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
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Biological nitrification inhibition by Plantago lanceolata to reduce nitrogen losses from agroecosystems (PlantaGO)	01.03.2024	28.02.2028
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		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
ongoing	CH	Optimizing the quality and yield of organic wheat through targeted nitrogen fertilization	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	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	Optimisation of nitrogen use efficiency and climate effect of recycled fertilisers in organic agriculture (Recycle4Bio-II)	01.04.2022	31.03.2026
completed	CH	Quality assurance in Swiss organic chicory production (Bio-Chicorée)	01.04.2022	31.03.2024
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	Sri Lanka: Conversion to organic farming and scientific support on organic fertilization (Sri Lanka Bio Conversion)	28.06.2021	31.12.2023
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	Beratungspaket zur Einbindung weiterer Pflanzenproduktionsbetriebe in die Torfreduktionsvereinbarung (Beratungsprojekt Torfreduktion Zierpflanzen Baumschulen)	17.03.2020	31.12.2022
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	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	Influence of different fertilizers on yield and quality of organic potatoes	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
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	Klimawirkung von Recyclingdüngern und Pflanzenkohle: Emissionen von Lachgas, Methan und Ammoniak in einem Feldversuch	12.03.2018	30.06.2022
completed	DE	Instrumente und Maßnahmen zur Stickstoffreduktion im Rahmen der Stickstoffstrategie Baden-Württemberg	01.01.2018	31.12.2018
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	Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use (SolACE)	01.05.2017	30.09.2022
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	CH	Treibhausgasbilanz: Treibhausgas-Emissionen aus landwirtschaftlichen Böden in der Schweiz	01.12.2016	30.11.2017
completed	CH	Mixed crops Fribourg	01.02.2015	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	Efficient Forage Based Ruminant Systems (EFBS)	01.01.2012	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Klimaneutraler Acker- und Gemüsebau? Ökonomisch-ökologische Wirkungsanalyse (KLINE-AG)		15.03.2012

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