Crop protection

What FiBL is doing on this theme
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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	Intensification of knowledge sharing for the development of organic sugar beet (VulgBettBio)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
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	Optimizing soil cover for fruit crops (OptiC fruits)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	DE	Organic field days 2025	01.01.2023	30.08.2025
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	CH	Variety trials rye	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
completed	DE	Organic field days 2023	01.06.2022	21.10.2023
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	Organic conservation agriculture: weed management and soil quality (Adventisol)	01.01.2022	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
completed	CH	Organic beet plantation (PlantBett VD)	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Improving organic hemp cultivation (Bio Suisse Hanf)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	DialogProTec – New ways to protect our plants (DialogProTec)	01.07.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Unterstützung des Biozuckerrübenanbaus in der Schweiz	01.01.2019	31.03.2023
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	Verbuschung, Problempflanzen und Bewirtschaftungsplanung auf Alpweiden: Weiterentwicklung, Vereinheitlichung und Digitalisierung des Beratungsangebots (DigiPlanAlp)	01.03.2018	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Use of robots for efficient weed control	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Day of organic arable farming 2019	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Auswirkungen eines Hochfrequenz Strom Wandlers auf die Umwelt (Unkraut, Bodenbiologie und Fauna) (Zasso Elektroherb)	01.08.2017	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Introduction of "Precision farming" into Swiss organic farming	01.01.2017	31.12.2020
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	Organic soya in Switzerland – Optimising the Swiss production chain from seeds to the final product (B3S)	01.01.2016	31.03.2019
completed	CH	Organic Knowledge Network Arable (OK-Net Arable)	01.03.2015	28.02.2018
completed	CH	Dissemination of reduced tillage in the organic farming sector	01.01.2013	31.12.2017
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	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	Climate friendly arable and vegetable production (KLINE-AG)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Biocontrol of the creeping thistle	01.01.2003	31.12.2005

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