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- 11/07/2024 : Breeding for integrated pest management – advancing resilience through innovative varieties
- 10/11/2024 : Growing together: competence centre for Swiss plant breeding
- 08/08/2024 : Challenges and solutions in implementing the EU organic regulation for organic seeds
- 11/13/2023 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 10/17/2023 : The Second European Organic Seed Policy Conference presents a roadmap to increasing the production of organic seeds
- 09/18/2023 : The Second Organic Seed Policy Conference on the organic seed sector in Poland
- 07/12/2023 : Efficient seed extraction in organic tomato cultivation
- 12/06/2022 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/17/2022 : Organic seed policy conference and kick-off meeting of the LIVESEEDING project
- 11/08/2022 : Bread wheat varieties in organic farming
- 10/18/2022 : Increasing crop resilience – new project Root2Res was launched
- 07/21/2022 : A journey to organic plant and animal breeding initiatives in Europe
- 12/06/2021 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/23/2021 : How to make organic plant breeding mainstream
- 07/01/2021 : Video: Insights into the BRESOV project
- 04/26/2021 : Wanted: Robust bundles of protein
- 03/23/2021 : New router database connects EU member states' organic seed databases
- 01/28/2021 : New trainers’ guide "Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Organic Cotton" published
- 08/13/2020 : Online event "How organic breeding adds value to the food chain"
- 06/16/2020 : Mapping organic livestock breeding in Europe
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 02/24/2020 : organicXseeds now also available in Denmark
- 07/26/2018 : The ruling by the European Court of Justice on gene-editing: an initial assessment by FiBL
- 07/11/2018 : First annual meeting of the European project ReMIX held in France
- 02/13/2018 : Animal and plant breeding at BIOFACH 2018
- 10/30/2017 : Seed as a commons: Key for organic plant breeding - establishing alternatives to seed monopolies
- 12/04/2015 : Dossier on plant breeding techniques re-edited
- 06/24/2015 : June 24-26, 2015: Eucarpia-COBRA-ECO-PB event on organic plant breeding in Munich, Germany
- 08/24/2009 : Seed Diversity in organic agriculture: FiBL feedback on Draft IFOAM Position
- 06/09/2008 : OrganicXseeds now the official database in Bulgaria
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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	Encouraging the cultivation of minor legumes in Switzerland through the development of innovative plant-based foods (LEGU4FOOD)	01.11.2024	31.10.2027
ongoing	CH	Protect and Promote Crop Wild Relatives (Pro-Wild)	01.09.2024	31.08.2029
ongoing	CH	Integrating breeding for IPM into the deployment landscape for wheat, potatoes and grain legumes (IPMorama)	01.09.2024	31.08.2028
ongoing	AT	Bionet Österreich 2024	01.04.2024	31.03.2025
ongoing	CH EU	Improving yields in organic cropping systems (OrganicYieldsUP)	01.02.2024	31.01.2028
ongoing	CH	Cowpea – an underutilised and drought-resistant grain legume for diverse nutrition and climate-friendly agriculture in Switzerland	01.01.2024	31.01.2026
ongoing	CH	Fundamentals of the selection of enhanced symbiotic nitrogen fixation in pea breeding (PiSym)	01.01.2024	31.01.2026
ongoing	CH	Validation of microbiome-mediated resistance of pea to soil fatigue under field conditions (VaMiBO)	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
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	LupiSweet – Alkaloid monitoring in white lupin (LupiSweet)	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Organic stone fruit	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Qualitative and quantitative promotion of Swiss organic pear cultivation	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Benefits of organic breeding: taking stock and raising awareness (benefits.biobreeding)	01.11.2023	31.10.2026
ongoing	CH	Agrivoltaic (AgriSolar Forschung)	02.10.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	DE	Develop roadmaps to improve the supply of organically produced seed and planting material until 2036 (RoadmapsOekoPVM)	01.09.2023	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Organic sweet fennel production in Switzerland (Fenchelprojekt Coop)	27.03.2023	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	High-Oleic-Sunflower variety trial and advice	01.03.2023	31.12.2025
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	Poma nova: monitoring an organic varietal orchard in the canton of Vaud	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	DE	Organic field days 2025	01.01.2023	30.08.2025
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	Climate resiliant grape varieties to secure yield (KliWiReSSE)	01.10.2022	30.09.2025
ongoing	CH	Root2Res: Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change (EU Root2Res)	01.09.2022	31.08.2027
ongoing	CH	Variety trials in winter oats	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Variety trials rye	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Variety trial of faba beans for feed and food purposes	01.09.2022	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Innovative Organic fruit Breeding and uses (InnOBreed)	01.07.2022	30.06.2026
completed	DE	Organic field days 2023	01.06.2022	21.10.2023
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
completed	CH	EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich	28.02.2022	01.05.2023
ongoing	CH	Ingweranbau in der Schweiz	01.02.2022	31.01.2025
ongoing	CH	Establishment of a modern apricot production in the German-speaking part of Switzerland	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
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	Consumption of Resilient Orphan Crops & Products for Healthier Diets (CROPS4HD)	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
ongoing	CH	EVAluation of Soybean varieties for low Input and Organic productioN under stressed conditions (EVASION)	01.03.2021	31.03.2025
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
ongoing	CH	Anbau- und Absatzförderung neuer Dinkelsorten (DAACH Dinkelsorten)	07.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Sortenprüfung und Verbreitung resistenter Kartoffeln für den biologischen Landbau (Kartoffelsortenversuche)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Blue and white lupin (Lupin bleu et lupin blanc)	01.01.2021	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Control of the sanitary quality of cereal seeds (QualSanCé VD)	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Breeding to establish Swiss peas in agriculture and human nutrition (ZESELE)	01.10.2020	30.09.2024
completed		Etablierung des Lavendelanbaus im Mühlviertel - Kultivierungsversuche, Entwicklung von Ernte- und Aufbereitungstechniken sowie Produktentwicklung (Mühlviertler Granit Lavendel)	01.08.2020	31.07.2022
completed	CH	Plant microbiome recruitment for superior agricultural systems (AGRIBIOME)	01.04.2020	31.03.2024
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	PGREL project "Use of gene resources in apples for organic farming II" (PGREL-Nutzungsprojekt)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Cultivar testing and optimizing the cultivation of white and narrow-leafed lupin	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	AT	Erhaltungszüchtung Schlägler Bio Roggen	01.09.2019	31.08.2024
completed	CH EU	Engagement of the organic value chain to support Organic Breeding in Europe (ENGAGEMENT.BIOBREEDING EUROPE)	01.09.2019	31.08.2022
completed	CH	Innovationen in der Sortenprüfung in Europa zur Förderung der Einführung neuer Sorten, die besser an verschiedene biotische und abiotische Stressbedingungen und an nachhaltigere Anbaumethoden angepasst sind (INVITE)	01.07.2019	30.06.2024
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	Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production (BRESOV)	01.05.2018	30.04.2023
completed	CH	Organic horticultural seeds	01.05.2018	31.12.2018
completed	DE	Organisation und Durchführung der Öko-Feldtage 2019	01.03.2018	31.08.2019
completed	CH	Day of organic arable farming 2019	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	DE	Entwicklung von Bildungsangeboten, um Brandenburger Kleingärtner für den Erhalt der Nutzpflanzenvielfalt zu gewinnen	01.01.2018	31.12.2018
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	Förderung des Angebotes von qualitativ guten und kostengünstigen Schweizer Knospe Beerenjungpflanzen	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH DE	LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe (LIVESEED)	01.06.2017	30.09.2021
completed	CH	Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use (SolACE)	01.05.2017	30.09.2022
completed	CH	ReMIX - Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures (ReMIX)	01.05.2017	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Development of Integrated Management for Organic Fruit Production	01.04.2017	31.12.2019
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
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	Improvement of population breeding of open-pollinated broccoli as a replacement for cell-fusion based CMS hybrids (Brokkoli Züchtung)	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	AT	Biodiversitätsschulungen und Demonstrationsbetriebe 2016	01.09.2016	28.02.2018
completed	AT	Erhaltungszüchtung Schlägler Bio Roggen	15.08.2016	15.08.2019
completed	CH	Improving disease resistance of peas through selection at the plant-soil interface (resPEAct)	01.06.2016	31.12.2020
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
completed	CH	Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems (DIVERSIFOOD)	01.03.2015	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Testing of sweet and sour cherry and plum cultivars for organic growing	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Improvement of the quality of organic oninons (BioZwiebeln)	01.01.2015	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Enhancment of the organic small fruit production	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 DE	Support for organic plant breeding research (Support Pflanzenzüchtung)	01.10.2014	30.09.2019
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	Zellfusionsfreie Sorten im Bio-Gemüseanbau: Züchtungsmethoden und Marktversorgung im Biogemüsebau	01.01.2014	31.12.2022
completed	CH	An integrated approach to diversify the genetic base, improve stress resistance, agronomic management and nutritional/processing quality of minor cereal crops for human nutrition in Europe (HEALTHYMINORCEREALS)	01.09.2013	31.08.2018
completed	CH	Coordinating Organic Plant Breeding Activities for Diversity (COBRA)	01.03.2013	28.02.2016
completed	CH	Multi-purpose cowpea inoculation for improved yields in small holder farms in Kenya (COWBIA)	01.03.2013	28.02.2016
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
ongoing	CH	Publication d’articles dans l’AGRI (Journal agricole principal de Suisse romande)	01.01.2013
completed	CH	Promotion of soybean cultivation in Switzerland by improved cultivars and cultivation techniques	01.01.2013	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Development of resistant potato varieties in Switzerland	01.01.2012	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Cotton Cultivar Evaluation for organic and low input farming in India (CCE)	01.06.2011	30.05.2017
ongoing	CH	European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB)	20.04.2011
completed	CH	Development of maize cultivars for organic agriculture – study of flower biology to optimize development of open pollinated populations	01.04.2011	31.03.2014
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	Verhütung von Krähenfrass bei Körner- und Silomais	01.01.2010	31.12.2013
completed	CH	Influence of cropping system and cultivar on wheat quality (HPTLC Weizen)	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Chances and potentials of various plant breeding techniques for organic farming (Züchtungsmethoden für den Ökolandbau)	01.01.2010	31.10.2011
completed	CH	Intercroping of cereals and grain legumes - Steps towards increased domestic protein production	01.01.2010	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Overview of seed and plant breeding activities of Swiss organisations in developing countries with special focus on organic and low input farming	01.05.2009	31.12.2010
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	Importance of selection environment on breeding gain	01.01.2009	31.12.2009
ongoing	CH	Coordination of plant breeding and variety testing for organic farming in Switzerland (Pflanzenzüchtung & Sortenprüfung – CH)	01.01.2009
completed	CH	Opportunities for farm seed conservation, breeding and production (FARMSEEDOPORTUNITIES)	01.01.2007	31.03.2010
completed	CH	Sicherstellung von biologischem Saat- und Pflanzgut: Verbesserung der Saat- und Pflanzgutgesundheit im Biogemüsebau (Saatgutgesundheit)	01.05.2006	01.05.2009
completed	CH	Saatgut ohne Gentechnik	01.01.2006	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Increasing Fruit consumption through a trans disciplinary approach leading to High quality produce from environmentally safe, sustainable methods (ISAFRUIT)	01.01.2006	30.09.2010
ongoing	CH	Bio-Mahlweizenversuchsnetz (Winterweizen Sortenversuch)	01.01.2004
completed	CH	Saatgut Pathologie: Sicherstellung von biologischem Saat- und Pflanzgut: Verbesserung der Saat- und Pflanzgutgesundheit im Biogemüsebau	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
ongoing	CH	Organic Seeds Service (Biosaatgutstelle)	01.01.2003
ongoing	CH	PSR old apple varieties	01.01.2003
completed	CH	Anbau bolivianischer Kartoffelsorten (Exotische Kartoffelsorten aus Bolivien)	01.01.2002	31.05.2011
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	Testing of new rootstocks for organic apple growing	01.01.1999	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Sortenprüfung pilzwiderstandsfähiger (PIWI) Rebsorten	01.01.1997	31.12.2007
ongoing	CH	Testing of pit fruit cultivars for organic growing	01.10.1994
ongoing	CH	Systematische sensorische Prüfung zur Optimierung der Sortenwahl und des Qualitätshandlings, Rebbau (Entwicklung Datenbank) (Sortenprüfung Weinbau)
ongoing	CH	Produktion von Publikationen für Landwirte, Berater, Studenten und Konsumenten (Beratungs- und Bildungsunterlagen)
ongoing	CH DE	organicXseeds

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