Crop protection

What FiBL is doing on this theme
News on the theme
- 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	Valorising and balancing the ecosystem service benefits offered by legumes, and legume-based cropped systems (LegumES)	01.01.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli (2024-25)	01.01.2024	31.12.2025
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	BioDiVerger: 10 years +	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
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
ongoing	AT	Bildungsoffensive zu Anlage und Pflege von Blühstreifen im Ackerbau	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Establishment of a modern apricot production in the German-speaking part of Switzerland	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity provides Pollination Security: Honeybees and Wild Bees in (Swiss) Agriculture (CompBees)	01.10.2021	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Alternative Regulierungsmethoden des Kartoffelkäfers (Bio Suisse Kartoffelkäfer)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Change in insect communities over time (Insektengemeinschaften im Wandel)	01.01.2021	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Plant microbiome recruitment for superior agricultural systems (AGRIBIOME)	01.04.2020	31.03.2024
completed	CH	Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit im konventionellen Kernobst (Nachhaltigkeit Kernobst Migros)	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	Going Bananas: Restoring Livelihoods of Conflict Affected Farmers in Cotabato (Going Bananas)	01.07.2019	31.12.2020
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	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
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
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	National Center for Climate Serivces (NCCS): priority theme crop pests (NCCS)	01.10.2016	30.09.2021
completed	CH FR	Sustainable control of phytoplasma borne lavender disease	01.05.2016	30.06.2020
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	Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversityof organic orchards (ECOORCHARD)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
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	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	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
completed	CH	Schädlingsregulation im Feldbau durch funktionelle Biodiversität	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Instrumentes zur Beurteilung ökologischer Leistungen von landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben (SPP-U)	01.01.2000	31.12.2001

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