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
- 12/20/2024 : OrganicAdviceNetwork launches its first network activities for advisors in 2025
- 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
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
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	Development of local compost production to optimize coffee production (Biofabrica)	08.02.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	peat reduction with composted hemp fibres	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Organic pot herbs for Coop/Jumbo (Coop-Topfkräuter)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
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	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	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	FR	Improving composting by introducing saproxylic beetles (DECOMPOS)	01.09.2022	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Recycling palm oil production residues by composting (Côte d'Ivoire Compost huile de palme)	01.09.2022	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Climate friendly organic palm and coconut oil production in the tropics	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Torfreduzierte und torffreie Anzuchtsubstrate für Jungpflanzen im produzierenden Gemüsebau (Torfreduktion)	01.04.2022	31.05.2026
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
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
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	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	Wiesenschwein, das Zukunftsschwein	01.11.2019	01.03.2022
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
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	AT	Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe (BEST4SOIL)	01.11.2018	31.03.2022
ongoing	CH	Identifizierung und Charakterisierung der krankheitsunterdrückenden Mikroorganismen beim Komposteinsatz	01.10.2017	31.12.2025
completed	FR CH	Compost - Soil fertility and plant health	01.03.2017	31.12.2019
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 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	Quality compost: a durable solution for two different problems	01.01.2003	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Auswirkungen von Komposten und von Gärgut auf die Umwelt, Bodenfruchtbarkeit sowie die Pflanzengesundheit	01.01.2003	31.12.2006

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