This website no longer supports Internet Explorer 11. Please use a more up-to-date browser such as Firefox, Chrome for better viewing and usability.

All news in English


Foto © Nature

FiBL takes Swiss Sustainability Prize

 

On 13 April, at the NATUR Gala, the Swiss sustainability festival, the renowned Prix NATURE…




-

Izmir, Turkey

Conference on the organic sector development in CEE and Central Asian countries to take place in Turkey in April

The "4th International conference on the organic sector development in Central/Eastern European and…


New study on no-till agriculture and its contribution to climate change mitigation and sustainability

FiBL authors recently completed a study that examined the state of research on climate impacts of…


Organic sector development in Central and Eastern Europe: Video

Thomas Alföldi of FiBL produced a video of the session "Organic Sector Development in Central and…


Media release

African Organic Agriculture Training Manual: Knowledge shall help make farmers more fit for business

Switzerland’s Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) today presents its African Organic…


Media release

Organic agriculture worldwide: Market growing, agricultural land remains steady

FiBL and IFOAM are presenting the latest data on organic agriculture worldwide at BioFach in…


German-Turkish Cooperation Project Organic Agriculture: Presentation at the BioFach Conngress

On February 16, 2012, the German-Turkish Cooperation Project Organic Agriculture, will be presented…


Cover study “Organic Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation”

New report on the climate mitigation potential of organic agriculture

At the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, stakeholders along…


Final Congress of the Carbon Credits for Sustainable Land Use Systems (CaLas) project

Soil carbon sequestration and nitrous oxide emissions from farmland are two important indicators of…


Logo IBLA

Comparative analysis of organic and non organic agricultural holdings in Luxembourg

A Luxembourg study investigated environmental and economic parameters on organic and non-organic…


Media release

Research & development focus on soya bean processing

The interdisciplinary soya bean research project began its work a year ago. The research team is…


Logo TILMAN-ORG
Media release

Integrating reduced tillage and green manures in organic cropping - New European research project has started

Recently the new European project “Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable cropping…


First newsletter of ÖMKI - The Organic Agriculture Research and Advisory Institute in Hungary

The recently established Organic Agriculture Research and Advisory Institute (Ökológiai…


Swiss importer unloading oats
Media release

Import of Bio Suisse certified oats from Ukraine

In December, the first Bio Suisse certified oats were successfully imported from Ukraine. The…


New study released on options for climate-friendly agriculture

Working closely with scientists at the universities of Hohenheim in Germany and Aarhus in Denmark,…


Logo OrganicAfrica

First edition of the Organic-Africa.net newsletter – With latest updates on the African Organic Agriculture Training Manual project

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) has recently released the first…


Should the EU ecolabel be extended to the food sector?

A decision of the European Union on whether an ecolabel should be launched for food, feed and drink…


Media release

African Organic Agriculture Training Manual: Implementation in Africa begins

Switzerland’s Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) today presents its African Organic…


Philippe Matile in the 1980s.

On the death of Philippe Matile: “The bud Is the most notable mark I’ll leave”

On Saturday October 29, 2011, Philippe Matile died at the age of 79. Philippe Matile was one of…


New videos: Main achievements of the SASA project in Albania (Sustainable Agricultural Support in Albania)

After 10 years, the Swiss funded SASA project (Sustainable Agricultural Support in Albania)…


FiBL opens African office

To spearhead an EU-funded research and development project, FiBL has opened its first office in…


Logo ABIM

Sixth Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne

At the sixth ABIM-Lucerne Conference, the prime international meeting of the biocontrol industry,…






European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Agriculture in the times of climate change – Organic farming approaches to face the challenge

Public seminar on October 18, 2011 on organic farming and climate change at the European Parliament…






Brussels, Belgium

Workshop on improving the organic certification system

A workshop on improving the organic certification system is being organized by CERTCOST on Friday,…






Brussels, Belgium

Anti Fraud Initiative organizes workshop in October in Brussels

The Anti Fraud Initiative organizers - the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL),…


FiBL launches new Organic Agriculture Research & Advisory Institute in Hungary

As part of its project 'Advancing Organic Agriculture Research in Hungary,' the Research Institute…


New technical guide: Organic pig production in Europe

Organic farmers in Europe have developed different housing systems for pigs based on the…


Media release

Helping smallholders farm sustainably

Swiss institute presents a training manual for Africa



Stakeholder assessment on the development of a Carpathian trademark in the Ukraine

The Swiss Government (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO) is supporting an assessment for…


Farmers in Kenya

Project website launched for farming systems comparison in the tropics

With the help of local partners, FiBL began research on long-term farming systems comparisons…






FAO, Rome, Iran room

Side event on genetic resources and organic agriculture at the session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

On July 19, during the 13th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and…


Group photo
Media release

GM cotton seeds a threat to Indian farmers

Extensive use of genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds is destroying agricultural bio-diversity and…


Persons in fruit orchard

New consultancy mandate on organic apple and black currant production in Ukraine

Together with its partner institution, Organic Standard Ltd (Ukraine), FiBL Switzerland has gained a…


Organic law vetoed in Ukraine

The President of Ukraine vetoed the law on Ukrainian Organic Production that had been passed by the…


Media release

Successfully importing organic products to Europe

The potential of the organic market is huge. To operate successfully in importing organic products…


Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) – A problem not specific to sustainable agriculture

Revised version of the FiBL background document on E. coli (EHEC) now available


Group photo

EU Project on food security begins in North Korea

A FiBL-led EU project on food security in North Korea recently begins.


EHEC – A problem not specific to organic farming

There has been much speculation about the pathogenic EHEC bacterial strain that has claimed the…


Call for Papers: Internationale Konferenz zu Biolebensmittelqualität und Gesundheit in Prag

Die erste internationale wissenschaftliche Konferenz zu Biolebensmittelqualität und Gesundheit…


Ukraine: Parliament approves law on organic farming

The Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) has—as one of the last in Eastern Europe—approved a new…


Organic agriculture and biodiversity - the facts

Interest in ecologically sound farming is growing. FiBL scientists have therefore summed up the…


Advancing organic agriculture research in Hungary

The strategic aim of the project "Advancing Organic Agriculture Research in Hungary," launched in…


Scientific conference on organic agriculture takes place in Germany

Over 400 scientists gathered at the 11th Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture to discuss…


Logo LOwInputBreeds


-

Wageningen, The Netherlands

First LowInputBreeds Symposium

The main goal of the first symposium of the LowInputBreeds project is to identify and discuss areas…


Organic beekeeping and market trends: Presentation at BioFach

During Biofach 2011, market trends and figures on organic beekeeping were presented in the workshop…


Media release

Global organic area: Continued growth

Thirty-seven million hectares of agricultural land worldwide are farmed organically. The countries…


EU ecolabel for food and feed products - A feasibility study

The Ecolabel regulation of the European Union has recently been revised and the scope extended such…


The new FiBL activity report 2010 has arrived

Freshly printed and in three languages, the new activity report is a fascinating look at FiBL…




-

Brussels, University Foundation

Workshop in Brussels on the new import regime

The European Union is currently implementing the revised rules on the import regime according to the…