WFS Fund
The WFS Fund supported education and research at ETH Zurich in the fields relevant to the world food system.
These grants were available to WFSC member groups.
From 2012 to 2021, 38 projects were funded with the available 175’400 CHF.
Installation of micro-climate loggers on a cashew tree
Read more about some of the funded projects:
- external page Federico, Janina and Sam’s research on the effects of zero-deforestation commitments in Brazil and Indonesia
- external page Isabelle and Mike’s research on feeding recreational hemp residues to chicken
- external page Grace’s participation to the 9th International Phosphorus Workshop
- external page Katja and Severin’s Master’s theses on dynamic cocoa agroforestry
Aquaponics in Palestine
Read about Samuel Kessens' external page research on aquaponics at Bethlehem University, funded in part by a WFS Fund grant.
The Center's external page Food System Stories blog features the voices and perspectives of the WFSC alumni network and showcases outputs and lessons learned from the Center’s Enabling Grants.