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Compost & fertilisation

What FiBL is doing on this theme
- Group Nutrient Management & Symbiosis, Department of Soil Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
- Work areas, FiBL France
News on the theme
- 08/22/2024 : Duckweed – unknown but full of possibilities? New factsheet for interested parties
- 08/07/2024 : FiBL is part of the newly launched project ReLEAF on bio-based fertilisers
- 07/19/2024 : Successful launch of the PlantaGo project at FiBL
- 06/12/2024 : Video: Comparison of organic fertilisers: impact on climate, yield and soil life
- 02/08/2024 : Alkaloid analysis in lupins – fact sheet explains the process
- 11/13/2023 : Technical guide on organic bush berry production in Kosovo published
- 11/02/2023 : Dispelling the nitrogen myth: less nitrogen-based fertilizers for more food security
- 02/25/2021 : Launch of SEA2LAND project: Producing advanced bio-based fertilisers from fisheries wastes
- 02/24/2021 : New reference document on organic production principles and good practice
- 11/16/2020 : New Factsheet: Biofertilisers
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 04/16/2020 : Guide on good agricultural practice in irrigation management
- 10/09/2019 : Third SolACE Stakeholder Event to be held in Scotland
- 02/02/2018 : Soil microbes replace fertiliser
- 03/07/2017 : Video tutorial: Phosphorus recycling for organic agriculture
- 11/11/2016 : New fact sheet assessing the use of chars, ashes and slags as alternative phosphorus fertilizers in organic farming
- 10/11/2016 : Microorganisms, mixed crops and recycled fertilizer may help date palm cultivation
- 06/08/2016 : Improving the phosphorus supply in organic farming: IMPROVE-P
- 03/15/2016 : New fact sheets assessing the use of meat and bone meal and urban organic wastes as alternative phosphorus fertilizers in organic farming
Relevant publications for practitioners
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Studie Kompostplattform in der Drôme (COTECH)	01.10.2024	28.02.2025
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	Recycling Locally Produced Bio-Wastes to Ensure Affordability and Availability of Innovative Bio-Based Fertilisers (ReLeaf)	01.06.2024	31.05.2028
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	Sustainable steam and hot water generation through pyrolysis for industrial scale processing of mango and cashew (REPIC GEBANA)	01.05.2024	30.04.2027
ongoing	CH	Influence of cultivation on the functional diversity of the soil in the "Frick trial on preparations and soil" (FunDiv-Frick)	02.04.2024	15.11.2027
completed	CH	Decarbonization of coffee production residues by biochar-stimulated composting (DECARB-CO)	25.03.2024	30.06.2024
ongoing	CH	Biological nitrification inhibition by Plantago lanceolata to reduce nitrogen losses from agroecosystems (PlantaGO)	01.03.2024	28.02.2028
ongoing	CH	Development of local compost production to optimize coffee production (Biofabrica)	08.02.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH EU	Improving yields in organic cropping systems (OrganicYieldsUP)	01.02.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	peat reduction with composted hemp fibres	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
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	Organic pot herbs for Coop/Jumbo (Coop-Topfkräuter)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	AT	Pilot project Bionet special crops	01.01.2024	31.03.2025
ongoing	FR	Fruit production in agroforestry and development of water savings: multistate and syntropic mediterranean orchards (PARDESSYM)	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Qualitative and quantitative promotion of Swiss organic pear cultivation	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Sulphur supply in organic arable farming	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Turning food waste into sustainable soil improvers for better soil health and improved food systems (Waste4Soil)	01.06.2023	31.05.2027
ongoing		Delivering safe, sustainable, tailored & societally accepted soil improvers from circular food production processes for boosting soil health (DeliSoil)	01.06.2023	31.05.2027
completed	CH	CIFF Mineral Fertilizer Project (CIFF-NReport)	01.05.2023	30.09.2023
completed	CH	Regenerative Parsley production in Central Europe	01.05.2023	15.07.2023
completed	FR	Evaluation of the impact of Fermented Forest Litter (LiFoFer) on the composting process (LifoCompost)	11.01.2023	30.10.2023
ongoing	CH	Optimizing soil cover for fruit crops (OptiC fruits)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Optimising fertilisation in organic arable farming	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Multifunktionale Gründüngen – angepasst und wirksam für den Bioanbau (Mélange de couverts végétaux multifonctionnels)	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	FR	Improving the resilience of lavender plantations through agroecological recycling of residual biomass from distillation processes (RésiLav)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Impact assessment of mechanical weed control on the environment and yields (Hackfolgen)	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
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	CH	Optimizing the quality and yield of organic wheat through targeted nitrogen fertilization	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity boost through regenerative organic agroforestry in Central Ghana	20.11.2022	30.11.2024
ongoing	CH	Swiss production of organic raspberries for processing	01.11.2022	31.12.2025
completed	FR	Agroecological leverages for low-input fruit tree nurseries (Pépinière bas intrant – Veauvy)	01.10.2022	01.10.2024
ongoing	CH	Climate friendly organic palm and coconut oil production in the tropics	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Recycling palm oil production residues by composting (Côte d'Ivoire Compost huile de palme)	01.09.2022	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Optimisation of nutrient budget in agriculture (NUTRIBUDGET)	01.09.2022	31.08.2026
ongoing	FR	Improving composting by introducing saproxylic beetles (DECOMPOS)	01.09.2022	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Quality assurance in Swiss organic chicory production (Bio-Chicorée)	01.04.2022	31.03.2024
ongoing	CH	Optimisation of nitrogen use efficiency and climate effect of recycled fertilisers in organic agriculture (Recycle4Bio-II)	01.04.2022	31.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Torfreduzierte und torffreie Anzuchtsubstrate für Jungpflanzen im produzierenden Gemüsebau (Torfreduktion)	01.04.2022	31.05.2026
completed	CH	EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich	28.02.2022	01.05.2023
ongoing	CH	Organic conservation agriculture: weed management and soil quality (Adventisol)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Strategic and technical support for the "Farming with Nature" initiative of Ingleby Farm&Forest group (Ingleby – Farming with Nature)	01.01.2022	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Microplastics from road traffic and biogas slurry in soil (BLW-Mikroplastik)	01.12.2021	31.01.2024
ongoing	AT CH	MIcro- and NAno-Plastics in AGRIcultural Soils: sources, environmental fate and impacts on ecosystem services and overall sustainability (MINAGRIS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Black goes green: Influence of biochar on soil water balance and chemical soil quality	01.09.2021	31.08.2025
ongoing	CH	Course Organic Gardening School Hünibach (Lehrgang Biogarten)	01.07.2021
completed	CH	Sri Lanka: Conversion to organic farming and scientific support on organic fertilization (Sri Lanka Bio Conversion)	28.06.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Optimizing the Integration of Organic Resources in Ghana's Local Agricultural Systems	01.06.2021	30.06.2023
ongoing	CH	Fair & Organic Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire	01.03.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH EU	Producing advanced bio-based fertilizers from fisheries wastes (SEA2LAND)	01.01.2021	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	CH	Potential of Plantago sp. to reduce N2O emissions	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
completed	DE	AKTION GRUNDWASSERSCHUTZ – Trinkwasser für Niederbayern Aktionsbereich nachhaltige Landbewirtschaftung und Regionalentwicklung Projekt "Wasserschutzbrot" (Wasserschutzbrot Niederbayern)	22.04.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA)	01.04.2020	29.02.2024
completed	CH	Beratungspaket zur Einbindung weiterer Pflanzenproduktionsbetriebe in die Torfreduktionsvereinbarung (Beratungsprojekt Torfreduktion Zierpflanzen Baumschulen)	17.03.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Analyse Knospe für kommunale Erholungs- und Grünanlagen/Regionen	01.01.2020	31.03.2020
completed	CH	InfOrganic Moldova 2020-2022	01.01.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Wiesenschwein, das Zukunftsschwein	01.11.2019	01.03.2022
completed	CH	Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks (BIOFRUITNET)	01.11.2019	30.04.2023
completed	DE	Development of a certification program for inputs for organic farming (BM_Zert)	01.09.2019	30.06.2023
completed	CH	Food Systems Caravan	01.09.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Sustainable management of organic municipal waste in the Municipality of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica	01.08.2019	31.08.2021
completed	CH	Going Bananas: Restoring Livelihoods of Conflict Affected Farmers in Cotabato (Going Bananas)	01.07.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Optimizing Bio-based Fertilisers in Agriculture – Knowledgebase for New Policies (LEX4BIO)	01.06.2019	31.05.2024
ongoing	DE	Competence and Practice Research Network for the Further Development of Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture (NutriNet)	01.03.2019	28.02.2027
completed	FR CH	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	CH	Influence of different fertilizers on yield and quality of organic potatoes	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Dynamics of carbon sequestration and stabilisation in a long-term agricultural trial (DynaCarb)	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Microbial nitrogen cycling and functional diversity of soil microbes in organic and conventional farming systems under temperate and tropical climates	01.01.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Fertilizer Test Polysulphate	01.01.2019	31.07.2020
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
completed	AT	Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe (BEST4SOIL)	01.11.2018	31.03.2022
completed	DE	Machbarkeitsanalyse: Wege zu mehr Ökolandbau & Grundwasserschutz in Südhessen	01.10.2018	31.12.2018
ongoing	CH EU	Italian Input List	30.09.2018
completed	CH	Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems (RELACS)	01.05.2018	30.04.2022
completed	CH	DOMINO -Dynamic sod mulching and use of recycled amendments to increase biodiversity, resilience and sustainability of intensive organic apple orchards and vineyards (DOMINO)	01.04.2018	02.08.2021
completed	CH	Klimawirkung von Recyclingdüngern und Pflanzenkohle: Emissionen von Lachgas, Methan und Ammoniak in einem Feldversuch	12.03.2018	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Microbiome diagnostics for a sustainable agriculture (Gebert Rüf Microbiome)	01.03.2018	28.02.2021
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	DE	Instrumente und Maßnahmen zur Stickstoffreduktion im Rahmen der Stickstoffstrategie Baden-Württemberg	01.01.2018	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Förderung des Angebotes von qualitativ guten und kostengünstigen Schweizer Knospe Beerenjungpflanzen	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Coop Organic Facts	01.11.2017	30.05.2018
ongoing	CH	Identifizierung und Charakterisierung der krankheitsunterdrückenden Mikroorganismen beim Komposteinsatz	01.10.2017	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Soil fertility innovation hub: selfdiagnosis and advice (Progrès Sol)	01.09.2017	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use (SolACE)	01.05.2017	30.09.2022
completed	CH	Optimal use of recycled fertiliser in organic farming: impact on yields and nitrogen efficiency (Recycle4Bio)	01.05.2017	31.07.2021
completed	CH	Nitrogen use efficiency in arable and vegetable production for reducing nitrate leaching losses to groundwater (NitroGäu)	01.04.2017	30.11.2021
completed	FR CH	Compost - Soil fertility and plant health	01.03.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Pyrophos: Further development of alkali pyrolysis for removal of heavy metals and production of a market-grade P-K fertilizer from sewage sludge (PyroPhos II)	01.01.2017	30.09.2020
completed	CH	Treibhausgasbilanz: Treibhausgas-Emissionen aus landwirtschaftlichen Böden in der Schweiz	01.12.2016	30.11.2017
completed	CH	Application of organic bio-fertilizer technology to improve the sustainability of date palm production and cultivation (fertiledatepalm)	01.08.2016	31.07.2019
completed	AT	Development of yield and humus formation in the soil through reduced soil cultivation and organic fertilization (green manure and organic fertilizer) (AG-BIOBO)	14.03.2016	28.02.2019
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	AT	Nachhaltige Grünlandbewirtschaftung durch abgestuften Wiesenbau (AgWb)	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Mixed crops Fribourg	01.02.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Fertility Building Management Measures in Organic Cropping Systems (FertilCrop)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Sustainable provisioning of multiple ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes (ECO-SERVE) (ECO-SERVE)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Pyrolysis of sewage sludge and heavy metal elimination for phosphorus recycling (PyroPhos)	01.11.2014	31.10.2016
completed	CH	Insect-based feed and fertilizer production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana (IBFFP)	01.01.2014	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Zinc Biofortification of Wheat through Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture (ZOMM)	01.11.2013	31.10.2016
completed	CH	Assessment of hygienic risks linked to the use of liquid digestates in Switzerland (Gärguthygiene)	01.06.2012	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Biologischer Anbau von Pinot Noir Reben Vitis vinifera L im Wallis: Wirkung von Bewässerung sowie verschiedener Düngungs- und Bodenbearbeitungsverfahren auf physiologische Stressreduktion, Wuchs, Ertrag und Qualität	01.04.2012	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Efficient Forage Based Ruminant Systems (EFBS)	01.01.2012	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Reduced tillage and Green Manures for Sustainable Organic Cropping Systems (TILMAN-ORG)	01.09.2011	31.08.2014
completed	CH	Einfluss von BIOSOL Dünger auf Pflanzenwachstum, Pflanzengesundheit und Qualität von Reben unter Praxisbedingungen	01.05.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Feldversuch für moderne Düngung- und Bodenpflege für Biorebbau	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH DE	Increasing profitability of stockless arable crops by optimization of soil fertility management (BoFru)	01.08.2008	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Plant survival in natural and agricultural ecosystems: The impact of soil properties on the resistance of grapevine against Plasmopara viticola (NCCR)	01.04.2005	31.03.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 3.1: Development of strategies to optimise soil quality characteristics (QLIF, WP 3.1)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood: Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains (QLIF)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	Auswirkungen von Komposten und von Gärgut auf die Umwelt, Bodenfruchtbarkeit sowie die Pflanzengesundheit	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Optimierung des biologischen Gemüsebaus durch Gründüngung und Fruchtfolge	01.01.2003	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Quality compost: a durable solution for two different problems	01.01.2003	31.12.2005
ongoing	CH	Impacts of bio-dynamic preparations, reduced tillage and fertilization on yield and soil fertility (Frick trial)	01.10.2002
completed	CH	Bodenpflege und Düngung im biologischen Weinbau	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
ongoing	CH	DOK Experiment: Long-term study on bio-dynamic, bio-organic and conventional farming systems (DOK Experiment)	01.03.1978
completed	CH	Klimaneutraler Acker- und Gemüsebau? Ökonomisch-ökologische Wirkungsanalyse (KLINE-AG)		15.03.2012
ongoing	CH	Soil, fertilizer and plant analyses

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