ABOUT BIOPHILIA
The BIOPHILIA Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit organization based in Argentina that contributes in shaping a sustainable model of rural development in different regions of the country, through a synergetic approach and a holistic vision. We work in empowering a diversified network of communities, small-scale food producers and farmers, with the mission to reinforce local economies, fostering a responsible management of the natural resources. In doing so, BIOPHILIA contributes to the conservation of biodiversity emphasizing the core values within each community´s cultural identity, history and traditions.
What WE DO
Rural Development
BIOPHILIA works to develop local economies, supporting small-scale rural producers and contributing to achieve high quality standards through a sustainable production policy. Our projects help each community to develop, positioning and commercializing its own portfolio of products, thanks to a series of strategic partnerships with high profile, ethical institutions, organizations and companies – on a local and global level.
Conservation of Biodiversity
While empowering the productive potential of each community, BIOPHILIA works to protect the environment and the natural landscape, with a special focus on the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity.
Cultural Identity
Our projects are conceived directly with the people we work with and are shaped to emphasize local values and traditions. While empowering the productive potential of each community, BIOPHILIA works to foster and preserve the cultural identity.
Food Sovereignty
BIOPHILIA’s projects are shaped to grant the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty to each community, with a special focus on Indigenous groups, as opposed to the logics and dynamics within mass consumption and distribution.
Family Farming
Family Farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the food production sector worldwide. BIOPHILIA works through its projects to enforce the basic conditions for a successful development of small-scale farming, combining local knowledge with innovative, fair agricultural practices, as well as facilitating a profitable access to the markets.
Fair Trade
Fair prices for both producers and consumers are the key to a sustainable, non-exploitative model of development. BIOPHILIA works to create a direct interaction between producers and consumers, including but not limited to the commercial sphere, decreasing the amount of intermediaries and bridging social gaps between different cultures.
What WE DON´T DO
At BIOPHILIA we don’t believe in the perverse mechanisms of social dependency, often fueled by unsustainable, palliative solutions that avoid addressing the core of the problems. In line with this vision, the BIOPHILIA Foundation does not provide any form of direct financial assistance to individuals, families or communities.
Download the complete BIOPHILIA Mission Statement (Spanish)