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The Legume Hub: Empowering the European legume development community

A knowledge platform for legumes, the European Legume Hub, was launched in July 2021 by the Legumes…


Diagram shows the development of dairy productivity

The changing climate determines where milk flows

Dairy farms rely on high quality home-produced forages for efficient milk production. FiBL…


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Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

A side event for the Science Days of the UN Food System Summit organized by the Research Institute…


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CROPS4HD pilot project: Fonio millet, lablab bean and Bambara bean: the rediscovered crops

Hunger and malnutrition are still widespread in large parts of Africa and Asia. Global warming and…


Aerial view on field experiment 8 during pea-barley harvest.

Synergies between FiBL field experiment and case studies to promote crop diversification

As part of the Horizon 2020 project DiverIMPACTS, FiBL is running a field experiment that assesses…


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Video: Insights into the BRESOV project

BRESOV (Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production) is a Horizon…


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Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials

In order to support beneficial insects and control pests FiBL developed the idea of integrating…


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Bees: The wild ones are even busier

Did you know? When it comes to the efficient pollination of crops and wild plants, wild bees clearly…


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New flyer – Crop Diversification: Making European Agriculture More Sustainable

The DiverIMPACTS project, of which FiBL is a partner, aims to achieve the full potential of crop…


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Early detection of the spread of pest insects

Climate change is here. In order to appraise and prepare for its impacts, Switzerland has brought…


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FiBL celebrates a complete success with its first digital Open FiBL Day

One day, six institutes, 45 sessions, 142 staff members, 1735 participants from over 90 countries:…


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New project to integrate crops, shrubs and livestock in the African Sahel

The overall goal of the EU-funded SustainSahel project is to promote practices that enhance soil…


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Using stable isotopes to trace the regional origin of foodstuffs

The paper "Assessment of multiple stable isotopes for tracking regional and organic authenticity of…


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Expansion of the Organic Farm Knowledge platform

The Organic Farm Knowledge Platform provides practical information for organic farmers and advisors.…


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PhD student unveils soil secrets

Soils generate our food, cleanse our drinking water and degrade organic toxins. The degree to which…


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Wanted: Robust bundles of protein

Legumes are full of protein. Their production has become a trend and the area under legumes is…


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Attitudes of Swiss consumers towards sustainability goals related to sustainable food consumption

The issue of sustainability is a hot topic in Switzerland - but which sustainability goals are rated…


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Swiss Competition for Phenological and Seasonal Research 2021

Students and young scientists working in the field of phenology or seasonality are encouraged to…


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What remedies for leaf blotch?

The new fungal disease Marssonina leaf blotch is spreading to apple trees in orchards and gardens.…


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Oranges in danger

Citrus fruit producers globally are under threat from citrus greening. This bacterial disease (also…


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Bread grains for low-fertility soils

Modern high-performance cultivars need fertile soils and have high nitrogen requirements in…


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New router database connects EU member states' organic seed databases

A long-awaited solution for seed suppliers, European organic farmers, and national authorities…


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Workshop on improving the sustainability of intensive organic fruit orchards

On 16 March 2021, a digital workshop on the topic of sustainability of organic fruit orchards was…


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FiBL projects collaborate with the FAO

FiBL is involved in many international projects aiming to promote organic agriculture, more…


Additional targets and instruments for market growth are needed to achieve 25 % organic by 2030

One of the sessions of the Biofach eSpecial 2021 started with the question what instruments are…


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Launch of SEA2LAND project: Producing advanced bio-based fertilisers from fisheries wastes

European agriculture relies heavily on external sources for the supply of key fertilisers. At the…


Final conference "Intercropping to boost agroecology in European Agriculture" by ReMIX and DIVERSify

The final project conference of the EU project ReMIX will take place online from 9.15 am to 4.45 pm…


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ProOrg – Organic market and stakeholder survey

Today, there is a lack of mandatory standards and indicators for organic food processing in Europe.…


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New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

The demand for organic products has been increasing worldwide for years. As a result, the interest…


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The new FiBL activity report has arrived

We hope that all our readers will enjoy discovering new and perhaps surprising aspects of FiBL's…


Infographic on organic farm land 2019 in Europe
Media release

European organic market grew to €45 billion in 2019

The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2019, it increased by another 8 percent and…


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Global organic area continues to grow – Over 72.3 million hectares of farmland are organic

The latest data on organic farming worldwide was presented by the Research Institute of Organic…


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German input list 2021 available

Just in time for BIOFACH: New edition of the "Input list for organic agriculture in Germany" is now…


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FiBL at Biofach 2021

This year, Biofach will be held for the first time as an eSpecial from 17-19 February – FiBL will…


New trainers’ guide "Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Organic Cotton" published

The "Manual for Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Cotton" aims to assist trainers in conducting…


Media release

Organic agriculture is a sustainable alternative for developing economies

Results from long-term comparative farming systems research of FiBL and its partners in Kenya,…


Online conference on improving sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production

The EU project OK-Net EcoFeed will hold its final project conference together with three other…


FiBL cooperates with farms for research

For over 40 years, FiBL has been developing knowledge and solutions for organic farming in close…


Cover Factsheet Biofertilisers

New Factsheet: Biofertilisers

In the last years, organic amendments, active natural metabolites or beneficial microbes are…


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Cultivation of white lupins

Cold-tolerant protein crop with an ecological plus.


US ambassador and the Executive Council of the canton of Aargau visit FiBL

On Friday, 16 October 2020, FiBL Switzerland had the honour of welcoming Mr. Edward T. McMullen,…


On the left, cacao trees are grown in an agroforestry system with, among others, banana trees, palm trees and timber trees; on the right, cacao trees are grown in a monoculture.

Meta-analysis on the agronomic, ecological and socio-economic performance of cacao agroforestry and monocultures systems published

The study includes 52 peer-reviewed articles and uses a multi-dimensional approach, analysing…


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Is organic chocolate more sustainable? Recent publication addresses the role of transportation in chocolates carbon footprint

Organic cacao production has ecological advantages compared to conventional production with lower…


Save the date – Online conference on sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production

The EU project OK-Net EcoFeed announces its final project conference bringing together four Horizon…


Standards continue to grow as consumers focus on health and sustainability

The fifth edition of the State of Sustainable Markets report provides the latest facts and figures…


FiBL partnered with Legumes Translated for an online seminar - "How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange"

The online seminar showcasing video production within the context of agricultural projects on…


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Successful international video conference "Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Challenges, Performance and Potentials"

The IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) together with the Research Institute of Organic…


FiBL signs new Partnership Agreement with the regional brand "Taste of Ukrainian Carpathians"

Ukraine and Switzerland have many things in common: deeply rooted traditions, beautiful landscapes…


FiBL pig and poultry publications featured on Organic Farm Knowledge

17 FiBL publications relating to pig and poultry husbandry have enriched the Organic Farm Knowledge…


Survey: Improving crop protection in organic fruit production – extended deadline

In the framework of the BIOFRUITNET project, an online questionnaire was created in order to find…