FiBL Newsletter September 2021

New paper: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?

Certification in agriculture ensures compliance with tangible standards and should generate economic opportunities for farmers. The paper "Does…

Little land, lots of biodiversity

Micro farms on the rise: The number of micro farms, holdings with an agricultural area of more than 1500 square metres, has been growing, especially…

Can organic agriculture improve yields and incomes for smallholder farmers in Africa?

Organic agriculture has the potential to improve both crop yields and incomes of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa substantially – this is shown…

Conference of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA): Call for abstracts

The Call for Abstracts for the 2022 Conference of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA) is out. The event will…

Knowledge for success in organic farming

When farmers refrain from using chemical inputs, they need to be given alternatives. These are usually quite complex, which makes organic farming…

How to increase the sustainability of global supply chains

Consumers are demanding more corporate responsibility and more sustainable products; from palm oil to fair organic clothing. Often public and private…

FiBL Switzerland is a new member of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is the largest international network of living labs with over 170 active member organizations worldwide.…

On-farm research – a FiBL success story

The real test of new research findings, farm inputs and other innovations is whether or not they also work in the farmers’ fields or livestock…

Feeding: Secondary compounds of prime importance

In animal feeding, secondary plant compounds such as tannins, alkaloids and essential oils have for a long time only been considered so-called…

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

Debate is ongoing whether organic/agroecological approaches would be a realistic and innovative pathway for eliminating poverty and hunger and…

FiBL Newsletter September 2021

News

New paper: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?

Little land, lots of biodiversity

Can organic agriculture improve yields and incomes for smallholder farmers in Africa?

Conference of the Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Sociology (SGA): Call for abstracts

Knowledge for success in organic farming

How to increase the sustainability of global supply chains

FiBL Switzerland is a new member of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

On-farm research – a FiBL success story

Feeding: Secondary compounds of prime importance

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

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Soybean processing systems factsheet published

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