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- 10/23/2024 : Global leaders and investors identify steps needed to accelerate use of biocontrol at industry meeting in Basel
- 11/13/2023 : Technical guide on organic bush berry production in Kosovo published
- 10/25/2023 : Innovative nature-based solutions to ensure food security: Biocontrol industry meeting in Basel
- 11/01/2022 : Three new organic technical guides for Moldova
- 10/26/2022 : More than 1550 biocontrol industry representatives gather in Basel at ABIM, the premier global meeting of the biocontrol industry
- 08/26/2022 : New platform for the fight against Citrus Greening
- 08/25/2022 : RELACS – four successful years of research on alternatives to contentious inputs in organic farming
- 05/13/2022 : Updated guide on successful control of creeping thistle
- 03/17/2022 : ALL-Ready – Preparing the partnership on agroecology living labs and research infrastructures
- 12/15/2021 : Guidance for companies in case of suspicion of non-compliance with EU regulation
- 10/20/2021 : More than 970 biocontrol industry representatives gather at ABIM in Basel – a strong boost for our nature based solutions
- 06/22/2021 : Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials
- 04/07/2021 : Oranges in danger
- 02/24/2021 : New reference document on organic production principles and good practice
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 03/03/2020 : How to deal with unauthorised pesticide substances in the organic value chain?
- 02/26/2019 : The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research
- 01/29/2019 : New publication on organic crop cultivation with FiBL input
- 08/22/2018 : Horizon 2020 project "RELACS": New website is online
- 04/27/2018 : Technical guide: Combining the best methods for successful control
- 04/09/2018 : The SolACE Newsletter is now available
- 01/25/2018 : Livestream of European Parliament debate at FiBL
- 12/05/2017 : 4th West African Conference on Ecological Organic Agriculture in Mali
- 10/31/2017 : 12th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting held in Basel
- 05/17/2017 : FiBL and Korean partners: Organic strategies for fruit orchards
- 02/07/2017 : Successful control of creeping thistle in organic farming
- 11/29/2016 : Film: Stubble cultivation to control root-weed in organic agriculture
- 10/24/2016 : Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting ABIM 2016
- 06/06/2016 : New technical guide to prevent contamination of organic crops by tropane alkaloids
- 04/15/2016 : Revised fact sheet on the importance of wild bees
- 10/08/2015 : Feeding the people: Agroecology for nourishing the world and transforming the agri-food system
- 07/27/2015 : EU project with FiBL involvement presented at the Expo Milano 2015
- 09/18/2013 : Expert Group for Technical Advice in Organic Production: Report on greenhouse production published
- 05/27/2013 : First issue of the CO-FREE Newsletter now available
- 02/08/2013 : Video: Mechanical weed control in vegetable production
- 11/02/2011 : Sixth Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Lucerne
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Systemic Varietal tests on tomatoes resistant to ToBRFV	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Encapsulation of bacterial-fungal consortia for agricultural applications (ENHANCE)	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Harnessing compost microbes for new crop protection products against foliar diseases	01.10.2024	30.09.2028
ongoing	CH	Qualitätssicherung in der inländischen Biochicorée Produktion	01.09.2024	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Integrating breeding for IPM into the deployment landscape for wheat, potatoes and grain legumes (IPMorama)	01.09.2024	31.08.2028
ongoing	CH EU	Improving yields in organic cropping systems (OrganicYieldsUP)	01.02.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	Pilot trials "Functional biodiversity in brussels sprouts cultivation"	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Agroforestry learning project	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	AT	Scientific monitoring of the Geoterra model farm of Liechtenstein Group AG based on agroecological approaches	01.01.2024	31.12.2028
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	CH	Validation of microbiome-mediated resistance of pea to soil fatigue under field conditions (VaMiBO)	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli (2024-25)	01.01.2024	31.12.2025
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	CH	Intensification of knowledge sharing for the development of organic sugar beet (VulgBettBio)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
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	FR	Fruit tree phytoplasmas: detection, epidemiology and control (PHYDEMO)	01.10.2023	30.03.2027
ongoing	CH	Development of Organic Stone Fruit Production Technology	26.04.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	BioDiVerger: 10 years +	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Pre-harvest and post-harvest innovations to reduce pome fruit storage losses (INNO-STOCK)	01.04.2023	31.03.2027
ongoing	CH	Förderung Biozuckerrübenanbau Schweiz	01.04.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Organic sweet fennel production in Switzerland (Fenchelprojekt Coop)	27.03.2023	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Develop and strategically expand the "organic sunflower oil" value chain from Switzerland with new impulses	01.03.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Flower reservoirs in stone fruit orchards: promoting functional biodiversity with a low input strategy	01.03.2023	28.02.2026
ongoing	CH	Optimizing soil cover for fruit crops (OptiC fruits)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Analysis of organic pear production in Switzerland for the preparation of a pear project	01.01.2023	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH EU	Paving the Way towards Digitalisation Enabling Agroecology for European Farming Systems (PATH2DEA)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	DE	Organic field days 2025	01.01.2023	30.08.2025
ongoing	AT	Bildungsoffensive zu Anlage und Pflege von Blühstreifen im Ackerbau	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Impact assessment of mechanical weed control on the environment and yields (Hackfolgen)	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Swiss production of organic raspberries for processing	01.11.2022	31.12.2025
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	Larixyne – a green fungicide solution for European Vineyards (Eco-Larix)	01.10.2022	30.04.2025
ongoing	CH	Climate resiliant grape varieties to secure yield (KliWiReSSE)	01.10.2022	30.09.2025
ongoing	CH	Variety trials rye	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Strip cropping – New ways to control pests and diseases in organic farming (Streifenanbau)	01.07.2022	30.06.2026
completed	DE	Organic field days 2023	01.06.2022	21.10.2023
completed	AT	Bionet Österreich 2022 - Bioacker (Bionet)	01.04.2022	31.03.2024
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	CH	Farm Adaptation to Climate Risk (RISC)	15.01.2022	31.12.2029
ongoing	CH	Deliberative diets: Connecting producers and consumers to value the sustainability of Swiss food system scenarios (DeliDiets)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Evidence-based transformation in pesticide governance (TRAPEGO)	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Organic conservation agriculture: weed management and soil quality (Adventisol)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Establishment of a modern apricot production in the German-speaking part of Switzerland	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
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
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	Biodiversity provides Pollination Security: Honeybees and Wild Bees in (Swiss) Agriculture (CompBees)	01.10.2021	31.12.2025
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	Course Organic Gardening School Hünibach (Lehrgang Biogarten)	01.07.2021
ongoing	CH	Network of farms committed to the non-use of phytosanitary treatments for seeds (Res0sem)	01.07.2021	31.12.2029
completed	CH	Optimizing the Integration of Organic Resources in Ghana's Local Agricultural Systems	01.06.2021	30.06.2023
ongoing	CH	Improving the shelf life of organic beetroots - Influence of different production strategies	01.05.2021	30.04.2025
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	Rapeseed: Organic production and selection of pest-tolerant varieties for Switzerland (COLORS)	01.03.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Change in insect communities over time (Insektengemeinschaften im Wandel)	01.01.2021	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Alternative Bewirtschaftungsmethoden in Obstanlagen zur Reduktion von synthetischen Pflanzenschutzmittel mit Risikopotential. (ArboPhytoRed)	01.01.2021	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Vermittlung, Umsetzung und Wissensaustausch im biologischen Aprikosenanbau (Vulg-ABBIO)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Alternative Regulierungsmethoden des Kartoffelkäfers (Bio Suisse Kartoffelkäfer)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Wireworm damage mitigation strategies	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Improving organic hemp cultivation (Bio Suisse Hanf)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	GEP (Good Experimental Practice) plot for evaluating alternatives to copper (InNoVaudCuivre)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Control of the sanitary quality of cereal seeds (QualSanCé VD)	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Organic beet plantation (PlantBett VD)	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Optimization of non-chemical weed management in aromatic and medicinal plants (OGAPAM)	01.11.2020	01.05.2025
completed	CH	Breeding to establish Swiss peas in agriculture and human nutrition (ZESELE)	01.10.2020	30.09.2024
ongoing	CH	Sustainable Plant Protection Transition: A Global Approach (SPRINT)	01.09.2020	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Resilient varieties for sustainable fruit growing in Switzerland (RESO)	01.09.2020	30.08.2024
completed	CH	Plant microbiome recruitment for superior agricultural systems (AGRIBIOME)	01.04.2020	31.03.2024
completed	CH	Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA)	01.04.2020	29.02.2024
completed	AT	Bionet Österreich 2020 - Bioacker (Bionet)	01.04.2020	31.03.2022
completed	DE	Problem analysis and identification of required action in the field of pesticide residues along the organic value chain (PSM-Wirkstofffunde)	01.02.2020	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	Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit im konventionellen Kernobst (Nachhaltigkeit Kernobst Migros)	01.02.2020	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Pilotprogramm zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel: Ausbreitung von Schadorganismen, Krankheiten und gebietsfremden Arten	01.01.2020	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Conversion from Integrated Production (IP) to organic farming: Long-term effects on the diversity of beneficial arthropods (Langzeitauswirkungen)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Analyse Knospe für kommunale Erholungs- und Grünanlagen/Regionen	01.01.2020	31.03.2020
ongoing	CH	Protection of natural resources (water, soil) and promotion of biodiversity and challenges for agriculture in the face of climate change and economic issues (BLW Agroforesterie)	01.01.2020	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks (BIOFRUITNET)	01.11.2019	30.04.2023
completed	CH	Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems	01.11.2019	30.09.2022
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	Networking of Organic Reference Farms and Field Trial Demonstration (R2BIOGE)	01.07.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	DialogProTec – New ways to protect our plants (DialogProTec)	01.07.2019	30.06.2022
completed	AT	Nützlingsblühstreifen und Untersaaten regulieren Blattläuse in Leguminosen	01.05.2019	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Validierung und Weiterentwicklung eines Eiablage Prognosesystems für die Kirschessigfliege in der Nordwestschweiz (SIMKEF-CH)	01.05.2019	01.05.2021
completed	CH FR	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	Unterstützung des Biozuckerrübenanbaus in der Schweiz	01.01.2019	31.03.2023
completed	CH	Rapsglanzkäferregulierung im insektizidfreien Rapsanbau - Phase 2 (Duftdispenser gegen Rapsglanzkäfer)	01.01.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Commission for phenology and seasonality (CPS) (KPS)	01.01.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Neue Wege im Pflanzenschutz im Bio-Obstbau: Entwicklung und Evaluation von IT-gestützten Pflanzenschutzverfahren im FiBL-Freiluft-Labor	01.01.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Organic berries: Interest group in Vaud	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Plant protection products action plan PCS	01.01.2019
ongoing	CH	New ways in plant protection in organic fruit growing: Development and evaluation of IT-supported plant protection methods and a new training system	01.01.2019	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Mit neuen Strategien gegen neue Schädlinge: Wanzenbekämpfung im biologischen Landbau (Wanzenregulierung)	01.01.2019	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
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	Mögliche Pflanzenschutzszenarien	01.03.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Verbuschung, Problempflanzen und Bewirtschaftungsplanung auf Alpweiden: Weiterentwicklung, Vereinheitlichung und Digitalisierung des Beratungsangebots (DigiPlanAlp)	01.03.2018	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Low-input orchard (BioDiVerger)	01.01.2018	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Day of organic arable farming 2019	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Use of robots for efficient weed control	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
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	FR	Sheep in vineyards: toxicity risk evaluation of vineyard copper treatment on sheep	01.09.2017	01.09.2019
completed	CH	Auswirkungen eines Hochfrequenz Strom Wandlers auf die Umwelt (Unkraut, Bodenbiologie und Fauna) (Zasso Elektroherb)	01.08.2017	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Development of Integrated Management for Organic Fruit Production	01.04.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH FR	Compost - Soil fertility and plant health	01.03.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Introduction of "Precision farming" into Swiss organic farming	01.01.2017	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Organic fresh herbs	01.01.2017	31.12.2021
completed	CH	National Center for Climate Serivces (NCCS): priority theme crop pests (NCCS)	01.10.2016	30.09.2021
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	Development and technical implementation of modern seed technologies (cleaning, thermal seed treatment, priming, coating with microorganisms) (Saatguttechnologie)	01.10.2016	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Development of a yield-safe production of organic apricots in Switzerland	01.09.2016	31.08.2020
completed	CH	Improving disease resistance of peas through selection at the plant-soil interface (resPEAct)	01.06.2016	31.12.2020
completed	CH FR	Sustainable control of phytoplasma borne lavender disease	01.05.2016	30.06.2020
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	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	PGREL project "Use of gene resources in apples for organic farming" (Nutzung von Apfel-Genressourcen für den Bio-Anbau)	01.01.2016	29.02.2020
completed	CH	Sustainable plant protection against invasive pests in pomiculture and viticulture (InvaProtect)	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Development of direct and indirect measures against Marssonina coronaria on the basis of infection biology of the pathogen under European conditions	01.01.2016	31.12.2019
ongoing	CH	Monitoring of biodiversity on a farm during transition to bio-dynamic agriculture in a Swiss upland (2016-2025)	01.01.2016	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Integrated pest control of Colletotrichum coccodes and Helmin-thosporium solani in swiss potato production	01.01.2016	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience (iSQAPER)	01.05.2015	30.04.2020
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	Organic Knowledge Network Arable (OK-Net Arable)	01.03.2015	28.02.2018
completed	CH	Testing of sweet and sour cherry and plum cultivars for organic growing	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Analysis of wild bee diversity in different farm contexts and management regimes (Förderung Wildbienen und Bestäuber)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversityof organic orchards (ECOORCHARD)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Improvement of the quality of organic oninons (BioZwiebeln)	01.01.2015	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Promotion of production and sales for organic standard tree cultivation	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
ongoing	CH	Organic plum variety testing with and without weather protection and side netting	01.01.2015
ongoing	CH	Delightful organic apple	01.01.2015	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Robust planting material from seeds to young plants - an implementation oriented chain approach (COST Bioseedling)	01.03.2014	28.02.2016
completed	CH	Breeding research on anthracnose tolerance and intercropping of lupin	01.01.2014	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Biological control manufacturers in Europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in agriculture and forestry (BIOCOMES)	01.12.2013	30.11.2017
completed	CH	Zinc Biofortification of Wheat through Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture (ZOMM)	01.11.2013	31.10.2016
completed	CH	Botanical plant protection agent from Larix by-products (PROLARIX)	01.11.2013	31.10.2015
completed	CH	Improved phosphorus resource efficiency in organic agriculture via recycling and enhanced biological mobilization (Improve-P)	01.06.2013	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Pollen beetle control in insecticide-free oilseed rape production (Migros Bioraps)	01.06.2013	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Multi-purpose cowpea inoculation for improved yields in small holder farms in Kenya (COWBIA)	01.03.2013	28.02.2016
completed	CH	Using functional agro-biodiversity (FAB) to improve organic apple production (FAB_Korea)	01.01.2013	01.01.2015
completed	CH	Dissemination of reduced tillage in the organic farming sector	01.01.2013	31.12.2017
completed	DE CH	Resource Preservation by Application of BIOefFECTORs in European Crop Production (BIOFECTOR)	01.09.2012	31.08.2017
completed	CH	Essais avec silicuivre et autres substances non cupriques pour ré-duire l'utilisation du cuivre en viticulture bio	01.03.2012	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Examining different organically suitable regulatory measures against Drosophila suzukii	01.01.2012	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems (CO-FREE)	01.01.2012	30.06.2016
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	Citrus Greening and NFC Procurement 2020-24	01.01.2011	30.05.2024
completed	CH	Organic farming without copper	01.01.2011	31.12.2022
ongoing	AT	Biokompetenzzentrum Schlägl	01.01.2011
completed	CH	Improving nutrient efficiency in major European food, feed and biofuel crops to reduce the negative environmental impact of crop production: Genotype x Management Interaction (NUE-CROPS)	01.05.2009	30.04.2014
completed	CH	Prüfung feuerbrandtoleranter Sorten und Unterlagen	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Nützlinge im Vorratsschutz	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Climate friendly arable and vegetable production (KLINE-AG)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH DE	Increasing profitability of stockless arable crops by optimization of soil fertility management (BoFru)	01.08.2008	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Wood bark and peat based bioactive compounds, speciality chemicals, and remediation materials: from innovations to applications (ForestSpeCs)	01.05.2008	30.04.2011
ongoing	CH	Schorfprognose (RIMpro)	01.01.2008
completed	CH	Control of oilseed rape pests (Bioraps)	01.01.2008	30.05.2013
completed	CH	Enhancement of natural enemies in oilseed rape: Effects of landscape diversity and conservation biological control on rape pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)	01.01.2007	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Biological control of lepidoptera pests through functional biodiversity in cabbage crops	01.01.2007	31.12.2020
ongoing	CH	Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting Basel (ABIM)	01.10.2006
completed	CH	Registration of Biological Control Agents (REBECA)	01.01.2006	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Biocontrol of the cherry fruit fly with entomopathogenic nematodes	01.05.2005	31.03.2008
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	Entomopathogene Pilze gegen die Kirschfruchtfliege	01.01.2005	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Potential and Limits of Pesticide Free Apple Growing by a Self-Regulating Orchard Set-Up (SFS)	01.01.2005	31.12.2016
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	Burden on the soil ecosystem of natural and genetically modified organisms – effects, methods and definition of damage as a contribution to risk assessment (BoBios)	01.01.2004	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Depelopment and integration of crop protection strategies	01.01.2004	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Replacement of Copper Fungicides in Organic Production of Grapevine and Apple in Europe (REPCO)	01.11.2003	31.10.2007
completed	CH	Auswirkungen von Komposten und von Gärgut auf die Umwelt, Bodenfruchtbarkeit sowie die Pflanzengesundheit	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Kaolinbehandlungen gegen Obstschädlinge	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Schädlingsregulation im Feldbau durch funktionelle Biodiversität	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Saatgut Pathologie: Sicherstellung von biologischem Saat- und Pflanzgut: Verbesserung der Saat- und Pflanzgutgesundheit im Biogemüsebau	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Applikationstechniken zur Regulierung von Schädlingen im Gemüsebau	01.01.2003	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Wirkung biologisch-dynamischer Präparate in Rebbergen	01.01.2003	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Biocontrol of the creeping thistle	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	PSR old apple varieties	01.01.2003
completed	CH	Regulierung der Kirschfruchtfliege	01.01.2002	31.12.2014
ongoing	CH	Schädlingsregulierung Obstbau	01.01.2002
completed	CH	Development of a system approach for the management of late blight in EU or-ganic potato production (BLIGHT - MOP)	01.03.2001	31.10.2005
completed	CH	Physikalische Barrieren (Insektenzäune) zur Regulierung von Schädlingen	01.01.2001	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Verbesserung der Krankheitstoleranz von Kulturpflanzen mit resistenzinduzierenden Natursubstanzen (PEN)	01.01.2000	30.05.2004
completed	CH	Induced Resistance: stimulating a plant's natural defense	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Instrumentes zur Beurteilung ökologischer Leistungen von landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben (SPP-U)	01.01.2000	31.12.2001
completed	CH	Novel technologies for integrated control of slug damage in key horticulture crops	16.02.1998	15.02.2001
completed	CH	Regulierung von Schadschnecken im Erwerbsgemüsebau	01.02.1998	31.08.2001
completed	CH	Release of reared ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata) to control the rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea)	01.01.1998	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Sortenprüfung pilzwiderstandsfähiger (PIWI) Rebsorten	01.01.1997	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Biologische Bekämpfung der Maulwurfsgrille (Werre)	01.01.1994	31.12.1995
ongoing	CH	Prüfung von Pflanzenbehandlungsmitteln und lebenden Organismen in verschiedenen Kulturen

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