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Online event "How organic breeding adds value to the food chain"

The online event with actors from the food sector, breeding and research will take place on 15…


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Long-term farming systems research across the globe: New book released

Scientists from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) released a new book shedding…


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New president for FiBL Europe

In early July, Urs Niggli, the previous president of FiBL Europe, handed over management to Beate…


Online course on farm video production

The NEFERTITI project, of which FiBL is a partner, organised an online course "How to produce your…


Video: Feeding insects for organic layers

Feeding of insects offers new possibilities to overcome the protein gap in organic farming.


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Healthy nutrition from a sustainable food production

A healthier and more sustainable diet is possible. This is the conclusion of the National Research…


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Öko-Feldtage 2021

Die dritten Öko-Feldtage finden am 23. und 24. Juni 2021 auf der Hessischen Staatsdomäne…


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Mapping organic livestock breeding in Europe

A new survey wants to map present breeding activities in Europe to improve networking and exchange.


Share your views on Organic Farm Knowledge

Do you know the online platform Organic Farm Knowledge? We would like to hear your opinion on it.…


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Farm and pasture slaughtering for improved animal welfare

The Federal Council gives the green light for farm and pasture slaughter. Farmer associations and…


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Website of the Biofruitnet project now online

The project Biofruitnet is coordinated by the international organic farmers’ association Naturland…


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Italian and Polish guides on mother-bonded and fostered calf-rearing published

Two new language editions of the guide on mother-bonded and fostered calf-rearing in dairy farming…


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Albanian and Serbian guides on pig health and welfare published

Partners from two international projects have produced an Albanian and Serbian language edition of…


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Product submissions for the Input list 2021 now possible

From Thursday, May 14th 2012, producers and distributors of inputs can register their products for…


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Video: Increasing domestic protein supply with intercropping

Over ten years ago, only about 80 hectares of organic peas and fava beans were cultivated in…


Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe

The online platform Organic Farm Knowledge (www.organic-farmknoweldge.org) intends to promote…


Video: Pig feeding – effect of silage on the occurrence of gastric ulcers

A lack of structured feed increases the risk of gastric ulcers, a common health problem in pigs.…


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Guide on good agricultural practice in irrigation management

Agriculture is called out to apply all possible measures to maximize water use efficiency.…


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Research on organic box schemes in Europe published

Interest in local and organic products has increased over a longer period of time. Due to the…


New video: Toasting soybeans for feeding laying hens

Soybeans are an excellent source of protein for both humans and livestock. However, they also…


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FiBL Switzerland moves forward with a new management team

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) is entering a new phase: Knut Schmidtke, Marc…


Farewell after 30 years as the director of FiBL Switzerland

Urs Niggli has been the director of FiBL Switzerland since 1990, and on April 1 he will pass the…


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Italian Input List for organic production published

As from today, the first issue of the Italian Input List is available online on italy.inputs.eu. It…


Coronavirus – Present situation at FiBL

Despite the challenging conditions caused by the corona crisis, we continue to work at FiBL. Most of…


Rigi Workshop 2020: Agriculture, forestry and conservation under global change

Between the 26th and the 28th of January 2020, 22 doctoral students met at Rigi-Kulm (CH) with 5…


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How to deal with unauthorised pesticide substances in the organic value chain?

Dealing with findings of unauthorised pesticides along the organic value chain is a major challenge…


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organicXseeds now also available in Denmark

The database organicXseeds is now online for Denmark.


Article on local dairy breed comparison named article of the month

A recent study comparing local and Holstein dairy breeds under organic production conditions…


Connecting science, society and policy around soils: join FiBL at the upcoming Eurosoil 2020 conference

The conference Eurosoil, which will be held on August 24-28 in Geneva, Switzerland, will have four…


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European organic market grew to 40.7 billion euros in 2018

The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2018, it increased by almost 8 percent and…


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Global organic area continues to grow – Over 71.5 million hectares of farmland are organic

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


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German input list 2020 available

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


Manual for organic action plans

In the framework of the Interreg Project SME Organics, FiBL, IFOAM EU and ORC Elm Farm published in…


How can sustainable farming practices be incentivised?

New report highlights the role of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Eco-schemes


FiBL at Biofach 2020

At this year's Biofach, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food held every year in…


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Launch of new project BIOFRUITNET

At the kick-off meeting held from 16 to 17 December 2019 in Hamburg, the project BIOFRUITNET was…


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Awards for FiBL projects on soil fertility and reduced tillage

Two projects coordinated by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) received the best…


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New Directorate of FiBL Switzerland

The Foundation Council of FiBL Switzerland has elected the new directorate: Knut Schmidtke, Marc…


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Organic orange producers defend against the yellow dragon

Worldwide, orange production is threatened by a bacterium that causes the plant disease…


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Research award for the comparison of cultivation systems in Bolivia, India and Kenya

A long-term experiment run by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Bolivia, India…


The new FiBL website is online

The FiBL website received a new look. In terms of websites, technology has changed a lot since the…


Summer School on agrobiodiversity for locally adapted and resilient food systems

FiBL together with ZHAW - Universities of Applied Sciences Zurich, (Switzerland), University of…


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Results of the European Rural Innovation Contest (EURIC) are announced

In January 2019 the Horizon 2020 project 'LIAISON' launched a Europe-wide contest with the aim of…






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Third SolACE Stakeholder Event to be held in Scotland

The SolACE event is aimed at anyone with an interest in reducing water and nutrient stress in crops…


New report finds continued growth for sustainability standards

The fourth edition of 'The State of Sustainable Markets' report offers new data on…


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Ascona, Switzerland

International workshop on the comparison of organic and conventional agricultural cropping systems

What can be learned from the DOK and other long-term trials? These and other questions will be…


Honorary Professorship of the China Agricultural University for Urs Niggli

The Director of FiBL, Urs Niggli, was awarded an honorary professorship during a two-day science…


Start of a new project in the Philippines

In September, FiBL kicked off a new project in Cotabato, the Philippines. The project "Going…


Promoting crop diversification in European agriculture: first Conference on Crop Diversification

The first European Conference on Crop Diversification will take place from the 18th to the 21st of…


Field visit about intercropping with grain legumes attracts attention

About 50 farmers, advisors, scientists and stakeholders from the value chain came to the FiBL field…