Seed & plant breeding

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- 12/19/2024 : Updated list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties
- 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	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	LupiSweet – Alkaloid monitoring in white lupin (LupiSweet)	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 DE EU	Organic seed and plant breeding to accelerate sustainable and diverse food systems in Europe (LiveSeeding)	01.10.2022	30.09.2026
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
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	Breeding white lupin for resistance & quality for innovative Swiss food from sustainable, regional production (LUPINNO SUISSE)	01.03.2021	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Anbau- und Absatzförderung neuer Dinkelsorten (DAACH Dinkelsorten)	07.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Control of the sanitary quality of cereal seeds (QualSanCé VD)	01.01.2021	31.12.2022
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 EU	Engagement of the organic value chain to support Organic Breeding in Europe (ENGAGEMENT.BIOBREEDING EUROPE)	01.09.2019	31.08.2022
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	Organic horticultural seeds	01.05.2018	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production (BRESOV)	01.05.2018	30.04.2023
completed	DE	Organisation und Durchführung der Öko-Feldtage 2019	01.03.2018	31.08.2019
completed	CH	Förderung des Angebotes von qualitativ guten und kostengünstigen Schweizer Knospe Beerenjungpflanzen	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
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	DE	Entwicklung von Bildungsangeboten, um Brandenburger Kleingärtner für den Erhalt der Nutzpflanzenvielfalt zu gewinnen	01.01.2018	31.12.2018
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	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	AT	Biodiversitätsschulungen und Demonstrationsbetriebe 2016	01.09.2016	28.02.2018
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	Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems (DIVERSIFOOD)	01.03.2015	28.02.2019
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	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	Promotion of soybean cultivation in Switzerland by improved cultivars and cultivation techniques	01.01.2013	31.12.2015
ongoing	CH	Publication d’articles dans l’AGRI (Journal agricole principal de Suisse romande)	01.01.2013
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	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	Chances and potentials of various plant breeding techniques for organic farming (Züchtungsmethoden für den Ökolandbau)	01.01.2010	31.10.2011
completed	CH	Influence of cropping system and cultivar on wheat quality (HPTLC Weizen)	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Verhütung von Krähenfrass bei Körner- und Silomais	01.01.2010	31.12.2013
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
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	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	Produktion von Publikationen für Landwirte, Berater, Studenten und Konsumenten (Beratungs- und Bildungsunterlagen)
ongoing	CH DE	organicXseeds

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