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EU project BIOFRUITNET promoting innovation in organic fruit production

Thanks to the EU-funded project BIOFRUITNET, effective techniques of organic fruit growing can be…


Anniversary voices: "Everything is connected, especially in organic farming”

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Maya Graf

Anniversary voices: "A national organic action plan would be extremely beneficial for Switzerland"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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Opportunities for organic farming research in Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, there is a growing interest in organic production and certification of vegetables…


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Survey: What are the benefits of digital tools for farms?

Enable agroecology through digitalisation – the aim of the European project Path2DEA, in which FiBL…


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Efficient seed extraction in organic tomato cultivation

Tomato is a special case among vegetables, as its seeds can only be extracted from the pulp after a…


Urs Niggli

Anniversary voices: "I was in it, body and soul"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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FiBL presents its Activity Report for 2021/2022

The new 2021/2022 Activity Report of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL is fresh off…


Natacha Bodenhausen

Anniversary voices: "A lot has happened on the topic of equality"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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FiBL’s first policy brief published, with a focus on Africa

The policy brief and corresponding video consider how the results of three projects implemented by…


Raphaël Charles

"Organic must be accessible to everyone"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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Kick-off meeting of the Gentle Dairy project: Inducing natural lactation in non-gestating goats

In April 2023, FiBL France kicked off the Gentle Dairy project with an event at a goat farm in the…


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On-farm slaughter – less stress, more animal welfare

The transport to the slaughterhouse and the time spent in the slaughterhouse are often very…


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Reducing the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry

A series of FiBL technical guides provides approaches to disease prevention and careful handling of…


Gertrud Häseli

Anniversary voices: "Valuable opportunities for collaboration"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Cover: Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity

The state of knowledge about (organic) farming and biodiversity now updated

FiBL biodiversity expert Lukas Pfiffner has updated the factsheet on the effects of production and…


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Knut Schmidtke leaves FiBL

After four years of intensive commitment, Knut Schmidtke will leave the Research Institute of…


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What impact does environmental pesticide contamination have on the organic food chain?

A review by FiBL Switzerland on the current scientific literature showed that pesticides are widely…


Stefan Jegge

Anniversary voices: "I am taken seriously"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Robert Hermanoswki

Anniversary voices: "Fruits of cooperation have been manifold"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Anniversary voices: "Together we brought organic out of its niche"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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Launch of Europe-wide research project on soil health

In mid-February, the transdisciplinary project BENCHMARKS was launched at Wageningen University. The…


Anniversary voices: "It is such a creative atmosphere"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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Advancing organic agriculture in Africa: New training material published

The series utilises diverse formats to communicate the results from three projects implemented by…


Anniversary voices: "A topic relevant for practice as a doctoral thesis"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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SFIAR Award 2023 – Call for applications

The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) offers an annual award for graduates…


Anniversary voices: "The KABB were a quantum leap"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Anniversary voices: "My aim was to combine theory with practice"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


Infographic on organic agriculture 2021 in Europe
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European organic farmland and market continued to grow in 2021

Increasing by almost 4 percent, the European organic market reached another high in 2021: 54.5…


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Global organic farmland and market continued to grow in 2021

Organic retail sales increased by 4 billion euros and reached almost 125 billion euros in 2021;…


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Despite the war, Ukraine sets a new record for organic exports in 2022

Ukrainian producers of organic products have achieved something almost unbelievable through the…


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50 years of FiBL, 50 years of research for and with organic agriculture

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL turns 50 – a reason to celebrate! Under the…


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Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"

The portrait series "Faces of Organic Cotton" has been published as a booklet. Eleven people give an…


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New Horizon Europe project PATH2DEA successfully launched

FiBL Switzerland and FiBL Europe are partners in the new project "PATH2DEA" involving 20 European…


Anniversary voices: "You would be able to tell it was organic from afar"

FiBL celebrates its 50th birthday in 2023. Over the course of the year, several "anniversary voices"…


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A new platform to optimise nutrient management in the EU: Launch of the NUTRIBUDGET project

Launched in the beginning of September 2022, the NUTRIBUDGET project will develop a prototype of an…


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Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2023 – apply until end of january

This year's Agrobiodiversity Summer School will take place in Hungary from August 27 to September 6.…


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FiBL at Biofach 2023

FiBL will again be represented at this year's Biofach, the world's leading trade fair for organic…


Roadmap project shares approaches for a more prudent use of antimicrobials in animal production

FiBL Switzerland is a partner in the EU project ROADMAP, which aims to transition towards prudent…


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Boosting organic farming & aquaculture to reach EU Farm to Fork targets – OT4EU project has begun

In its Farm to Fork Strategy and Biodiversity Strategy, the European Union has set targets to reach…


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Global warming causes changes in Swiss insect fauna

How has the distribution of insects in Switzerland changed over the past 40 years? The range of many…


Cover Cell fusion free varieties in vegetable production

Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated

In a fifth edition, FiBL, together with organic associations from Switzerland, Germany, Austria and…


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Study reveals intensive grassland management hampers the recovery of soil food webs from drought

New research led by Mathilde Chomel of FiBL France has shown that intensive grassland management…


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Sheep in orchards: discover two podcasts on the ÉCORCE project

The Vallée de la Drôme radio station, Radio Saint Ferréol, met FiBL France researcher Martin…


Portrait series: Faces of Organic Cotton

Eleven people give an insight into their joys, their worries and their personal values in the…


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Organic seed policy conference and kick-off meeting of the LIVESEEDING project

European and national policymakers, experts and leading organisations of the organic seed sector get…


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Bread wheat varieties in organic farming

FiBL Switzerland and Agroscope investigated bread wheat varieties to determine their yield and…


Three new organic technical guides for Moldova

FiBL and the Moldavian Association Education for Development (AED) announce the publication of three…


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New training manual for Africa on organic poultry husbandry

Experts of FiBL, together with specialists from Africa, have compiled an extensive manual for…


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FiBL is co-organiser of the Online Organic Export Days 2022 – Ukraine, Albania, Serbia

With today's technical possibilities of online meeting platforms, it is an easy and efficient way to…