About
Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) is a not-for-profit organization established in Kenya in 2009 by the Biovision Foundation for ecological development in Switzerland and supported by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi. The Trust’s goal is to alleviate poverty and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Kenya and other African countries through supporting dissemination of information and knowledge on appropriate technology to improve human, animal, plant, and environmental health.
Mission
To alleviate poverty and improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Africa through disseminating relevant agricultural information to small holder farmers and supporting like minded organizations and institutions.
Vision
To have a food secure African continent with healthy people living in a healthy environment.
Our Goal
To sustainably improve the lives of the people in Africa while conserving the environment as the basis for all life
What We Do
Research
BvAT conducts research on SA to generate technologies and create new knowledge that is key for the smallholder farmers practicing sustainable agriculture.
Information Communication
BvAT therefore packages this Knowledge in different formats (magazines, online database, videos, radio audios, trainers manuals etc) and disseminates it to different users.
Educating Farmers
We educate smallholder farmers on sustainable farming practices to help them improve their livelihoods while conserving the environment.
Resource Mobilization
BvAT supports resource mobilization strategies to provide grants/technical assistance to public charitable trusts or institutions working with rural communities in organic agriculture