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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…


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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…


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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…






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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…


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GM cotton seeds a threat to Indian farmers

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


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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…


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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


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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…


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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…


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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…




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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…


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Organic research platform launched

(Frick/Rome, December 9, 2010) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),…


Bioinstitut: Annual report 2009 Now Published

Bioinstitut, one of the founding members of FiBL International, has been actively involved in the…



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New handbook published: How to successfully communicate the values of organic food

FiBL participated in a project that recently published a handbook on how to successfully communicate…


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Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne 2010

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


International expert workshop on applying life cycle assessment to organic agriculture held in Bari, Italy

The 'International expert workshop on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - methods, models, and databases…




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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Anti Fraud Initiative North America

The conference 'Anti Fraud Initiative North America' takes place October 11 and 12, 2010 in…


Project minimizing use of veterinary medicines comes to a successful close

The final workshop for the CORE Organic project "ANIPLAN" took place at FiBL in Frick on September…


Organic Agriculture in Serbia: Training for Advisors

Within the GTZ-funded project “Organic Agriculture in Serbia,” the consortium of AFC Consultants…


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The Gandhi of organic agriculture visits FiBL

Eighty-eight year old Bhaskar H. Save – known in India as the Gandhi of organic agriculture – visits…


Network for practical research in organic farming (VÖP) founded

On September 21, 2010 the Network for Practical Research in Organic Farming (VÖP) was founded by…


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Organic Agriculture in the Tropics: Pioneering Effort with Long-term Trials

What can organic farming do to alleviate poverty and ensure food security in countries in the South?…


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FiBL to support the government of Sikkim to convert to organic by 2015

FiBL recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government to support the Indian Federal…


Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change: Workshop and Meeting

An expert workshop on "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - methods, models, and databases with focus on…


CORE Organic II: Call Announcement

CORE Organic II has published an announcement of a common call with a closing date of 15 October…


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Lima, Peru

5th Latin American and Caribbean Organic Meeting and Fair

The 5th Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of producers and researchers in organic agriculture and…


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Call for papers announced for 17th IFOAM Organic World Congress and the third ISOFAR Conference 2011

In preparation for the first Asian IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements)…


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Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne October 2010

At the 5th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne (ABIM Lucerne 2010), novel and safe biological…


Common Agricultural Policy: Organic Farming Can Deliver Best Solutions to Meet Public Demands

On July 19, 2010, the European Commission opened a two-day conference to debate the new Common…


New Ph.D. Dissertation at FiBL on Breeding for Organic Agriculture

Isabell Hildermann from the FiBL Soil Sciences group recently completed her Ph.D. on Wheat Breeding…


CORE Organic II call pre-announcement

The transnational partnership CORE Organic published a pre-announcement July 5, 2010, of a common…