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FiBL trial takes centre stage at 3rd Bolivian national agroforestry congress

For a good four years, FiBL has coordinated a comparative trial of conventional and organic cocoa…


New research project on compost and fish feed production in Ghana

The Swiss National Fund (SNF) has approved a new research project on compost and fish feed…


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FiBL celebrates its 40th birthday with 4000 guests

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) celebrated its 40th birthday by hosting an open…






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Open day at FiBL in August

On August 25, 2013 an open day will take place at FiBL in Frick.

The day provides the best…


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FiBL turns 40 – reminiscence and outlook

This year marks the 40th anniversary of FiBL, the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. In…


Call for papers: 4th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS)

Papers for the 4th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) in Hungary…


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Call for papers: International Symposium on Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean region and products with designation of origin

The international conference on organic agriculture in the Mediterranean will be held from the 2nd…


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First issue of the CO-FREE Newsletter now available

The replacement of copper is a key priority in organic farming. The new EU-funded project…


Bioforsk and FiBL – Partnership strengthened

Recently the directors of the Organic Food and Farming Division of Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute…


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Recommendations for more harmony between agriculture and landscape

A new publication analyses the problems of contemporary intensively-farmed landscape and describes…


New platform established to advance research within organic sector

Joint press release of March 5, 2013 of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture…


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Marketing organic products in Africa – New training video presented at BioFach

Switzerland’s Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) presents a new training video…




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FiBL participation at BioFach 2013

Also at BioFach 2013, the World Organic Trade Fair, which takes place annually in Nuremberg,…


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Video: Mechanical weed control in vegetable production


This video presents several machines for mechanical weed control in commercial vegetable production…


Video on reduced tillage: Farmers' motivations and problems

The TILMAN-ORG consortium presented first results of a survey on organic farmers' motivations and…


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LowInputBreeds Newsletter December 2012

The seventh newsletter of the LowInputBreeds project contains information about about progress in…


New project on organic sector development in Ukraine

FiBL is implementing organic sector development activities in Ukraine.


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Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMÜ) honours Swiss agricultural scientist Urs Niggli

(Frick, November 16, 2012) The University of Life Sciences (EMÜ) in Tartu, Estonia, is a leading…


Stanford study: FiBL Austria responds

The publication of a new meta-analysis by researchers at Stanford University (Smith-Spangler et al.…


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Cherry fruit fly management: Promising alternatives reviewed

Researchers from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the Swiss University of…


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OrganicDataNetwork: Second project meeting

Twenty-eight participants attended the second meeting of the OrganicDataNetwork project on October 4…


Successful presentation of the Organic Agricultural Policy for Saudi Arabia.

Organic agricultural policy for Saudi Arabia

In October 2012 the first agricultural policy strategy designed to achieve sustainable organic…


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New book: Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods

Recently the book "Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods", edited by Niels Halberg,…


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Organic farming enhances soil carbon

“Organic agriculture provides environmental benefits through the sequestration of atmospheric carbon…


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Organic agriculture in Saudi Arabia: Sector study

This first organic sector study for Saudi Arabia offers an overview of a young but steadily growing…


FiBL Shop has a new look

After almost a year of development work the new FiBL Shop has now gone online. The FiBL Shop offers…






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Invitation for Seminar on Quality Integrity

The Dutch VBP (Vereniging Biologische Producenten en Handel) and AFI (Anti Fraud Initiative) are…


FiBL contributes to success of Second International Organic Animal Husbandry Conference

Knowledge exchanged at global gathering


Why do we need a new Organic Research Network

In June 2012, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the Research…


Otto Stich in conversation with FiBL Director Urs Niggli.

Otto Stich: political realist and committed visionary

On 13 September 2012, Otto Stich passed away. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council for 12…


Turkish exporters exchange with European importers on organic product quality assurance

The recent Importer-Exporter Platform held in Izmir, Turkey, adopted a quality declaration that…


The visitors from Thailand at FiBL.

Thailand: Organic farming surges ahead thanks to partnership with FiBL

After the political turmoil, the development of organic agriculture in Thailand is now gaining…


DOK trial: Sensory, yield and quality differences by production system

Organic, biodynamic and conventional wheat compared

 


Apple thinning with potassium bicarbonate

New environmentally friendly method available


New publication: The Bio-Economy Concept: Public goods and the farmer's perspective need attention

Through the long and on-going global economic crisis, the European Union (EU) is seeking to…


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Organic Market Development in Ukraine

On June 26, an official launch of the Swiss project “Organic Market Development in Ukraine” took…


Rio+20 COMMENTARY: From side event to side event

In his second blog entry on Rio+20 Urs Niggli reports about the current negotiation text.


Rio+20 COMMENTARY: The impotence of science

In his blog Urs Niggli reports about the developments at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.


FiBL and IFOAM announce Global Organic Research Network

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Federation of Organic…


Research and knowledge transfer between Switzerland and Slovenia

The Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has allocated a fund  to support civil…


Support of organic farming: need for a comprehensive development strategy

New study on support of organic farming in the European Union published


FiBL expands aquaculture research

Aquaculture – the breeding and production of fish and mussels as well as aquatic snails and plants –…


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Updating the knowledge base on organic food quality and processing

Research project surveys the current state of knowledge on all aspects of organic food quality and…


First organic sector study for Albania now published

Albania’s organic sector is still nascent, but is developing most dynamically. FiBL, working with…


Successful workshop on e-learning tools for universities in South East Europe

The first workshop of the SCOPES project "Advancing training and teaching of organic agriculture in…


Gently handling young calves makes tender meat

Researchers at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Switzerland have shown that…


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Less concentrate feeding can be done!

For ethical and environmental reasons organic farmers are already limiting concentrate feeding to a…


Second World Conference on Organic Beekeeping: a week for the bees, the environment, and society

The Second World Conference on Organic Beekeeping was carried out from March 19 to 25, 2012 in San…


First Conference of the the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi)

Over 400 participants attended the first conference of the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic…