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FiBL projects

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Capitalization of Agroecological Research Evidence from the r4d programme in West Africa (CARE R4D) 01.04.2023 30.03.2026
completed CH Promotion of the organic cotton and textile sub-sector in Burkina Faso through the CCBE (proBio CCBE) 01.05.2021 30.04.2023
completed CH Conducting of trainings for cotton farmers and selected key stakeholders in the implementation of organic cotton standards in Uzbek cotton production 16.04.2020 31.10.2021
completed CH OCA Organic Cotton Training Curriculum (OCTC) 01.03.2020 30.04.2021
completed CH Role of crop diversification in livelihood improvement of Indian organic cotton growers 17.01.2020 31.10.2020
completed CH Äthiopien Agrinatura VCA4D Baumwolle 08.01.2020 31.08.2020
completed CH Seeding the Green Future: Breeding for Securing Organic Cotton & Genetic Diversity Phase II (2018-2022) (SGF) 01.01.2018 30.06.2022
completed CH Fostering sustainability in production and trade of raw materials, horticulture and tropical products (RaMHOT): assessing the impact of certification schemes on farm incomes, inclusive rural development and market access (RaMHOT) 20.12.2017 20.12.2018
completed CH Seeding the Green Future: Breeding for Securing Organic Cotton & Genetic Diversity Phase I (Indian Cotton Season 2017/18) (SGF) 01.01.2017 31.03.2018
ongoing CH Decentralised farmers participatory identification and selection of cotton cultivars suitable to organic and Low-Input conditions in India (Green Cotton) 01.01.2013
completed CH Cotton Cultivar Evaluation for organic and low input farming in India (CCE) 01.06.2011 30.05.2017
completed CH Syprobio-Improving farmers income and food security in diversified organic production systems in West-Africa (SYPROBIO) 01.01.2011 31.12.2015
completed CH Organic cotton- Experimental Learning Methodologies 01.01.2010 31.07.2010
ongoing CH Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom) 01.05.2005 31.12.2026

Seed security (Green Cotton and Cotton Cultivar Evaluation (CCE))
Both projects are based on the variety testing and participatory breeding of GMO-free organic cotton in India. Currently, organic cotton production in India faces a drastic decline, which can be explained by the expansion of genetically modified Bt-cotton cultivars. The Cotton Cultivar Evaluation (CCE) project focuses on the re-establishment of the GMO-free supply chain and the short-term identification of existing cultivars that are suited to organic farming conditions. The Green Cotton project aims for long-term improvement and adaptation by decentralized participatory breeding initiatives involving male and female smallholders. Thus, both projects for organic cotton seeds establish the long-term seed sovereignty of smallholders and secure global organic cotton production in the future. Close collaboration with local farmers and public breeding institutions in India will contribute to the agricultural sector's adaptation to climate change in the future.

Improving biodiversity (SYPROBIO)
The SYPROBIO project has been implemented to solve evolving food security and climate change adaptation problems within West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, and Benin). Soil fertility, seed improvement, pest management, agronomy, and socio-economics are the main targeted topics. Cotton cultivation represents one of the main income sources of smallholder farmers from these regions.

Productivity and profitability (SYSCOM)
The long-term trials of SYSCOM are based on the idea to research advantages and disadvantages of organic agriculture systems within the tropical region. In India, the research focuses on the comparison of cotton, soybean, and wheat crop rotations. Besides the long-term trials, SYSCOM supports “Participatory technology development (PTD)” that detects and implements locally adapted solutions for evolving problems within the organic agriculture sector. www.systems-comparison.fibl.org