Recent transition is from Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Switzerland (HQ)
Bangladesh
India
Kenya
Current Countries
Previously Covered Countries
SAF promotes climate-smart solutions like precision agriculture, water-efficient technologies, and renewable energy to help smallholders adapt to climate change while reducing agriculture's carbon footprint.
Learn moreThrough Farmers’ Hubs, SAF connects smallholders to inputs, machinery, markets, info and advisory, improving productivity, incomes, and access to quality services.
Learn moreSAF facilitates the tailored agricultural insurance and its market development to protect smallholders from climate risks, enabling them to invest confidently and secure their livelihoods.
Learn moreSAF strengthens urban food systems by promoting agroecological practices, nutrition-sensitive value chains, and behavioral change for improved health and food security.
Learn moreSAF helps farmers adopt sustainable practices in agroforestry and field crops, linking them to carbon credit markets to increase income and combat climate change.
Learn MoreThrough the Seeds program, SAF improves smallholders’ access to high-quality seeds, enhancing productivity and food security.
Learn MoreThe Sustainable Agriculture Foundation (SAF), formerly known as the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), boasts a remarkable 40-year legacy as a Swiss-based not-for-profit organization. SAF delivers demand-led innovations in agriculture, ensuring sustainable market access. It spearheaded groundbreaking projects across agriculture, climate change, risk mitigation, carbon offset, nutrition, and rural economic development. These initiatives have positively impacted over millions of smallholder farmers through strategic collaborations with local, regional, and international partners.
Scaling up collective action on markets and innovations so that farming can better serve smallholder families, rural communities, and nature
A world where smallholders, communities, and nature thrive together
Small holders supported (Up from 2.7 M in 2022)
of supported farmers are women (Up from 29% in 2022)
of farmers reporting at least 20% increased revenues
of entrepreneurs are women (Up from 36% in 2022)
Our Foundation network is accelerating support for first-mile entrepreneurs, helping under-served, pre-commercial smallholders access needed innovations and fully engage in market systems. We place a strong emphasis on empowering women as both entrepreneurs and farmers. Looking ahead, we aim to expand the range of climate-smart innovations and the scale at which they can enhance smallholders’ diversification, productivity, and resilience.
Executive Director – Sustainable Agriculture Foundations International Association
Rebranding from SFSA to SAF
Rebranding from SFSA to SAF
Bangladesh: An Experience of Crop Insurance
A Tale of Farmers' Hub
Farmers' Hub Business Sustainability Model
Women and Youth Inclusion through the NICE Project in Kenya
Women's Diverse Education in Agriculture Diversity & Inclusion SFSA Bangladesh
Rebranding from SFSA to SAF
Bangladesh: An Experience of Crop Insurance
A Tale of Farmers' Hub
Farmers' Hub Business Sustainability Model
Women and Youth Inclusion through the NICE Project in Kenya
Women's Diverse Education in Agriculture Diversity & Inclusion SFSA Bangladesh
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No proverty
Eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere.
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zero hunger
End hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
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good health and well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
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gender equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
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clean water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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decent work and economic growth
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
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responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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Life On land
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.
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partnerships for the goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development.
Climate Smart Agriculture
21 Aug 2023