A farm-based sustainability assessment and networking platform to accelerate the agroecological transition of the Swiss organic sector

Farmers are supported in independently improving the sustainability of their farms: An online platform called "MeinHofKompass" offers a sustainability self-check, suggests information material based on the results, networks farmers with each other and with experts, and provides easy access to further advice

It will be investigated whether the platform and the various networking and information opportunities can promote and influence the decisions of farm managers in a way that strengthens the sustainability of their farms.

• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): Bridge - Discovery

• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) – National Research Programmes (NRPs)

• Bio Suisse

• Baumgart Lukas (Department of Food System Sciences)

• Baumann Patrick (Department of Extension, Training & Communication)
• Blumenstein Benjamin (Department of Food System Sciences)
• Carrel Katrin (Department of Soil Sciences)
• Curran Michael (Department of Food System Sciences)
• Dierauer Hansueli (Department of Soil Sciences)
• Geiser Anna (Department of Food System Sciences)
• Möhring Anke (Department of Food System Sciences)
• Papagiannakis Haris (Departement für Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme)
• Thanner Sophie (Department of Extension, Training & Communication)

Project coordination

• meinhofkompass.ch: Online platform "MeinHofKompass" (german)
• data.snf.ch: Project in the data portal of the Swiss National Science Foundation

• Advisory tools (Department of Extension, Training & Communication, FiBL Switzerland)
• Sustainability (Department of Food System Sciences, FiBL Switzerland)