A future for all, naturally

Annual Report 2014

Foundation for ecological development

Biovision

Cover photo:Smallholder Jusef Lugendo from Kiteredde (Uganda) is happy to pass on his newly acquired knowledge of ecological farming to his children. Photo: Peter Lüthi/Biovision

What concerns us

Diligence and Transparency

The Biovision Foundation deploys its funds in a careful and targeted way. It is a charity, subject to the Swiss Federal supervisory body for foundations and is certified by ZEWO, the Swiss Foundation that sets the standards for organisations that collect donations. The accounts adhere to the recommendations of the Swiss GAAP FER 21. Both the Annual Report and external audit report are available to the public.

635 mln … mobile phones in sub-Saharan Africa; mobile Internet use is likely to increase twenty-fold in the next five years

162 mln … malaria cases in Africa alone in 2013

… losses in the most recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever in 2 districts of Kenya when cattle died from the dreaded disease

US$ 9 mln

50’000 km2 … of fertile soil lost each year worldwide – roughly the size of Switzerland

… of forest cleared each year in Uganda – roughly the size of the Canton of Schwyz

886 km2

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How we work

Biovision pursues the holistic approach “4h + i”. The “h” stands for health. For develop-ment to be sustainable, it is essential that humans, animals, plants and the environment are all equally “healthy”. The “i” stands for information; for disseminating practical knowledge, raising awareness amongst local people and educating policy makers in the importance of creating the right framework.

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CEO’s Report

Give People a Chance

Andreas SchriberFounding member and CEO of

Biovision Foundation

“Farming we can, if only given a chance,” so reads the poem* by Beryl Atieno Munika, a young disabled farmer from Kenya. In the poem, she describes with impressive clarity how the training course in ecological maize cultivation radically changed her life. Beryl showed considerable courage when she recited her poem at the Biovision Annual Symposium, something that moved many of the 640 guests. The presence of this seemingly needy young woman was a clear demonstration of the purpose of Biovision projects. We seek to provide the right sup-port and education to those living in less developed regions of the world and so enable them to help themselves. The train-ing campaign, launched with icipe, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, to spread the Push-Pull method in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania has met with a very positive response. We are well on course to doubling the number of small-scale farmers in East Africa who have achieved dramatic increases in maize yields with an ecological method that does not require chemical pesticides.

Creative education In 2014, another “Swiss farmer” was also writing stories and poems. To coincide with the UN International Year of Family Farming, Biovision and the Globi-Verlag published the book “Globi, the Smart Farmer”. Globi, the hero in the children’s book describes in an entertaining way what really matters to today’s smart farmer and what resources should be consigned to history: “Do farmers really use all that stuff just to get a good harvest?”, asks the hero with dismay when he realises the amount of chemicals still used in conventional agriculture. In 2014, Biovision supported a total of 35 projects. They epitomise what we mean by

the slogan “Changing course in global agri-culture”. To obtain scientific evidence of the improvements in living standards resulting from sustainable development, we recently launched a study in the Tolay region of Ethiopia. The survey will investi-gate whether it is possible to break the vicious circle of hunger and poverty by exploiting the synergies between ecological methods of cultivation and measures to improve human and animal health.

Knowledge creates food Biovision has gained much experience from the many projects in its priority coun-tries of East Africa, enabling it to be influential in the global debate on sustain-able food production. As part of the UN negotiations in New York and Rome on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), we are calling – in concert with other organisations with related objectives – for an effective framework for global food systems. From 2016, the SDGs will act as the basis for fairer development in a world where natural resources are not overexploited.

Thanks to targeted cooperation and its participation in national and global net-works, Biovision continues to expand its broad spectrum of knowledge. We imple-ment projects either with our own resources or jointly with partners. We are committed to practical and sustainable landuse programmes, making contributions to international policies on agriculture and sustainability, resource-efficient farming systems and environmental education, public awareness and political advocacy.

Some 300 local staff are currently working on our projects in five African countries. A core element of our development work is to set up local structures that can continue

Biovision in short

Founded1998

VisionA world with enough healthy food for all, produced by healthy people in a healthy environment.

Priority countriesEthiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Switzerland

Number of projects in 201435

Investment in projects in 2014CHF 6,46 million

Staff in Switzerland 201428 (mostly part-time)

Staff in Africa 2014298

Private donors 201427’000

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the dissemination of knowledge even after the project has finished.

Through projects such as CLEVER and the Globi book, Biovision is also seeking to raise awareness in Switzerland to sustainable development – something that is urgently needed.

Close to the people Our President, Hans Rudolf Herren, con-tinues his outreach work; he travels tirelessly to innumerable presentations, making good use of his wealth of experi-

ence in the field of ecological education. In 2014, he was honoured with the Swiss- Award where the media presence also helped us convey our core messages.

In our grass-roots projects, we focus on the basic needs of those living in developing regions. Our guiding principle remains the vision of a world with enough healthy nu-trition for all, produced by healthy people in a healthy environment. We regard the donations and financial contributions in 2014 of 8 million Swiss francs as a mark of confidence. It will spur us on, but it also

places the responsibility on us to use our resources effectively and sustainably, so that we continue to live up to our motto: A future for all, naturally.

* Beryl’s poem can be found at: www.biovision.ch/aktuelles/videos

Think Global – Act Local: Globi, a cult figure in children’s literature in Switzerland demonstrates in an entertaining and clever way what a sustainable farm should look like.

At the launch of the book (from left to right): Gisela Klinkenberg (Programme Manager at Globi, Orell Füssli), Andreas Schriber (CEO Biovision) und Maya Graf (National Councillor Green Party)

“As a farmer I rely directly on nature. I must and want to do something to preserve it.”

Mary KathiniSmall farmer and mother from Tharaka,

Kenya

Reviving traditional knowledge

Project: EH-09

Start date: 2011

Objectives 2015:• Improve access to local seeds• Reduce post-harvest losses • Provide training in ecological farming

methods

Project Budget 2015: US$ 60’500

Other related projects• Food and Income (Advancement

of women through farming), Project PH-06

• Protecting biodiversity, Project EH-12

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Maintaining nature, culture and farmlandIkwa, a waterfall on the River Kathita in Tharaka, Kenya, is an ancestral resting

place. Tradition forbids the use of such sacred sites, but pressure is growing on

these wildlife havens. Biovision is working with local groups and our Kenyan

partner ICE (Institute for Culture and Ecology) to maintain the local culture and

environment by planting trees and spreading other responsible uses. In particular,

the project focuses on ecological farming and the retention and propagation of

traditional, adapted crop varieties that are more robust.

“When I was young, we had lots of shrubs and large trees. They have now disappeared

and since then we have had serious problems with gathering enough firewood

and poor soil fertility.”

Naphtali MpiraSmall farmer and father in Gadumire,

Uganda

Reforestation in Kaliro

Project: EH-11

Start date: 2014

Project objectives 2015:• Establish tree nurseries • Introduce energy-efficient stoves• Generate income by selling fruit

Project Budget 2015/16: US$ 55’000

Other related projects:• Forest school in Mpigi, Project EH-10

Trees are more than just woodThe Ugandan district of Kaliro is losing its forests – to the detriment of both humans

and nature. The Biovision reforestation project is supporting the Ugandan Develop -

ment Plan to restore forest cover to 1900 levels. Using agro-forestry systems, the

project is seeking to increase the supply of fruit trees and wood for construction and

fuel, widen income opportunities and improve the health of the environment. The

demonstration garden at Gadumire is showing local people the benefits accruing from

a mixed system of trees and field crops.

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“Our guiding principle in financial matters is healthy growth and an effective expenditure

policy in line with the Foundation’s objectives. I welcome the fact that the entire

Biovision team remains firmly committed to this principle and implements it

appropriately.”

Brigitte KämpferHead of Finance and Administration

Balance Sheet

ASSETSCurrent assets Liquid assets Securities (Raiffeisen Futura – Swiss Franc Bond) Accounts receivable for goods and services Project accounts – partner organisations Stock Prepaid expenses and deferred charges Outstanding donationsTotal Current Assets Fixed assets Tangible assets Intangible assetsTotal fixed assets

Total Assets LIABILITIES Current liabilities Liabilities from deliveries and services Other liabilities Project accounts – partner organisations Accounts received in advanceTotal current liabilities

Earmarked funds Dissemination of Information Advocacy Human Health Animal Health Plant Health Health of the EnvironmentTotal Earmarked Funds Organisational Capital Foundation capital Accrued earmarked capital Accrued free capitalTotal Organisational Capital Total Liabilities

The full audited Financial Statement is available on demand from our office or as a download from our website at www.biovision.ch/en.

2013

4 712 419296 968

58 846343 150

72 41713 555

474 6005 971 955

10 547109 852120 399

6 092 354

218 69478 06120 718

104 778422 251

593 803150 230112 330

38 592116 115126 891

1 137 961

50 000920 000

3 562 1424 532 142

6 092 354

2014

5 768 2260

60 100542 165

18 0663 000

429 9726 821 528

9 08281 87790 959

6 912 487

165 289132 566224 761661 138

1 183 755

194 754197 725

064 65373 420

162 417692 969

50 000920 000

4 065 7635 035 763

6 912 487

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Notes to the Annual Accounts

DEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS 2010–2014ProjectsFundraising and CommunicationGeneral Administration

DEVELOPMENT FROM 2000–2014Project InvestmentsFundraising and Administration

SOURCE OF FUNDS 2010–2014Individual DonorsDonor Membership ContributionsLegaciesCompanies and FoundationsGovernment agencies

SOURCE AND DEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS AVERAGED OVER FIVE YEARS 2010–2014 15 YEARS’ BIOVISION IN FIGURES

10%

10%

80%

17%

24%

13%9%

37%

Earnings: With an income of over CHF 8 mil-lion, Biovision was able to match last year’s all-time high. This is mainly due to our de-voted and generous donors, whose numbers rose again in 2014. In addition, our network of foundations, institutional and individual benefactors ensured a solid financial basis for our work. The sum of earmarked funds was slightly below that of 2013, but many of these earmarked contributions are connected to projects running over more than one year. Thanks to the well diversified portfolio of financing, Biovision can continue to imple-ment its ambitious project plans.

Project expenditure: The growth of the last two years has allowed Biovision to extend its programme in all strategic areas. In important projects in Switzerland and in the context of international bodies, where the development of a global framework for the

benefit of smallholders in Africa is being negotiated, Biovision has expanded its core competence. With cooperation partners in our key countries in Africa, we are aiming for long-term cooperation agreements that include measures for capacity building. Dur-ing the reporting year, the entire programme of Biovision was again considerably expanded – with project investments amounting to CHF 6,4 million.

Cost of fundraising: The cost of fundraising has again been calculated according to the strict rules of ZEWO. Under this heading, we include all costs for the production of our annual report and all marketing costs. In 2014, we corrected our inventory and any items older than three years have been written off. Over the past five years, the share for fundraising and communications has been 10% of our total expenditure.

Administration: The restructuring of our organisation’s administration has paid off. Biovision was able to keep administration costs stable in spite of its growth. This is even more pleasing, given that a big part of the preparations for the move of our head-quarters fell into the reporting year (the move took place on 1 February 2015).

Result: Biovision closed the reporting year with a positive result. The profit will go into our reserves. These reserves offer Biovision and its partners the security to remain capable of acting should unpredictable fluctuations in fundraising occur.

140 mln CHF

1 mln CHF

2 mln CHF

3 mln CHF

4 mln CHF

5 mln CHF

6 mln CHF

7 mln CHF

8 mln CHF

12 13111009080706050403020100

Andreas SicksHead of Programmes and

Partnerships

“To widen the scope of our projects, we plan to develop and implement larger projects

in cooperation with other international and national partners. This will enable us to

focus our resources and expertise and at the same time respond to the specific needs of

our target groups.”

Operating Statement

INCOME Donations Earmarked donations Project contributions Donor Membership Contributions* Bequests Other income

Total Income% change compared with last year EXPENSESProject Expenses Dissemination of information Advocacy Human Health Animal Health Plant Health Health of the Environment Other project expensesTotal Project Expenses% change compared with last year Fundraising and Communication General Administration Staff costs Other administrative costsTotal General Administration

Total Expenses% change compared with last year OPERATING RESULTbefore financial income, extraordinary income, exchange rate fluctuations, funds and capital adjustments Financial income Exchange rate fluctuations Withdrawals from earmarked funds Allocations to earmarked fundsTotal Changes OPERATING RESULTafter financial income, extraordinary income, exchange rate fluctuations, funds and capital adjustments

20132 580 7523 530 320

350 000545 110

1 169 6774 734

8 180 5935%

–2 963 064–920 081–420 184–157 365–483 730–535 334–170 782

–5 650 5404%

–700 506

–495 449–266 550–761 999

–7 113 0457%

1 067 548

2 100–44 338

3 210 458–4 030 321

–862 101

205 446

20143 084 6122 917 690

470 000778 119716 456

51 365

8 018 242–2%

–3 330 608–1 327 263

–534 556–180 352–574 740–499 813

–14 374–6 461 706

14%

–820 399

–485 774–248 185–733 959

–8 016 06413%

2 178

–3 66560 116

3 832 682–3 387 690

501 443

503 621

* Biovision is not using the term “member” as a legal term of an association, but as a term we use for donors of our foundation.

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Project expenditure DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BV IS-01 Infopool BV IS-01.A Youth Awareness (Globi) BV IS-02 TOF Farmer Magazine BV IS-02.A TOF Radio BV IS-02.B Advice in the Field BV IS-02.D Farmer Magazine in Swahili BV IS-03/04 Infonet-Biovision and iCow BV IS-07 Bustani ya Tushikamane BV IS-08 FCP programme coordination BV IS-09 Biofarm Newsletter BV IS-10.A CLEVER – Playful Intelligent Shopping BV IS-11 Meta study 4H valley BV IS General knowledge dissemination BV TS-02 Agricultural SeminarTotal Dissemination of Information ADVOCACY BV IS-05 Stop DDT BV IS-10 CCGA – Changing Course in Global AgricultureTotal Advocacy HUMAN HEALTH BV HH-07 Stop Malaria BV HH Human Health, General Total Human Health ANIMAL HEALTH BV AH-04 Tsetse control and organic farming BV AH-05 Camels for Drought Areas BV AH-07 Local Knowledge against Animal Diseases BV AH-08 Early Warning System for Rift Valley Fever BV AH Animal Health, GeneralTotal Animal Health PLANT HEALTH BV PH-01 Push-Pull East Africa BV PH-03 Long-Term System Comparison BV PH-04 Sebeta Biofarm BV PH-05 Marketing of Ecological Agricultural Production BV PH-06 Promoting Women through Agriculture BV PH-07 Fruit Fly Control BV PH-08 Push-Pull Tolay BV PH Plant Health, General Total Plant Health HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT BV EH-02 Cabesi BV EH-03/05 Income Generation through medicinal plants BV EH-07 Modern Bee-keeping in Tolay BV EH-08 Ecosystem monitoring, Kakamega BV EH-09 Reviving Traditional Knowledge BV EH-10 Forest School Mpigi BV EH-11 Reforestation in Kaliro BV EH Health of the Environment, GeneralTotal Health of the Environment OTHER PROJECT COSTS BV 4H+i Project development and accompaniment of focus programme “4H+i”.

Biovision invests in six priority pro-grammes: the dissemination of information, advocacy, the “health” of humans, animals, plants and the environement. Expenditure is reported below split by programme:

20141 386 791

162 193231 497124 618215 066182 523219 388

66 066224 644123 497183 258

22 000164 092

24 9763 330 608

114 9761 212 2861 327 263

475 16259 394

534 556

4 03092 74528 61047 890

7 077180 352

139 73194 10010 44860 46619 406

114 01273 97962 598

574 740

65 022129 992

77 96258 60843 54852 45715 84956 376

499 813

14 374

20131 356 221

20 025363 458

70 083195 479

85 623216 932

43 926261 471

93 007225 141

010 96320 735

2 963 064

156 588763 493920 081

379 20540 979

420 184

26 30990 078

00

40 979157 365

77 31660 57910 50258 31219 04698 17733 971

125 828483 731

80 758136 168

87 95157 61533 26044 451

095 129

535 334

170 782

INCOME Donations Earmarked donations Project contributions Donor Membership Contributions* Bequests Other income

Total Income% change compared with last year EXPENSESProject Expenses Dissemination of information Advocacy Human Health Animal Health Plant Health Health of the Environment Other project expensesTotal Project Expenses% change compared with last year Fundraising and Communication General Administration Staff costs Other administrative costsTotal General Administration

Total Expenses% change compared with last year OPERATING RESULTbefore financial income, extraordinary income, exchange rate fluctuations, funds and capital adjustments Financial income Exchange rate fluctuations Withdrawals from earmarked funds Allocations to earmarked fundsTotal Changes OPERATING RESULTafter financial income, extraordinary income, exchange rate fluctuations, funds and capital adjustments

Janet MaroPresident of Sustainable Agriculture

Tanzania (SAT) and leader in the project “Bustani ya Tushikamane”.

“In the 21st century, agroecological farming practices are essential for small-scale

farmers in Africa; hence I am dedicated to making such knowledge accessible.”

Bustani ya Tushikamane (Garden of Solidarity)

Project: IS-07

Start date: 2009

Project objectives 2015:• Provide education and training in

ecological farming • Develop and run an agricultural

training centre• Participatory research in the specific

problems of sustainable agriculture

Project Budget 2014-16: US$ 198’000

Other related projects:• Food security in Siraro, Project PH-10• Agricultural seminar, Project TS-02

Training centre for organic farming What started as a small pilot project with support from Biovision is now one of the

most important training centres for organic farming and ecology in Tanzania:

the project “Bustani ya Tushikamane” and the new training centre at Morogoro are

innovative platforms for the exchange of information on agricultural research, the

dissemination of knowledge and the use in practice of ecological methods of

cultivation by small farmers. Janet Maro, joint founder and agronomist, remains very

much involved as course manager. Since 2014, she has also been supervising students

at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro.

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CLEVER: intelligent shopping – and fun Project: IS 10.A

Start date: 2011

Project objectives 2015:• Travelling exhibition at 4 locations

in Switzerland • Total of 10’000 visitors and 85

guided tours for school classes • Launch of CLEVER online, the

intelligent shopping game for the internet

Project Budget 2015: CHF 245’507

“I am shocked that so much rainforest is being cleared for the production of meat.”

Amina Sabotic, 16, Ebnat-Kappel

“From now on I will check, where products come from when I’m shopping,

and that they are Fairtrade.”Emre Polat, 15, Ebnat-Kappel

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Biovision’s interactive exhibition “CLEVER” focuses on consumer behaviour. Visitors

to the exhibition go on a shopping trip. In a fun way, they learn about environ-

mentally friendly and socially responsible shopping. Concrete examples demonstrate

how our own shopping behaviour can support sustainable development in the world.

Biovision’s travelling exhibition CLEVER has been touring Switzerland since 2011.

CLEVER – intelligent shopping – and fun

Performance Report

Organisation

Foundation BoardThe Foundation Board is the supreme body of Biovision. It has overall responsibility and consists of a minimum of five members. The term of office of all Foundation Board members is three years – a re-election is possible.

The Foundation Board is responsible for the strategic direction and the ap-pointment of the management board. It approves annual reports and budgets and decides on project and support contri-butions. In 2014, it approved project costs of over CHF 6,4 million.

In the reporting year, the programme board of Biovision was extended: Professor Christoph Studer from the School of Agri-cultural, Forest and Food Sciences of Berne University of Applied Sciences, was elected into the programme board as an external expert with full voting rights. His term runs for three years.

All members of the Foundation Board and external members of other committees are offering their work pro bono.

AuditorsKPMG AG, 8004 Zürich.

Business and Divisional ManagementThe CEO is Andreas Schriber. He was sup-ported during the year under review by the following divisional managers: Andreas Sicks (Programmes and Partnerships), David Fritz (Communication and Cam-paigns), Brigitte Kämpfer (Finance and Administration) and Ueli Würmli (Marketing and Fundraising).

StaffDuring the year under review, Biovision employed a total of 28 staff in Switzerland, mostly part-time. Our Foundation is a certified establishment for alternative national service and during 2014, ten indi-viduals worked for Biovision for a total of

Legal OpinionBiovision has a legal opinion indicating501(c)(3) public charity equivalency in the United States.

Special StatusBiovision has general consultative status in the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC).

Committed, dynamic and experienced: The Biovision Team 2014

Objectives of Foundation

Biovision is a not-for-profit, non-denom- inational, politically independent Swiss foundation based in Zurich. It supports projects in developing regions in Africa and also projects in Switzerland. Its aim is the long-term alleviation of hunger and poverty. To this end, it promotes the sustainable and socially responsible use of natural resources together with the retention of biodiversity. The Foundation supports self-help projects and calls for sustainability in both thought and action.

Biovision is subject to control by the Swiss regulator responsible for foundations; it is registered in the Swiss Commercial Register and certified by ZEWO. The by-laws are available at www.biovision.ch.

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829 days. As a contribution to education and training in the field of public aware-ness and development cooperation, the Foundation also offers individual intern-ships; During 2014, a total of 7 interns completed a deployment at Biovision.

Honorary work The five members of the Foundation Board work on an honorary basis and in 2014 worked for some 848 hours without payment. Measured against our limited financial and human resources, we were able to fund an extensive programme in Switzerland and abroad. This is solely the result of significant honorary contributions and the assistance of many other volunteers at all levels.

Lean organisational structureBiovision regards the efficient use of resources as extremely important. Quick decision-making processes with our long-standing professional partners ensure a lean organisational structure at head office. We have competent partners in our priority countries in Africa who employ local specialists; they are responsible, together with the beneficiaries, for the actual implementation of many projects. This local participation often involves a training element, which makes a signifi-cant contribution to the long-term success of projects.

The project management and monitoring processes used by Biovision comply with ZEWO guidelines and internationally accepted quality standards. Its financial accounting system complies with the Swiss GAAP FER 21 principles for non-profit organisations (NPOs) and its funding activi-ties are based on the ethical guidelines of Swissfundraising, the professional asso-ciation in Switzerland for fundraisers.

Cooperation based on needDuring 2014, Biovision invested financial and human resources in 35 projects approved by the Foundation Board in both Switzerland and abroad. Schemes in Africa are developed in partnership with beneficiaries and local experts. The imple-mentation and management of each project is the responsibility of established partners and is regulated in separate project agreements. Those with local responsibility for projects maintain close contact with the relevant coordin-ation team at head office in Zurich allowing us to provide professional support and monitoring.

The “Biovision Farmer Communication Programme” for East Africa is coordinated in Nairobi. In our communication and aware-ness projects, knowledge is shared regu-larly between experts in both Switzerland and Africa.

In addition, Biovision is also supporting the development of a regional foundation, the Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT Director: Dr David Amudavi). BvAT, based in Nairobi, independently develops and implements projects with similar aims. BvAT is also an official partner in the pan-African pro-gramme of the African Union to promote ecological agriculture in Africa (Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative, EOA).

Members of the Foundation Board (from left to right): Dr Ruedi Baumgartner, Professor emeritus NADEL ETH Zurich, Board Member / Dr Barbara Frei Haller, Pharmacist and Ethnobiologist, Board Member / Mathis Zimmermann, Lawyer, Founding Member, Board Member / Dr Hans Rudolf Herren, Founding member, President of the Foundation Board / Paula Daeppen-Dion, UN Representative, Board Member

PartnersDr Segenet Kelemu

is the fourth Director General and CEO of the International Centre of Insect

Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya, and the first woman to lead icipe.

2000-Watt-Region SolothurnACT – African Conservation Tillage NetworkAIRC – Agricultural Information and Resource CenterAlliance SudAvalonBEA – BioEconomy Africa, EthiopiaBeyond 2015bioRe Foundation, SwitzerlandBread for allBvAT – Biovision Africa Trust, Nairobi, KenyaCabesi Self Help GroupCaritas AustriaCDE – Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern CDR/BOKU – Centre for Development Research/University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, ViennaCivil Society Mechanism of the Committee on World Food SecurityCodeSustainableDoctors for the Environment ECOSOC – UN Economic and Social Council (General Consultative Status)ENSAE (University of Statistics and Economic Analysis), SenegalESPA – Environmental Sciences and Policy AssessmentEvB – Berne DeclarationFAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFastenopfer, Swiss Catholic Lenten FundFederal Environment Agency, GermanyFederal Office for Agriculture, SwitzerlandFiBL – Research Institute for Organic Agriculture, SwitzerlandGermanwatchGlobal Alliance for Alternatives to DDT Globi Verlag (Orell Füssli), publishers, ZurichGraduate Institute of International and Develop-ment Studies, GenevaHAFL – School of Agricultural Forestry and Food Sciences, University of BernHEKS, Swiss Church AidHELVETAS – Swiss IntercooperationHoleta Bee Research Center, Addis AbabaIASS – Institute of Advanced Sustainability StudiesIATP – Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, WashingtonICE – Institute for Culture and Ecology, Kenya icipe – International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyiCow – Agricultural information services, Kenya IDDRI – Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, ParisIFAD – International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFOAM – International Federation of Organic Agriculture MovementsInfosud – Press Agency for international cooperation and development policyIPAR Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (think tank), SenegalIPENKALRO – Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation KEFRI – Kenya Forestry Research InstituteKEMRI – Kenya Medical Research Institute

KENFAP – Kenya National Federation of Agricultural ProducersKIOF – Kenya Institute for Organic FarmingMakerere University, UgandaMelkasa, Agricultural Research Center, EthiopiaMI – Millennium Institute, USAMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Resources, SenegalMinistry for the Economy, Finance and Planning, SenegalMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, KenyaMinistry of Finance and Economic Development, EthiopiaMore and Better NetworkNational Museum of KenyaNational Planning Commission, EthiopiaPAMCA, Pan African Mosquito Control AssociationPermanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, New YorkPermanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation in RomePermanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, New YorkPermanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations, New YorkPermanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations, New YorkPesticide Action NetworkPlantahof – Agricultural Education and Advisory Centre, Landquart/GR, SwitzerlandPrometra UgandaPROPAC – Sub-regional platform for farmer organisations in Central AfricaPUMMA – Mosquito & Malaria Control Association Malindi, KenyaRural Women Development Association, Uganda SAT – Sustainable Agriculture TanzaniaSchweizer Kindermuseum Baden – Swiss children’s museum, BadenSDC – Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationSecretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionShumeiSokoine University of Agriculture, TanzaniaSUPD – Sustainable Use of Plant DiversitySwissaidSwiss Malaria Group – Network of players involved in fighting malariaSwiss Re, ZurichTFCG – Tanzania Forest Conservation GroupThe Development Fund, NorwayThird World NetworkUN DPI AssociateUNEP ChemicalsUNETMAC – Uganda Network for Toxic-free Malaria ControlVDW, Federation of German ScientistsVSF, Vétérinaires sans Frontières (Vets without borders) SwitzerlandWOCAT – World Overview of Conservation, Approaches and TechnologiesWorld Animal ProtectionWFP, World Food ProgrammeWorld Food System Center of the ETH ZurichYEHA Institute Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“The long-standing partnership between Biovision Foundation and icipe has been beneficial to both our organisations over

many years and one we truly value. Our common aims and values to improve health

and food security for all are based on the same holistic approach: utmost consider-

ation is given to the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment (4H) in

all our projects. It was, therefore a great pleasure for me to be able to acknowledge

Biovision’s commitment to our shared goals in awarding the Foundation with the

“Outstanding Partner of the Year 2014” award during my first full year as Director

General at icipe. I look forward to the continuation of our close relationship over

the years to come and I am optimistic that we can make a real difference in our

fight against hunger and poverty.”

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Thank you

We should like to thank members and donors for their generous support in 2014. Your commitment allows us to bring about sustainable improvements in the lives of people in Africa. We should also like to thank the following organisations and companies for their generous contributions to projects:

Public bodies and church communitiesCanton and Republic of GenevaCanton of AargauCity of Aarau City of Berne City of SolothurnCity of Zurich Energy Office of the Canton of SolothurnLED – Liechtenstein Development Service Lottery Fund, Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenLottery Fund, Canton of Solothurn Lottery Fund, Canton of Zurich Municipality of BeringenMunicipality of Rapperswil-JonaMunicipality of RiehenProtestant Church Community, LucerneSDC – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Foundations Abantu FoundationAccordeos FoundationAlfred et Eugénie Baur FoundationAlfred und Anneliese Sutter-Stöttner FoundationBank Vontobel FoundationCharisma Foundation for Sustainable DevelopmentDreiklang FoundationDrittes Millennium FoundationFAI – International Asisstance FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundGebauer FoundationGlücksketteHurst FoundationJean Wander FoundationKarl Mayer FoundationMedicor FoundationMercator Schweiz FoundationNord-Süd FoundationPancivis FoundationSalud y Vida FoundationSalvia FoundationSymphasis FoundationTellus Viva FoundationTemperatio FoundationU.W. Linsi-FoundationWerner H. Spross-Foundation

Companies/Others20 Minuten AGBank Vontobel AGBaugenossenschaft Freiblick ZürichBelcom AG, Tele ZüriBinkert Partner AGBionat GmbHBratschi Wiederkehr & Buobclaro fair trade AGFredy’s AGLivesystems AG, passengertvNZZ am SonntagOne Marketing Services AGRebel Communication GmbHSchenker-Winkler Holding AGSchiller AGSwisslux AGTerra Verde Bio-Gourmet AGThurkraftwerk AGVictorinox AGWOZ die Wochenzeitung

Where we work

Imprint© Biovision Foundation, ZurichMay 2015

EditorUeli Würmli

Concept and text Andreas Schriber, David Fritz, Peter Lüthi, Ueli Würmli

Financial Report Brigitte Kämpfer

LanguagesThis Annual Report is available in German, French and English

Translations Sue Coles (English)Daniel Wermus (French)

PhotosPeter Lüthi/Biovision, Paulo Foschini/SRF, icipe Photoart, Alex Wostry

DesignBinkert Partner, Zurich

PaperCyclus Offset white, matt, 100% recycledPrinted in Switzerland

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What we’re achieving

200’000 ... people are benefiting from environmentally sound malaria prevention as part of Biovision projects

… saplings for use as timber and fruit trees planted in 2014 in the Kaliro District in Uganda as part of a Biovision project

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180’000 ... farmers will benefit from improvements in soil fertility by the end of 2017 by using the Push-Pull method

127’000 ... visits from Africa to our Infonet information portal in 2014, of which 35’000 were from mobile phones and tablets – an increasing trend

... people have been trained as specialists in order to improve the monitoring and prevention of Rift Valley Fever amongst livestock

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On 11 January 2014, Dr Hans Rudolf Herren, President of the Biovision Foundation, was honoured by a television audience with the SwissAward in the category “Society”. The award was presented at a gala evening organised by SRF, Swiss national public Television. Previously, a jury had nominated Herren for his tireless efforts to combat hunger and poverty.

SwissAward for Hans Rudolf Herren

Foundation for ecological developmentStiftung für ökologische Entwicklung Fondation pour un développement écologique

Hans Rudolf HerrenPresident of Biovision Foundation

“I am very pleased to receive the award. This endorsement of my work is highly motivating – and motivation is really needed given that the fight against hunger and poverty will take some time.”