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Work areas

FiBL France works on several topics related to organic agriculture:

  • Livestock systems and animal health: grazing management, alternatives to chemical anthelmintics, phyto- and aromatherapy, animal welfare;
  • Agroforestry: integration of sheep in tree and wine production systems, orchards agroforestry;
  • Plants: alternative methods of pest management, developingf tools for detecting diseases in the field, composts and fertilisation;
  • Soils: quality and fertility, carbon storage, biodiversity, plant-soil interaction;
  • Functional biodiversity.

Our work is fully integrated into a process of adaptation and mitigation of the effects of climate change, which are already evident in our geographical context.

Projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing FRDECH Transforming the Mediterranean region through agroforestry: large scale restoration of degraded lands by overcoming the socioeconomic and sociocultural barriers for agroforestry adoption (TransforMed) 01.09.2024 31.08.2027
ongoing CHFR Governance and business models for living labs: rural regeneration hubs for tackling soil health challenges in the Mediterranean region (GOV4ALL) 01.06.2024 28.11.2028
ongoing CHFR Lambs from dairy sheep 01.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing FR Fruit production in agroforestry and development of water savings: multistate and syntropic mediterranean orchards (PARDESSYM) 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing FR Fruit tree phytoplasmas: detection, epidemiology and control (PHYDEMO) 01.10.2023 30.03.2027
ongoing FR Grazing parasitism of dairy heifers: prospective use of serum pepsinogen and targeted selective treatment (PEPS’IN) 01.02.2023 31.07.2025
completed FR Evaluation of the impact of Fermented Forest Litter (LiFoFer) on the composting process (LifoCompost) 11.01.2023 30.10.2023
ongoing FR Developing and improving on-farm composting for the resilience of agricultural systems in the Drôme Valley (Compost & Résilience) 01.01.2023 30.06.2026
ongoing FR Study of factors for natural induction of lactation in non-gestating goats and consequences on their welfare (Gentle Dairy) 01.01.2023 13.12.2025
ongoing FR Study and promotion of rearing practices for young dairy cattle, sheep and goats with an adult (PANAS’LAIT) 01.01.2023 31.12.2025
ongoing FR Improving the resilience of lavender plantations through agroecological recycling of residual biomass from distillation processes (RésiLav) 01.01.2023 31.12.2025
completed FR Agroecological leverages for low-input fruit tree nurseries (Pépinière bas intrant – Veauvy) 01.10.2022 01.10.2024
ongoing FR Improving composting by introducing saproxylic beetles (DECOMPOS) 01.09.2022 31.12.2024
completed FR Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection 01.01.2022 31.12.2022
completed FR Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection 01.01.2022 31.12.2022
completed FR Study of the parameters for the onset of lactation in non-pregnant goats (LACTODOUCE) 24.06.2021 31.01.2023
completed FR Studies about the association of sheep breeding and fruit tree production (ECORCE) 01.01.2021 31.12.2023
completed CHFR Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes (GIN) in goat by low-risk grazing systems in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (AuRA), France. Evaluation of the effect of summer, winter and mowing breaks on the GIN population on pasture (ParCap AuRA) 01.01.2020 31.12.2022
completed FR Plants and plant products and Goat Health (PEP-IT Plante et Santé Caprine) 01.01.2019 31.12.2020
completed FRCH Control fusariosis in garlic and melon crops according to soil diversity. Proposal of agronomic and ecological levers in SYNERGY with the potentialities of pedoclimatic contexts and with conventional and organic farming systems. (SYNERGIES) 01.01.2019 30.06.2022
completed CHFR Health of small ruminants and pigs (TRANSAAT) 01.09.2017 30.09.2020
completed FR Sheep in vineyards: toxicity risk evaluation of vineyard copper treatment on sheep 01.09.2017 01.09.2019
completed CHFR Sustainable parasite management in cattle and horses 01.04.2017 30.04.2020
completed CHFR Phytotherapy against Trichostrongylid Parasites - in vitro 01.03.2017 31.03.2019
completed FRCH Compost - Soil fertility and plant health 01.03.2017 31.12.2019
completed FR Phytotherapy and self-medication against gastro-intestinal nematodes in goats 01.06.2016 31.12.2017
completed FRCH Sustainable control of phytoplasma borne lavender disease 01.05.2016 30.06.2020
completed CHFR Administration of Sainfoin pellets - Effects on internal parasites and cheese quality in goats 01.07.2015 31.07.2018