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Agriculture in the tropics & subtropics
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Agriculture in the tropics & subtropics
What FiBL is doing on this theme
Background: Mediterranean farming systems
Department of Soil Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
DOK-Trial, Department of Soil Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
Group Agroecosystem Innovation & Adoption, Department of International Cooperation, FiBL Switzerland
Group Resilient cropping systems, Department of International Cooperation, FiBL Switzerland
News on the theme
04/25/2024 :
Organic agriculture in the tropics: a contributor to local livelihoods
04/11/2024 :
A viable future: Agroecology and organic agriculture in the tropics
02/09/2024 :
New policy dossier on agroecology in the tropics
10/06/2023 :
Tropentag pre-event "Agroecology and Organic Farming and the Contribution to Global Food Security"
09/11/2023 :
Successful global forum on controlling the armyworm
02/10/2023 :
Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"
08/26/2022 :
SysCom program: the status quo and the future
12/22/2021 :
International prize for FiBL program: award ceremony and workshop with researchers from India and Kenya
12/16/2021 :
International FiBL cotton project honoured with research prize
01/27/2021 :
Organic agriculture is a sustainable alternative for developing economies
07/17/2020 :
Long-term farming systems research across the globe: New book released
07/02/2019 :
Towards improved sustainability of palm oil – FiBL publishes assessment report
02/28/2019 :
Towards improved sustainability of palm oil – Can organic certification boost positive environmental and social impact of palm oil?
06/08/2018 :
FiBL at the Annual Swiss Development Cooperation Conference 2018
11/24/2016 :
Organic farming in sub-Saharan Africa is productive, economically viable and resource-conserving
06/30/2016 :
Organic equals conventional agriculture in the tropics
11/11/2015 :
SFIAR Award Ceremony 2015
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Advancing ecological organic agriculture in Africa
Biodiversity and climate change adaptation on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
Cultivating change with agroecology and organic agriculture in the tropics
Das Potenzial von Agrarökologie und Bio
Ecological approach to organic farming in the Tropics
Ecological approach to pest and disease management in the Tropics
Ecological approach to soil fertility and health in the Tropics
Faces of Organic Cotton
Le potentiel de l'agroécologie et de l'agriculture biologique
Marketing Organic Tropical Produce
Organic Cotton Crop Guide
Productivity on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
Profitability on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
SysCom - Comparing organic and conventional production systems in the tropics
SysCom and ProEcoAfrica/OFSA projects
The potential of agroecology and organic
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Title
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completed
CH
Training on Innovation Platforms in Africa
12.07.2024
31.10.2024
ongoing
CH
FR
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
CH
Cacao Field Lab Peru
01.03.2024
30.12.2026
ongoing
CH
Development of local compost production to optimize coffee production
(Biofabrica)
08.02.2024
31.12.2026
ongoing
CH
Carbon footprint and other environmental impacts in different cacao production system: a long-term analysis
01.01.2024
30.11.2028
completed
CH
Sustainable Sourcing Landscapes in Colombia
20.11.2023
20.11.2024
completed
CH
Impact study on the implications of the new EU Organic Regulation in Dominican Republic
01.04.2023
31.10.2024
ongoing
CH
Biodiversity boost through regenerative organic agroforestry in Central Ghana
20.11.2022
30.11.2024
ongoing
CH
Promoting the Sara Ana Center in Bolivia as a renowned international training and research centre for cacao related agroforestry
01.10.2022
30.06.2025
ongoing
CH
Climate friendly organic palm and coconut oil production in the tropics
01.09.2022
31.12.2025
completed
CH
Cocoa-based dynamic agroforestry and wild Bolivian specialty cocoa value chain development
(Amazonia resiliente)
10.04.2022
31.07.2023
completed
CH
Promotion of the organic cotton and textile sub-sector in Burkina Faso through the CCBE
(proBio CCBE)
01.05.2021
30.04.2023
ongoing
CH
Fair & Organic Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire
01.03.2021
31.12.2024
ongoing
CH
Organic Palm Oil from Africa – Bio Suisse certified palm oil from small-scale farmers in Ivory Coast
01.01.2021
31.12.2024
completed
Etablierung des Lavendelanbaus im Mühlviertel - Kultivierungsversuche, Entwicklung von Ernte- und Aufbereitungstechniken sowie Produktentwicklung
(Mühlviertler Granit Lavendel)
01.08.2020
31.07.2022
completed
CH
Knowledge Management Systems Backstopper for Main Phase of the establishment of Northern Africa Organic Knowledge Hub
01.07.2020
30.06.2022
completed
CH
Role of crop diversification in livelihood improvement of Indian organic cotton growers
17.01.2020
31.10.2020
completed
CH
Research Backstopper for Inception Phase of the Establishment of Northern Africa Organic Knowledge Hub
01.12.2019
30.04.2020
completed
CH
Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems
01.11.2019
30.09.2022
completed
EU
Start-Up Bio
(Start-Up Bio)
01.11.2019
31.10.2021
completed
CH
Meta-analysis on the sustainability of cocoa production systems along a diversity gradient
(Biodiversity Climate)
01.01.2019
30.04.2020
completed
CH
Organic and Fair Palm Oil Production
01.10.2018
31.03.2019
completed
CH
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa
01.10.2018
30.04.2019
completed
CH
Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Avocado Zulieferbetrieben zur Hotspot- und Risikoanalyse für die REWE Group
01.01.2018
31.12.2018
completed
CH
Enhancing supply chain stability, resilience and sustainability through improved sub-supplier management – chocolate and cotton apparel case studies
01.01.2018
30.06.2022
completed
CH
Seeding the Green Future: Breeding for Securing Organic Cotton & Genetic Diversity Phase II (2018-2022)
(SGF)
01.01.2018
30.06.2022
completed
CH
DE
Green Innovation Centres in the Agriculture and Food Sector - Working Group on Organic Agriculture
01.08.2017
31.01.2023
completed
CH
Colombia + Competitiva - Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Private Sector
01.01.2017
30.06.2019
completed
CH
Seeding the Green Future: Breeding for Securing Organic Cotton & Genetic Diversity Phase I (Indian Cotton Season 2017/18)
(SGF)
01.01.2017
31.03.2018
completed
CH
Transdisciplinary systems research to develop a novel holistic concept for reducing the spread and impact of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease in West Africa (TransdisCSSVD)
01.04.2015
31.12.2018
completed
CH
Yamsys, Biophysical and socio-economic drivers of sustainable soil use in yam cropping systems for improved food security in West Africa
(Yamsys)
01.11.2014
30.11.2020
completed
CH
Zinc Biofortification of Wheat through Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture
(ZOMM)
01.11.2013
31.10.2016
completed
CH
Productivity and Profitability of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems
01.07.2013
31.12.2019
ongoing
CH
Decentralised farmers participatory identification and selection of cotton cultivars suitable to organic and Low-Input conditions in India
(Green Cotton)
01.01.2013
completed
CH
Barry Callebaut cocoa production research: System research approach to increase cocoa sustainability
01.05.2011
31.12.2016
completed
CH
Citrus Greening and NFC Procurement 2020-24
01.01.2011
30.05.2024
completed
CH
Fertile Soil for Peri-Urban Agriculture in Hyderabad
01.01.2011
31.12.2013
completed
CH
Biolandbau in Surinam
01.01.2011
31.12.2012
completed
CH
Organic cotton- Experimental Learning Methodologies
01.01.2010
31.07.2010
completed
CH
African Organic Farming Training Manual
01.10.2009
31.12.2015
completed
CH
Organic Orange and Grapefruit Juice Production, Mexico
01.01.2007
31.12.2014
ongoing
CH
Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics
(SysCom)
01.05.2005
31.12.2026
completed
CH
Organic Tobacco Production, Argentina
01.01.2005
31.12.2010
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