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The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture was established in 2001 to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in poorer regions of the world.
Since its beginnings, the Foundation has been instrumental in delivering sustainable agriculture initiatives for pre-commercial smallholders.
In recent years Syngenta Group has been strengthening its own strategic efforts to support commercial smallholders with innovative and transformative solutions. This includes improved access to products, agronomic training, and markets, and a large network of agricultural centers across China, Africa, Asia, and Central America.
In 2022, the Syngenta Group Board therefore decided to phase out its financial support of the Foundation.
As a result, the Foundation is closing its headquarters in Switzerland in 2024. At the same time, Syngenta is financially supporting the establishment of three fully independent entities to take forward the Foundation’s legacy operations in Bangladesh, India and Kenya.
In addition, former Foundation employees in Senegal, Nigeria and Mali have created new independent entities to support pre-commercial smallholder farmers. The independent, local foundation in Indonesia, established in 2020, is also continuing its work.
Legacy book
The Syngenta Foundation 2001-24: People, programs and progress
Contacts for successor organizations
The following organizations are taking SFSA work forward locally.
| Bangladesh: Sustainable Agriculture Foundation – Bangladesh | susagfoundation.org [email protected] |
| India: Syngenta Foundation India | susagfoundation.org [email protected] |
| Kenya: Sustainable Agriculture Foundation – Africa | susagfoundation.org [email protected] |
| Senegal: Sénégalaise pour une agriculture durable | senad.sn [email protected] |
| Nigeria: Foundation for Sustainable Smallholders solutions | smallholdersolutions.com.ng [email protected] |
| Mali: ACAD-MALI | acad-mali.org [email protected] |
| Indonesia: YASI | agrisustineri.org/en/ [email protected] |
For general questions, please contact Syngenta Group Media Relations.
SFSA Annual Reports
Tools and other resources
The Foundation developed several digital tools. These benefit smallholder farming in various ways – typically by making it easier for smallholders to connect better with markets for buying and selling.
- Seeds2B provides a commercialization toolkit that helps organizations in the seed sector provide smallholders with more and better varieties.
- Soluta supports transparency and traceability in ag value chains.
- Farmforce helps companies buy from smallholders, thus improving rural incomes.
- Demand-led breeding strengthens plant breeder training across Africa with a strong focus on farmers’ and consumers’ needs.
- ACRE Africa helps farmers tackle climate challenges, primarily through weather insurance.
