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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…



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First workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change RTOACC

On May 10th and 11th 2010 the first workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate…


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FiBL-supported Citricos Ex wins Prestigious Mexican National Export Award for organic citrus exports to Switzerland

Citricos Ex (Citrex), a Mexican company dedicated to processing fruit juices from the Veracruz…


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The European network for organic agriculture research will continue

The international research cooperation for organic agriculture will continue. The Federal Office of…


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University of Kassel at Witzenhausen appoints FiBL Director Urs Niggli Honorary Professor

The University of Kassel at Witzenhausen appoints the well-known specialist for organic farming, Urs…


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Founding of FiBL International

FiBL International was launched on February 19, 2010 at the BioFach Conference in Nuremberg, Germany


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35 Million Hectares of Organic Agricultural Land World-wide

FiBL and IFOAM present new facts and figures about organic agriculture world-wide at the BioFach…


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New logo selected for all EU organic products

On February 8, 2010, the European Commission officially announced the winner of the EU organic logo…


Management and breeding for organic plant and livestock production systems

Results of the European QLIF project and an outlook on the new projects NUE-CROPS and LowInputBreeds…


Organic farming world-wide: Latest figures at BioFach 2010

At the BioFach Congress 2010, the latest figures on organic agriculture world-wide will be…


Ukrainian certification body Organic Standard internationally recognized

The Ukrainian certification body Organic Standard (OS) has been recognized by the International…


New EU organic logo: 3 proposals

New EU organic logo: Commentary by Urs Niggli

According to Urs Niggli, Director of FiBL and member of the jury, the harsh criticism of the organic…


COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Bad times for NGOs

More than 25,000 NGO delegates had registered before COP15, yet many remained barred from entering…


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Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change established

Climate change directly influences food production and food security. To address these new…


COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Climate change and social justice

The question of social justice is emerging in many of the Copenhagen events as a most urgent issue.…


COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Agriculture can slow global warming – but which type of agriculture?

At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the farmers' organizations are calling for…