• Foundation

Mission: To strengthen smallholder farming and food systems, Syngenta Foundation catalyze market development and delivery of innovations, while building capacity across the public and private sectors. The Foundation works with partners in developing countries and emerging markets to help small farmers become more professional growers. They do this by extending science-based know-how, facilitating access to quality inputs, and linking smallholders to markets in profitable ways. This adds value for rural communities, and sustainably improves food security.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

Organization Programs

Indonesia: Pancer Tani (the Indonesian branch of Farmers' Hub)

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture
  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Host events for entrepreneurs or entrepreneur support intermediaries
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Value/supply chain development
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption
  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Meeting product standards
    • Access to infrastructure
    • Access to materials
  • Program online

    • Primarily in-person
  • Focus Tech

    • No
  • Focus Population

    • Rural entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population