Team

Office

The office is the contact and information point for all matters relating to Global Field in Switzerland. We work closely with the international World Crops Coordination Office and the Swiss World Crops Coordinators.

We all work part-time, so we ask for your understanding if you don’t reach us at the first attempt. We will be happy to help or refer you to the right place.

Management Board

The three-member board of Global Field Switzerland is responsible for the strategic direction of Global Field Switzerland.

Member organizations

Advisory Board

An advisory board with personalities from various fields supports Global Field Switzerland with specialist knowledge, suggestions and criticism.

The Advisory Board consists of:Hans-Rudolf Herren // Co-author and Co-Chairman of the World Agriculture Report, Alternative Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Jean Ziegler // Prof. em. Sociologist, former National Councillor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Irène Kälin // National Councillor, President of the National Council 2022, Benny Haerlin // Managing Director of the Future Foundation for Agriculture, initiator Global Field, Florianne Köchlin // Author, artist, Reto Locher // Senior Advisor to the Nature & Wirtschaft, Anton Küchler // President of Permaculture Switzerland, Kathrin Maag // Mediator, ritual facilitator, Svantje Schumann // Lecturer at the FHNW Chair of Didactics of Subject Teaching, Hans Balmer // President of Permaculture Agriculture, Mathias Forster // Managing Director of the Bio Foundation Switzerland, initiator of the Soil Fertility Fund, Katja Busch // Project manager of PUSCH school programs, Ulrike Minkner // Uniterre management team, farmer, David Keller // Managing director of the Arthur Waser Foundation, Thomas Flory // Pro Natura management, Beat Rölli // Managing director of Permaculture Consulting, farmer, Michel Roux // President of the Zurich Nutrition Forum, Christine Garbers // Board of Directors Urban Agriculture Basel, Letizia Rizzi // Acker Schweiz office, Franz Hofer // Managing Director OGG Bern