Growing in size but shrinking in number: Switzerland’s farms are heading in one direction only, and this trend is continuing...
‘First comes food, then morality’, according to the ballad ‘What keeps mankind alive?’ from The Threepenny Opera. The lyricist, Bertolt...
Are foundations important to the canton of Zurich as a location? Definitely. Foundations are so important to the canton of...
The increases are having the greatest impact on the poorest members of society A lot of people in Switzerland are...
The Slow Food movement, initially envisaged as a counterpoint to fast food, arrived in Switzerland shortly before the start of...
A year ago, we published a beta version of our data mission statement on here and put it up for...
‘Grandma’s recipe’ is a hallmark of quality and reflects the deep-seated links between food and our own histories. Food is...
Your research focuses on transformation towards a sustainable food system. How relevant is that to a democratic society? It’s very...
In December, seven founders, seven non-profits and one expert launched the live track of our first AI Learning Journey. Interestingly,...
AVINA was founded by your husband Stephan Schmidheiny in 1994. Why did you choose to refocus the foundation when you...













