Course in Organic Agriculture, Uganda Total Information Dissemination HUMan HealTH BV HH-01 Stop Malaria – Nyabondo BV HH-02 Stop Malaria – Malindi BV HH-03 Stop Malaria – Tolay BV HH-04 IVM Malaria Model for T21 BV HH-05 Stop Malaria - Outreach ProgrammeTotal Human Health anIMal HealTH BV AH-04 Tsetse Rollback via Biofarming BV AH-05 Camel Programme for Climate AdaptationTotal animal Health PlanT HealTH BV PH-01 PushPull Strategies BV PH-02 IPM Tomato East Africa BV PH-03 Long-Term System Comparison BV PH-04 Sebeta Biofarm BV PH-05 PushPull Dissemination via TOFTotal Plant Health enVIRonMenTal HealTH BV EH-02 Cabesi BV EH-03/05 Biodiversity Conservation and Education BV EH-06 Silk Production Total environmental Health

Biovision has invested in six priority programmes: Information Dissemination, “Human, Animal, Plant and Environmental Health” and Advocacy. Expenditure on projects in each area is reported separately below.

The complete, audited financial report is available from our head office upon request (in German only). It can also be downloaded from our website www.biovision.ch.

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2009 1 117 363 165 546

65 676 42 276

479 853 85 415

317 11 952

0 0 0 0

21 380 7438

1 997 216

85 222 162 535 95 520 77 029

0420 306

92 267 0

92 267

35 776 -9764

85 462 71 085 63 034

245 593

198 81495 539

20 100314 453

2010897 431 185 219

79 16742 448

419 604146 522

019 71772 121

327390 95088 224

91429059

2 062 877

79 961161 87193 42171 82834 795

441 876

72 36735 057

107 424

132 8610

66 32849 57945 065

293 833

180 14393 874

0274 017

* in 2009 included in Infonet project** now includes Infonet - Awareness Creation

Biovision - Foundation for ecological development is a non-profit, non-denominational and politically independent Swiss foundation for conserving the environment as the basis of all life. Projects are supported in selected developing regions in Africa, and in Switzerland. Our goal is the long-term allevia-tion of hunger and poverty. Biovision promotes the socially responsible and sustainable use of resources, as well as the conservation of plant and animal diversity. The Foundation renders support for self-help and promotes ecological thinking and action. Biovision is subject to federal control and is recor-ded in the Commercial Registry. Biovision is ZEWO certified. In the US, Biovision qualifies as a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charity. The Bye-Laws are available on our website www.biovision.ch or can be procured from the headoffice.

foundation boardBiovision’s highest authority is the Foundation Board. It has currently 5 members who provide their services on a pro bono basis. Hans Rudolf Herren, as the founder, has a place on the Foundation Board for life. All other members are elected for a period of office lasting three years whereupon re-election is possible.The Foundation Board carries the responsibility for Biovision’s operations. It is responsible for the strategic direction, the selection of the management body and supervision of the head office. The Foundation Board approves the annual financial statement, the annual planning and the annual budget, and also decides on applications for projects and funding. In the reporting year the members of the Board were: Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren; Dr. Barbara Frei Haller; Paula Daeppen-Dion; Mathis Zimmermann and Dr. Ruedi Baumgartner.

auditorsArgo Consilium AG, Zurich/Switzerland is responsible for the yearly audit.

business and divisional managementOperations management rests with CEO Andreas Schriber. Heads of divisions are: Verena Albertin - Programme Coordi-nation; Peter Lüthi - Communications and Campaigns; Pascal Schällibaum - Finance and Administration; Reto Urech - Fundraising & Marketing.

staffBiovision employs 14 people in Switzerland most of whom work on a part-time basis. The professional team of qualified internal and external collaborators guarantees a high level of dedication and a high level of expertise in all areas. Biovision is a certified establishment for Swiss Civilian Ser-vice. In the 2010 business year, seven people worked in our Zurich office for a total of 242 days in lieu of military service. As a contribution to training in development work, the founda-tion also regularly provides intern positions to enable trainees to gain initial work experience in the areas of project work, communication, ecology and advocacy.

objectives of the foundation organisation

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Dr. Barbara Frei HallerPharmacist and Ethnobotanist,Member of the Board

Paula Daeppen-DionUN-Representative, Member of the Board

Dr. Ruedi BaumgartnerProf. em. NADEL ETH Zurich, Member of the Board

Mathis ZimmermannAttorney,Founding member,Member of the Board

Dr. Hans Rudolf HerrenFounding member,President of the Foundation

Voluntary workThe five members of the Board offer their services on a pro bono basis and in the reporting year contributed almost 700 hours without remuneration or compensation. Their work with other committees and representing the Foundation at internal and external events was also carried out on a pro bono basis.

Despite limited financial and personnel resources, Biovision provides a comprehensive programme at home and abroad. This is only possible thanks to the exceptional commitment of many unpaid volunteers at all levels. Over 900 hours were worked for Biovision without payment in the 2010 business year.

lean organisational structureBiovision attaches great importance to the efficient use of its resources, and can count on much goodwill and support from business partners, organisations pursuing similar goals and private individuals. Decisions can be taken promptly by pro-ject leaders on the ground and long-term, well-established project partners, making a lean administration in the head office possible.

Project management is carried out mainly by the project lea-ders on the ground. Responsibility for implementing the measures that have received finance lies with the local experts and beneficiaries in the project areas. Local participation of-ten includes training, one aim of which is to ensure that the results of the project are firmly incorporated into long-term local practice.

Biovision Foundation fulfils the high ZEWO standards for non-profit organisations in Switzerland. In its project management and monitoring, Biovision adheres to internationally accepted standards. Current information on individual projects can be found on pages 8 to 19 and on our website. Our financial ac-counting adheres to the GAAP FER 21 principles for Non-profit Organisations. In its fundraising, Biovision is committed to the ethical guidelines of Swissfundraising.

Project management in africa – programme coordination in switzerlandIn 2010 Biovision supported 26 projects at home and abroad. Projects in Africa are drawn up in partnership with local ex-perts. Responsibility for implementation and leadership lies with established partner organisations and their staff. Project leaders remain in close contact with programme coordinators in Biovision’s head office, which ensures professional support and supervision.

Cooperation according to needA prerequisite for development cooperation is partnerships with well-established local organisations and institutions. This is the basis for the efficient planning and execution of pro-jects. They are drawn up locally and submitted, on invitation, to Biovision’s head office in Zurich. The programme committee - consisting of a member of the Foundation Board, the pro-gramme coordinator and the Biovision CEO - examines the proposals and makes a pre-selection on the basis of clearly defined criteria. The Biovision Foundation Board takes the final decision on any applications for support.

Making an impact through partnershipDevelopment projects with a long-term focus are based on the commitment of local players and are intended eventually to be self-financing. In Africa and Switzerland there are well known and committed institutions which share our vision of a healthy world where people live in solidarity with each other. Our part-ners have social networks, competent and reliable representa-tives, as well as access to local people and experience in work-ing with them. In order to ensure that its projects are sustainable, Biovision sets great store by its networks of re-liable long-term partners at home and abroad.

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Professional project management includes careful administration and face-to-face discussions with local people. (Photo: Flurina Wartmann, Programme Coordination Officer of Biovision, visits the PushPull project in central Kenya).

Biovision works with strong, local partner organisations that draw up and implement the projects together with the target communities. (Photo: Mosquito Scout Office in Malindi, Project partners: icipe and KEMRI).

Dr. Getachew Tikubet

lisa aigelsperger

Prof. suresh Kumar Raina

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organisations collaborating with biovision in projects and networksACt – African Conservation Tillage NetworkAiC – Agriculture Information Centre (part of the Kenyan Ministry for Agriculture)Bridgeworks – Business into a better worldCabesi self-Help groupCoop – Coop Funds for SustainabilityDeZA – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperationeawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyesPA – Environmental Sciences and Policy Assessmentinfosud – Press agency for North-South issuesKCA – Kenya Camel AssociationKeMRi – Kenya Medical Research InstituteKenFAP – Kenya National Federation of Agricultural ProducersKioF – Kenya Institute for Organic FarmingKu – Kenyatta UniversityKws – Kenya Wildlife ServiceMakerere university, UgandaMedia 21 – Global Journalism Network GenevaPlantahof – Agricultural Training and Advice Centre, Landquart/SwitzerlandPraxis ethiopia – Interest Group of International Researchers for Sustainable Development in EthiopiaPrometra ugandaPuMMA – Mosquito Control Association MalindiRural women Development Association UgandasHl – Swiss College of Agriculturesokoine university of Agriculture, Tanzaniasti – Swiss Tropical InstitutetFCg – Tanzania Forest Conservation Groupthe Development Fund, norwaytsBF – Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility InstituteunDP – United Nations Development ProgrammewoCAt – World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologiesw-3-w tanzania – Water for the Third World, Tanzania

various appropriate local ministries in focus countries.

Membership in alliancesAlliance Against HungerGlobal Alliance for Alternatives to DDTSwiss Ethiopian Alliance

Partnerships

Programme Director, BioEconomy Africa in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

“only few organisations are committed to a holistic de - velopment approach, such as Biovision’s. Bioeconomy Africa is collaborating with Biovision because we share the same goals for integrated development: to reduce poverty, improve livelihoods and restore the environ-ment.”

Course Director CDR/BOKU – Centre for Development Research / University of Soil Science, Vienna

“organic farming is a rapidly growing sector in east Africa that can make an important contribution to improving living conditions for small-scale farmers. together with Biovision we train students who are in the position to actively promote innovations in ecological agriculture.”

Head of Environmental Health Division at icipe, Nairobi, Kenya

“we appreciate the collaboration with Biovision Foundation for icipe’s projects in the field of poverty reduction. our common vision is to foster rural empowerment in Africa by promoting sustainable use of the natural resources.”

biovision partnerships for ecological developmentAvallain – Organisation for innovative e-learning and improved access to educationBeA – BioEconomy Africa, Ethiopia CDR/BoKu – Centre for Development Research / University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, ViennaFiBl – Research Institute for Organic Agriculture, Switzerlandicipe – African Insect Science for Food and HealthKARi – Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteKeFRi – The Kenya Forestry Research InstituteMi – Millennium Institute, USAvsF – Vétérinaires sans Frontières (Vets Without Borders)

Partner organisations listed have agreed a framework contract with Biovision.

The charity concert featuring Sol Gabetta and the Basel Chamber Orchestra on 25 March 2010 was fully sold out. The concert was a great success and raised CHF 105,000 for Biovision’s “Stop Malaria” projects in East Africa.

fortunat Walther

Werner Rüegg

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We thank all of our donors for their generous support of our project work in this past year. Your dedication makes possible Biovision’s work for the sustainable improvement of living conditions and environmental protection in East Africa. Our thanks also go to the following organisations that have suppor-ted our projects with generous contributions:

Public authorities, cantons, cities and municipalities Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Lottery FundsBinningen CouncilCanton of Zurich Lottery

FundsCity of Rapperswil-JonaCity of SchaffhausenCity of SolothurnCity of St. GallenCity of WinterthurCity of ZugCity of ZurichLiechtenstein Development

ServiceRiehen Council

foundationsBarbara Christiane Koch

FoundationCHARISMA Foundation for

Sustainable DevelopmentCorymbo FoundationDorave FoundationEduard Geilinger

FoundationFondation Assistence Fondation Yoni Fons Margarita FoundationGeorg & Emily von Opel

FoundationGeorges Wick FoundationHippocrate FoundationKarl Mayer FoundationMASTEPE FoundationMedicor FoundationNorth-South FoundationParrotia FoundationPaul Schiller FoundationPromotor FoundationSalvia FoundationSymphasis FoundationTemperatio FoundationThird Millennium

FoundationVontobel Family FoundationVontobel Foundation

businessesAtelier BinkertBank Sarasin & CIE AGBCM-Care AGBIONAT GMBHCH Architects AGdeepscreen GmbHDr. Guido Fischer & Partner

GmbHFredy’s AGHopking culture eventsKnecht & Müller AGMigros HilfsfondsRapunzel Naturkost AGRicola AGRüegg Cheminée AGSchenker-Winkler

Holding AGSchiller AGSK GenossenschaftSotronik GmbHSupercomputing SystemsSwisslux AGTerra VerdeThurkraftwerk AGVELOPLUSVictorinox AG

othersBasel Chamber Orchestra

with Sol GabettaEvangelical Church Arbon Evangelical –reformedChurch

Lucerne Muri-Gümligen

GlücksketteReformed Church

Bülach Sursee Wallisellen

The Usitawi Network Foundation

Thank you

Head of Private Banking Switzerland, Bank Sarasin & CIE AG, Lead Sponsor of the Sol Gabetta Charity Concert.

CEO Medicor Foundation

“we recognise Biovision as a competent and dedicated partner organisation. Biovision implements its guiding principle of healthy environment, healthy plants, healthy animals and healthy people consistently and successfully.”

“As a swiss private bank committed to sustainability, we know that economy, society and environment are interconnected. Biovision also operates according to this view: Biovision combats malaria with ecologically compatible methods so that in affected areas in Africa social conditions improve, enabling local communities to develop economically. that is in the interest of all of us.”

A very great honour for the Biofarm of partner organisa-tion BioEconomy Africa in Ethiopia, supported by Biovi-sion: In February 2010, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon visited the project and praised the holistic projects

for ecological agriculture as a “very impressive and practical solution to mitigate climate change and conserve natural re-sources in Africa.”

At an international UNESCO conference in Lausanne, ex-perts discussed the contri-bution new technologies can make to sustainable deve-lopment. Among the items selected by the organising committee for the presenta-

tion was www.infonet-biovision.org, the knowledge platform run by Biovision. This introduced a wide audience of scientists to the innovative database that promotes and disseminates locally relevant knowledge about ecological agriculture.

In June, the international in-sect research institute icipe hosted a workshop lasting several days with training in the holistic and ecological control of the malaria mos-quito. The successful inte-grated vector management

pilot projects that Biovision has been supporting for many years in Kenya and Ethiopia were used as models. As a member of the global alliance for alternatives to the notorious insecti-cide DDT, Biovision supports methods of malaria control that are not harmful to health. The workshop was co-organised by the secretariat of the Stockholm Convention. Through this UN agreement against dangerous organic chemicals, the use of DDT as a means of malaria control should be banned worldwide.

The World Food Organisati-on, FAO, awarded the Farm Radio International prize to the radio programme, The Organic Farmer, established by Biovision. Producer John Cheburet received the award for a report on an innovative

farmer who discovered that his potatoes stayed fresh for longer when he stored them in sawdust.

In September 2010, Biovi-sion, Hans R. Herren and small-scale farmer Rachel Agola from Kenya, represen-ting all the participants, won the One World Award, with prize money of € 25,000. They received the award for

pioneering the PushPull cultivation method developed at icipe, which uses organic methods to improve soil fertility and increase maize yields. The prize is awarded to people who, through innovative projects, work courageously and tirelessly for a positive future.

In November 2010, around 600 people took part in the Biovision Annual Symposi-um in the Volkshaus in Zu-rich. The presentations and the panel discussion fo-cussed on the conservation of endangered forests in

East Africa. The guest speaker from the South was Dr. Yahaya Sekagya, Director of the Ugandan partner organisation PROMETRA. As an expert in natural healing, he told the audience about the progress being made, and how the cultiva-tion and processing of medicinal plants was improving the living conditions of the rural population and at the same time conserving the species-rich forests.

More highlights: www.biovision.ch/news

selected biovision Highlights 2010

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Imprint© Biovision Foundation, Zurich

editingReto Urech

Concept and TextBeat Jordi, Flurina Wartmann, Verena Albertin, Andreas Schriber, Peter Lüthi, Reto Urech

financial ReportPascal Schällibaum

TranslationCarmen Loughlin, Karl Lane, Julia Slater

PicturesPeter Lüthi, Flurina Wartmann, Verena Albertin, Reto Urech, Ronald Kabuubi, Noor Khamis, Fridolin Walcher, Roland Schmid

Cover pictureLilian Wamucii from Kigio, Kenya, was able to increase her maize yield and im-prove feed available for her cattle through Biovision’s PushPull project.

DesignAtelier Binkert, Zurich

PrintSihldruck AG, Zurich

Paper Cyclus Offset, 100% Recycling

This annual report is published in English and German. You can find it along with further information about Biovision’s projects at www.biovision.ch.

Biovision is a non-profit organisation that carries the ZEWO seal of approval.

In the USA, Biovision qualifies as a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charity.

In Kenya, Biovision is represented by the Biovision Africa Trust and listed as a non-profit organisation

account for donationsDonors in SwitzerlandPC-Konto 87-193093-4

Foreign donorsSWISS POST PostFinanceNordring 83030 Bern / SwitzerlandAccount number87-193093-4Swiftcode: POFICHBEXXXIBAN CH 69 0900 000 8719 3093 4

Donations are tax-deductible

Biovision – Foundation for ecological deve-lopment is a registered trademark

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Schaffhauserstrasse 18, 8006 Zurich/Switzerland, Tel. +41 44 341 97 18, PC-Konto 87-193093-4, www.biovision.ch

You can help people in africa!For over 10 years Biovision has been promoting the development, dissemination and application of ecological, environmentally-friendly methods which people in developing regions can use to help themselves. Biovision is a non-profit organisation recognised by ZEWO. Thank you for your donation! Donation account: PC 87-193093-4

“i use my name to campaign for Biovision because i believe in the way they work through projects. People are trained in the field so that they can help themselves: this is the way to build a sustainable future.”

simone niggliBiovision Ambassador, Biologist, 17-time Orienteering World Champion, 3-time Swiss Sportswoman of the Year