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Arable crops

What FiBL is doing on this theme
News on the theme
- 02/08/2024 : Alkaloid analysis in lupins – fact sheet explains the process
- 11/08/2022 : Bread wheat varieties in organic farming
- 04/13/2022 : New technical guide and training videos on organic sesame production
- 12/23/2021 : Organic cocoa from agroforestry systems – international exchange in Bolivia
- 10/21/2021 : Reaching East African farmers with digital training
- 07/28/2021 : Soybean processing systems factsheet published
- 07/13/2021 : The Legume Hub: Empowering the European legume development community
- 05/31/2021 : New project to integrate crops, shrubs and livestock in the African Sahel
- 04/26/2021 : Wanted: Robust bundles of protein
- 04/01/2021 : Bread grains for low-fertility soils
- 02/24/2021 : New reference document on organic production principles and good practice
- 11/11/2020 : Cultivation of white lupins
- 10/02/2020 : FiBL partnered with Legumes Translated for an online seminar - "How to produce your own farm video to enhance knowledge exchange"
- 05/05/2020 : Video: Increasing domestic protein supply with intercropping
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 07/04/2019 : Field visit about intercropping with grain legumes attracts attention
- 11/21/2018 : European Union project to boost legume crops launched
- 06/06/2016 : New technical guide to prevent contamination of organic crops by tropane alkaloids
- 05/07/2015 : Kick-off meeting of OK-Net Arable: exchanging knowledge to improve organic arable cropping
- 05/05/2015 : FiBL report shows organic protein availability and demand
- 01/13/2012 : Research & development focus on soya bean processing
- 10/09/2009 : Seminar in Ukraine: Quality of organic grain crops
Thematic links
- Website of the Organic Farm Knowledge platform
Relevant publications for practitioners
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Integrating breeding for IPM into the deployment landscape for wheat, potatoes and grain legumes (IPMorama)	01.09.2024	31.08.2028
ongoing	AT	GHG calculation of soybean meal production and soybean-oil for BAG Ölmühle BetriebsgesmbH	01.07.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	AT	Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions for the production of microbial liquid fertilizer Nitrogenius from Biofor	01.05.2024	30.11.2024
ongoing	CH	Fundamentals of the selection of enhanced symbiotic nitrogen fixation in pea breeding (PiSym)	01.01.2024	31.01.2026
ongoing	CH	Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems (LegumES)	01.01.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	LupiSweet – Alkaloid monitoring in white lupin (LupiSweet)	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
completed	DE	Wirtschaftlichkeitsanalyse der Pelletierung von Kleegras- und Grünlandschnitt in der Ökomodellregion Rhein-Main	01.08.2023	31.05.2024
ongoing	CH	Optimising fertilisation in organic arable farming	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Increasing the economic profitability of wheat and faba bean intercropping (Association blé-féverole)	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Developing Intercropping for agrifood Value chains and Ecosystem Services delivery in Europe and Southern countries (IntercropValuES)	01.11.2022	31.10.2026
ongoing	DE CH EU	Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe (LiveSeeding)	01.10.2022	30.09.2026
ongoing	CH	Root2Res: Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change (EU Root2Res)	01.09.2022	31.08.2027
completed	AT	Carbon footprint of soybean meal from the ATK company	01.09.2022	01.11.2022
ongoing	CH	Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant- based food (DIVINFOOD)	01.03.2022	28.02.2027
ongoing	AT	Kultivierung alternativer Eiweißquellen in rauen Lagen Österreichs am Beispiel Mühlviertel	01.02.2022	31.01.2025
ongoing	DE	Modellhaftes Demonstrationsnetzwerk zur Ausweitung und Verbesserung des Anbaus und der Verwertung von Körnerleguminosen in Deutschland (LeguNet)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Markets and Seeds Access Project for Small Grains and Legumes in Zambia and Zimbabwe (MASAP)	01.12.2021	30.11.2033
ongoing	CH	Network of farms committed to the non-use of phytosanitary treatments for seeds (Res0sem)	01.07.2021	31.12.2029
completed	CH	Bio Körnerleguminosen für Ernährung Schweiz	01.04.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Breeding white lupin for resistance & quality for innovative Swiss food from sustainable, regional production (LUPINNO SUISSE)	01.03.2021	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	EVAluation of Soybean varieties for low Input and Organic productioN under stressed conditions (EVASION)	01.03.2021	31.03.2025
completed	CH	Blue and white lupin (Lupin bleu et lupin blanc)	01.01.2021	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Potential of Plantago sp. to reduce N2O emissions	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Bio Hülsenfrüchte aus Europa (Hülsenfrüchte)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Breeding to establish Swiss peas in agriculture and human nutrition (ZESELE)	01.10.2020	30.09.2024
completed	DE CH	Overcoming the physical and mental barriers for upscaling Conservation Agriculture in the Mediterranean (ConServeTerra)	01.07.2020	30.06.2024
completed	CH	Plant microbiome recruitment for superior agricultural systems (AGRIBIOME)	01.04.2020	31.03.2024
completed	AT	Bewertung von THG-Ersparnissen durch den Einsatz von Donau Soja statt importierter Übersee-Soja auf Ebene ausgewählter tierischer Lebensmittelprodukte	01.03.2020	31.12.2021
completed	CH	PROMISE – Sustainable protein supply with species mixtures in Switzerland – focus on pea and lentil (PROMISE)	01.02.2020	31.01.2024
completed	CH	Cultivar testing and optimizing the cultivation of white and narrow-leafed lupin	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Maize intercropping for silage (Maïs associé pour ensilage)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	AT	Nützlingsblühstreifen und Untersaaten regulieren Blattläuse in Leguminosen	01.05.2019	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Relay intercropping – Further developing a resource-conserving cultivation system for soya in mixed culture in practice	30.04.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Organic beans from Macedonia on the Coop shelf	01.09.2018	31.12.2023
completed	CH DE	LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe (LIVESEED)	01.06.2017	30.09.2021
completed	CH	To develop sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in EU (LegValue)	01.06.2017	31.05.2021
completed	CH	Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted by Actors and Value Chains towards Sustainability (DiverIMPACTS)	01.05.2017	30.04.2022
completed	CH	ReMIX - Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures (ReMIX)	01.05.2017	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Development of selection systems and participatory breeding for weed suppression or tolerance of Swiss soya (Soybean Breeding)	01.10.2016	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Improving disease resistance of peas through selection at the plant-soil interface (resPEAct)	01.06.2016	31.12.2020
completed	DE	Modellhaftes Demonstrationsnetzwerk zur Ausweitung und Verbesserung des Anbaus und der Verwertung von Leguminosen mit Schwerpunkt Bohnen und Erbsen in Deutschland (DemoNetErBo)	15.01.2016	31.12.2021
completed	DE	Wertschöpfungskette heimisches Soja in Hessen (HEFU-Soja)	01.01.2016	30.06.2017
completed	CH	Organic soya in Switzerland – Optimising the Swiss production chain from seeds to the final product (B3S)	01.01.2016	31.03.2019
completed	CH	Mixed crops Fribourg	01.02.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH DE	Support for organic plant breeding research (Support Pflanzenzüchtung)	01.10.2014	30.09.2019
completed	CH	Organic Soya from Europa	01.04.2014	28.02.2016
completed	CH	Breeding research on anthracnose tolerance and intercropping of lupin	01.01.2014	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Europaweite landwirtschaftliche Weiterbildung für erfahrene Bioberatungspersonen (EATorganic)	01.09.2013	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Legumes and biodiversity: nature compatible concepts for growing protein crops	01.04.2013	30.06.2014
completed	CH	Coordinating Organic Plant Breeding Activities for Diversity (COBRA)	01.03.2013	28.02.2016
completed	CH	Promotion of soybean cultivation in Switzerland by improved cultivars and cultivation techniques	01.01.2013	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Advancing the cultivation technique for organic soya (commissioned by the organic organisation Progana)	01.01.2011	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Expansion of soybean cultivation in Germany through breeding, agronomic optimization and processing technology; WP: Breeding for improved soybean-Bradyrhizobia symbiosis and N fixation under cool growing conditions (SOYA)	01.01.2011	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Intercroping of cereals and grain legumes - Steps towards increased domestic protein production	01.01.2010	31.12.2014
completed	CH	ProPro-Projekt: Entwicklung von Alternativen zu importiertem Soja	01.10.2008	31.12.2012

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