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FiBL news on soil

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TransforMed project: promoting agroforestry to regenerate degraded soils in the Southern Mediterranean basin

After decades of intensive farming practices that have degraded soil quality and fertility, as well…

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Regenerative soil management through innovation in the Mediterranean region

A Mediterranean network of five living labs in France, Greece and Spain is laying the foundations…

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Video: Comparison of organic fertilisers: impact on climate, yield and soil life

FiBL and Agroscope have conducted the project Recycle4Bio since 2018. A new video shows the first…

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Become a citizen scientist – give your input in a current survey in the project "Waste4Soil"

The ability to appropriately recycle food processing waste and the promotion of healthy soils are…

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Benefits of agroforestry in the Sahel

Agroforestry in arid regions like the Sahel have a wide range of benefits for farms. They can…

New project for healthier soils launched

In mid-January 2024, FiBL Europe and ÖMKi participated in the kick-off meeting of the SOILL Startup…

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Media release

Inoculation against diseased fields

Farmland often harbours a multitude of pathogens which can attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss…

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Launch of Europe-wide research project on soil health

In mid-February, the transdisciplinary project BENCHMARKS was launched at Wageningen University. The…

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A new platform to optimise nutrient management in the EU: Launch of the NUTRIBUDGET project

Launched in the beginning of September 2022, the NUTRIBUDGET project will develop a prototype of an…

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Study reveals intensive grassland management hampers the recovery of soil food webs from drought

New research led by Mathilde Chomel of FiBL France has shown that intensive grassland management…