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- 05/23/2024 : Photovoice: Sustainability in images and words from the perspective of farmers in Andalusia and Ecuador
- 05/21/2024 : Advancing organic cacao cultivation in agroforestry: successful training in Bolivia
- 05/21/2024 : European project GrapeBreed4IPM has started
- 11/13/2023 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/13/2023 : Technical guide on organic bush berry production in Kosovo published
- 08/20/2023 : Risks for residues caused by spray drift in small organic vineyards in Switzerland
- 08/11/2023 : EU project BIOFRUITNET promoting innovation in organic fruit production
- 07/20/2023 : Opportunities for organic farming research in Southeast Asia
- 07/12/2023 : Efficient seed extraction in organic tomato cultivation
- 02/10/2023 : Booklet "Faces of Organic Cotton"
- 12/06/2022 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/23/2022 : Sheep in orchards: discover two podcasts on the ÉCORCE project
- 11/18/2022 : Portrait series: Faces of Organic Cotton
- 11/01/2022 : Three new organic technical guides for Moldova
- 10/17/2022 : New guide on organic seedling production for medicinal and aromatic plants for Kosovo
- 09/15/2022 : Success in the battle against the cotton seed crisis: first ever release of organic cotton varieties in India
- 08/26/2022 : New platform for the fight against Citrus Greening
- 06/09/2022 : Survey for practitioners on organic vegetable growing
- 02/11/2022 : Video: Indian cotton farmer meets Swiss influencer
- 12/23/2021 : Organic cocoa from agroforestry systems – international exchange in Bolivia
- 12/16/2021 : International FiBL cotton project honoured with research prize
- 12/06/2021 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/04/2021 : New guide on harvest and post-harvest handling of herbs for Kosovo
- 08/20/2021 : How to increase the sustainability of global supply chains
- 07/01/2021 : Video: Insights into the BRESOV project
- 06/22/2021 : Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials
- 04/13/2021 : What remedies for leaf blotch?
- 04/07/2021 : Oranges in danger
- 03/17/2021 : Workshop on improving the sustainability of intensive organic fruit orchards
- 01/28/2021 : New trainers’ guide "Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Organic Cotton" published
- 10/15/2020 : Meta-analysis on the agronomic, ecological and socio-economic performance of cacao agroforestry and monocultures systems published
- 10/14/2020 : Is organic chocolate more sustainable? Recent publication addresses the role of transportation in chocolates carbon footprint
- 08/25/2020 : Survey: Improving crop protection in organic fruit production – extended deadline
- 08/13/2020 : Online event "How organic breeding adds value to the food chain"
- 05/25/2020 : Website of the Biofruitnet project now online
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 01/09/2020 : Launch of new project BIOFRUITNET
- 12/10/2019 : Organic orange producers defend against the yellow dragon
- 09/26/2018 : Highlight for organic and fairtrade cotton in West Africa
- 09/04/2018 : Perennial flower strips - an effective measure against pests in fruit production
- 06/19/2018 : Optimising vegetable crops for organic farming: Launch of 4-year EU research project BRESOV
- 03/22/2018 : Agroforestry can safeguard the future of chocolate
- 11/08/2017 : FiBL and Indian agricultural university sign MoU to embark on collaborative projects
- 08/28/2017 : Cotton is back in Haiti: New hope for farmers
- 05/17/2017 : FiBL and Korean partners: Organic strategies for fruit orchards
- 02/23/2017 : Cacao agroforestry systems increase farmers’ income
- 07/11/2016 : FiBL scientists report the major bottlenecks of organic cotton production in India
- 03/23/2016 : CGIAR features FiBL cotton research in state of the art publication on innovation platforms
- 06/12/2015 : Launch of a new project to combat an important cocoa disease in West Africa
- 03/26/2015 : Syprobio project presented at Expo Milano 2015
- 03/24/2015 : Syprobio project: Tested innovations already being disseminated in West Africa
- 12/05/2013 : Long-term trial in India shows: Organic Cotton is competitive with GM crops
- 08/20/2012 : Apple thinning with potassium bicarbonate
- 07/06/2011 : GM cotton seeds a threat to Indian farmers
- 07/04/2011 : New consultancy mandate on organic apple and black currant production in Ukraine
- 06/07/2010 : FiBL-supported Citricos Ex wins Prestigious Mexican National Export Award for organic citrus exports to Switzerland
- 05/13/2009 : World Congress on Organic Cotton – From Fashion to Sustainability
- 02/02/2006 : New extension tools for organic cotton production
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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	Encapsulation of bacterial-fungal consortia for agricultural applications (ENHANCE)	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	Harnessing compost microbes for new crop protection products against foliar diseases	01.10.2024	30.09.2028
completed	CH	Decarbonization of coffee production residues by biochar-stimulated composting (DECARB-CO)	25.03.2024	30.06.2024
ongoing	CH	Cacao Field Lab Peru	01.03.2024	30.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Development of local compost production to optimize coffee production (Biofabrica)	08.02.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Pilot trials "Functional biodiversity in brussels sprouts cultivation"	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	peat reduction with composted hemp fibres	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Carbon footprint and other environmental impacts in different cacao production system: a long-term analysis	01.01.2024	30.11.2028
ongoing	CH	Season extension for Swiss organic table strawberries	01.01.2024	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Biomostobst	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli (2024-25)	01.01.2024	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Cost-Benefit Analysis of Organic Fruit Production	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
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	FR	Fruit production in agroforestry and development of water savings: multistate and syntropic mediterranean orchards (PARDESSYM)	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Organic stone fruit	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Garden diversity	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Qualitative and quantitative promotion of Swiss organic pear cultivation	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Sustainable Sourcing Landscapes in Colombia	20.11.2023	20.11.2024
ongoing	FR	Fruit tree phytoplasmas: detection, epidemiology and control (PHYDEMO)	01.10.2023	30.03.2027
completed	CH	Regenerative Parsley production in Central Europe	01.05.2023	15.07.2023
ongoing	CH	Development of Organic Stone Fruit Production Technology	26.04.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	BioDiVerger: 10 years +	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Pre-harvest and post-harvest innovations to reduce pome fruit storage losses (INNO-STOCK)	01.04.2023	31.03.2027
ongoing	CH	Capitalization of Agroecological Research Evidence from the r4d programme in West Africa (CARE R4D)	01.04.2023	30.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Regional optimisation concepts for a demand-oriented water supply in fruit production in the region of Lake Constance	01.04.2023	31.03.2026
ongoing	CH	Organic sweet fennel production in Switzerland (Fenchelprojekt Coop)	27.03.2023	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Flower reservoirs in stone fruit orchards: promoting functional biodiversity with a low input strategy	01.03.2023	28.02.2026
completed	CH	Broschüre Knospe-Umstellung in Gärtnereien	09.01.2023	11.03.2024
ongoing	CH	Poma nova: monitoring an organic varietal orchard in the canton of Vaud	01.01.2023	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Optimizing soil cover for fruit crops (OptiC fruits)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Vitiforestry – An adaptation strategy for viticulture to climate change and biodiversity loss (ArboViti)	01.01.2023	30.12.2025
completed	CH	Analysis of organic pear production in Switzerland for the preparation of a pear project	01.01.2023	31.12.2023
ongoing	FR	Improving the resilience of lavender plantations through agroecological recycling of residual biomass from distillation processes (RésiLav)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Vitiforestry – a sustainable strategy for viticulture to cope with climate change?	01.01.2023	31.07.2027
completed	CH	Evaluation VEGI Mongolia (Eval VEGI Mongolia)	15.12.2022	30.06.2023
ongoing	CH	Biodiversity boost through regenerative organic agroforestry in Central Ghana	20.11.2022	30.11.2024
ongoing	CH	Swiss production of organic raspberries for processing	01.11.2022	31.12.2025
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	Larixyne – a green fungicide solution for European Vineyards (Eco-Larix)	01.10.2022	30.04.2025
ongoing	CH	Promoting the Sara Ana Center in Bolivia as a renowned international training and research centre for cacao related agroforestry	01.10.2022	30.06.2025
completed	FR	Agroecological leverages for low-input fruit tree nurseries (Pépinière bas intrant – Veauvy)	01.10.2022	01.10.2024
ongoing	CH	Climate resiliant grape varieties to secure yield (KliWiReSSE)	01.10.2022	30.09.2025
ongoing	CH	Recycling palm oil production residues by composting (Côte d'Ivoire Compost huile de palme)	01.09.2022	28.02.2025
ongoing	CH	Input list for winemaking product testing (BML Wein Produktprüfung)	01.07.2022
ongoing	CH	Innovative Organic fruit Breeding and uses (InnOBreed)	01.07.2022	30.06.2026
ongoing	CH	Agriculture - Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation with Biochar (Charclim)	01.06.2022	31.12.2026
completed	DE	Organic field days 2023	01.06.2022	21.10.2023
completed	CH	Cocoa-based dynamic agroforestry and wild Bolivian specialty cocoa value chain development (Amazonia resiliente)	10.04.2022	31.07.2023
completed	CH	Quality assurance in Swiss organic chicory production (Bio-Chicorée)	01.04.2022	31.03.2024
ongoing	CH	Torfreduzierte und torffreie Anzuchtsubstrate für Jungpflanzen im produzierenden Gemüsebau (Torfreduktion)	01.04.2022	31.05.2026
completed	AT	Bionet Österreich 2022 - Bioacker (Bionet)	01.04.2022	31.03.2024
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
completed	CH	SIRED Kosovo	01.02.2022	15.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Evidence-based transformation in pesticide governance (TRAPEGO)	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Biodiversitätspunktesystems für Gemüsebaubetriebe	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
ongoing	AT	Market gardening - innovation to strengthen the Austrian supply of fresh vegetables	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
completed	FR	Towards agroforestry in fruit growing: multi-layer & syntropic systems for climate change resilience and water protection	01.01.2022	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Farmtrail (Landwirtschaftsweg und Klimapfad Lindau)	01.01.2022
ongoing	CH	Establishment of a modern apricot production in the German-speaking part of Switzerland	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Microplastics from road traffic and biogas slurry in soil (BLW-Mikroplastik)	01.12.2021	31.01.2024
completed	CH	Consultation of the Sidama Coffee Cooperative Union (SCFCU) regarding the new EU organic regulation (GIZ ICS Ethiopia)	03.11.2021	15.12.2022
completed	CH	Partizipative Forschung Biogemüsebau	01.11.2021	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Organic dried prunes	01.09.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	AT CH	MIcro- and NAno-Plastics in AGRIcultural Soils: sources, environmental fate and impacts on ecosystem services and overall sustainability (MINAGRIS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Course Organic Gardening School Hünibach (Lehrgang Biogarten)	01.07.2021
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
ongoing	CH	Improving the shelf life of organic beetroots - Influence of different production strategies	01.05.2021	30.04.2025
ongoing	CH	Fair & Organic Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire	01.03.2021	31.12.2024
completed	FR	Studies about the association of sheep breeding and fruit tree production (ECORCE)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Organic Palm Oil from Africa – Bio Suisse certified palm oil from small-scale farmers in Ivory Coast	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Optimizing supply of organic broccoli	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Organic hazelnuts	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Alternative Bewirtschaftungsmethoden in Obstanlagen zur Reduktion von synthetischen Pflanzenschutzmittel mit Risikopotential. (ArboPhytoRed)	01.01.2021	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Vermittlung, Umsetzung und Wissensaustausch im biologischen Aprikosenanbau (Vulg-ABBIO)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Impact of volcanic rock on vine health and carbon sequestration (VitiBasalte)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	GEP (Good Experimental Practice) plot for evaluating alternatives to copper (InNoVaudCuivre)	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Organic action plan for the Canton of Valais (Plan d'action Bio pour VS)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Biodiversity Standard for european fruit & vegetable production (Biodiversity Add-on)	16.11.2020	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Optimization of non-chemical weed management in aromatic and medicinal plants (OGAPAM)	01.11.2020	01.05.2025
completed	CH	Cocoa Value Chain Analysis for Development Ecuador (Cocoa VCA 4D)	02.10.2020	31.07.2021
completed	CH	Facilitating organic cocoa development in Central Cameroon	01.09.2020	31.12.2022
ongoing	CH	Sustainable Plant Protection Transition: A Global Approach (SPRINT)	01.09.2020	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Resilient varieties for sustainable fruit growing in Switzerland (RESO)	01.09.2020	30.08.2024
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	Sustainable cocoa sourcing landscapes in Peru	01.07.2020	30.06.2022
ongoing	CH	Strengthening the competitiveness of various value chains in Peru (SeCompetitivo Peru)	22.06.2020
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	DE	Wege zu mehr Ökolandbau und Grundwasserschutz in Südhessen: Erarbeitung eines Grobkonzepts	01.04.2020	30.06.2021
completed	AT	Suitability analysis of mobile keeping of organic laying hens in organic apple orchards	01.04.2020	31.12.2021
completed	AT	Bionet Österreich 2020 - Bioacker (Bionet)	01.04.2020	31.03.2022
completed	CH	Beratungspaket zur Einbindung weiterer Pflanzenproduktionsbetriebe in die Torfreduktionsvereinbarung (Beratungsprojekt Torfreduktion Zierpflanzen Baumschulen)	17.03.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	OCA Organic Cotton Training Curriculum (OCTC)	01.03.2020	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Fact finding for the establishment of a direct value chain for Bio Suisse certified green pistachio kernels from Turkey	01.02.2020	30.04.2020
completed	CH	Verbesserung der Nachhaltigkeit im konventionellen Kernobst (Nachhaltigkeit Kernobst Migros)	01.02.2020	31.12.2021
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	Analyse Knospe für kommunale Erholungs- und Grünanlagen/Regionen	01.01.2020	31.03.2020
completed	CH	Maize intercropping for silage (Maïs associé pour ensilage)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	PGREL project "Use of gene resources in apples for organic farming II" (PGREL-Nutzungsprojekt)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks (BIOFRUITNET)	01.11.2019	30.04.2023
completed	CH	Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems	01.11.2019	30.09.2022
completed	CH	Integration toleranter Sorten gegenüber Pilzkrankheiten in das Schweizer Weinsortiment	01.09.2019	31.08.2021
completed	CH	Farmer capacity development to improve organic sesame production in Ethiopia	01.07.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Going Bananas: Restoring Livelihoods of Conflict Affected Farmers in Cotabato (Going Bananas)	01.07.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Networking of Organic Reference Farms and Field Trial Demonstration (R2BIOGE)	01.07.2019	31.12.2020
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	DialogProTec – New ways to protect our plants (DialogProTec)	01.07.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Validierung und Weiterentwicklung eines Eiablage Prognosesystems für die Kirschessigfliege in der Nordwestschweiz (SIMKEF-CH)	01.05.2019	01.05.2021
ongoing	DE	Competence and Practice Research Network for the Further Development of Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture (NutriNet)	01.03.2019	28.02.2027
completed	CH FR	Control fusariosis in garlic and melon crops according to soil diversity. Proposal of agronomic and ecological levers in SYNERGY with the potentialities of pedoclimatic contexts and with conventional and organic farming systems. (SYNERGIES)	01.01.2019	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Neue Wege im Pflanzenschutz im Bio-Obstbau: Entwicklung und Evaluation von IT-gestützten Pflanzenschutzverfahren im FiBL-Freiluft-Labor	01.01.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Organic berries: Interest group in Vaud	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Fertilizer Test Polysulphate	01.01.2019	31.07.2020
completed	CH	Meta-analysis on the sustainability of cocoa production systems along a diversity gradient (Biodiversity Climate)	01.01.2019	30.04.2020
ongoing	CH	Plant protection products action plan PCS	01.01.2019
ongoing	CH	New ways in plant protection in organic fruit growing: Development and evaluation of IT-supported plant protection methods and a new training system	01.01.2019	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Mit neuen Strategien gegen neue Schädlinge: Wanzenbekämpfung im biologischen Landbau (Wanzenregulierung)	01.01.2019	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Bio-dynamischer Weinbau – eine Lösung für den Klimawandel	01.12.2018	31.12.2021
completed	AT	Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe (BEST4SOIL)	01.11.2018	31.03.2022
completed	CH	Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa	01.10.2018	30.04.2019
completed	AT	Grüne Seestadt - Lernen für die essbare Stadt der Zukunft (Essbare Seestadt)	02.07.2018	01.01.2021
completed	CH	Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production (BRESOV)	01.05.2018	30.04.2023
completed	CH	Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems (RELACS)	01.05.2018	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Organic horticultural seeds	01.05.2018	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Organic and bio-dynamic vegetable production in low-energy GREENhouses – sustainable, RESILIENT and innovative food production systems (Greenresilient)	02.04.2018	01.10.2021
completed	CH	Dynamic Agroforestry Systems (DAFS) (DAFS)	01.04.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	DOMINO -Dynamic sod mulching and use of recycled amendments to increase biodiversity, resilience and sustainability of intensive organic apple orchards and vineyards (DOMINO)	01.04.2018	02.08.2021
completed	CH	Low-input orchard (BioDiVerger)	01.01.2018	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
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	Enhancing supply chain stability, resilience and sustainability through improved sub-supplier management – chocolate and cotton apparel case studies	01.01.2018	30.06.2022
completed	CH	Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Avocado Zulieferbetrieben zur Hotspot- und Risikoanalyse für die REWE Group	01.01.2018	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Förderung des Angebotes von qualitativ guten und kostengünstigen Schweizer Knospe Beerenjungpflanzen	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
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	Coop Organic Facts	01.11.2017	30.05.2018
completed	CH	Vorstudie für die Entwicklung einer Lieferantenrichtlinie für Schweizer Wein-Produzenten	01.10.2017	30.06.2019
completed	CH	Förderung der Biodiversität in den Weinbergen des Lavaux (BioDivLavaux)	30.09.2017	31.12.2019
completed	FR	Sheep in vineyards: toxicity risk evaluation of vineyard copper treatment on sheep	01.09.2017	01.09.2019
completed	AT CH	SMART-Bewertung von Apfelproduzenten des Südtiroler Apfelkonsortiums	01.07.2017	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	Development of Integrated Management for Organic Fruit Production	01.04.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Nitrogen use efficiency in arable and vegetable production for reducing nitrate leaching losses to groundwater (NitroGäu)	01.04.2017	30.11.2021
completed	CH FR	Compost - Soil fertility and plant health	01.03.2017	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	Implementation of peat-reduced substrates in ornamental growing into the practice	01.01.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Colombia + Competitiva - Strengthening the Competitiveness of the Private Sector	01.01.2017	30.06.2019
completed	AT CH	Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Bio-Südtirol Apfel Produzenten zur Hotspot-Analyse und als Grundlage für eine Optimierungs-Strategie	01.01.2017	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Nachhaltigkeit in der Schweizer Kernobstproduktion – Tobi Seeobst AG	01.01.2017	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Organic fresh herbs	01.01.2017	31.12.2021
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	Bionet Österreich 2016 - Bioacker (Bionet)	01.09.2016	31.03.2020
completed	AT	Bildungsoffensive für eine nachhaltige Zierpflanzenproduktion mit Schwerpunkt auf die biologische Produktion 2016 (Nachhaltige Zierpflanzenproduktion)	01.08.2016	31.12.2017
completed	CH FR	Sustainable control of phytoplasma borne lavender disease	01.05.2016	30.06.2020
completed	AT	Operationelle Gruppe Weiterentwicklung Bio-Wintergemüse – Lösung von konkreten Problemstellungen beim Anbau von Bio-Wintergemüse	01.05.2016	01.04.2019
completed	CH	Effizienzmessungen von zwei biologischen und biodynamischen Methoden im Vergleich zu zwei IP Programmen auf zwei Weinbergen im Lavaux (Biodivigne)	01.04.2016	31.12.2019
completed	CH AT	Organic Food Systems Africa (OFSA)	01.03.2016	28.02.2019
completed	CH	KTI development and testing of suitable substrates for small fruit production	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
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	Organic Agriculture in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi OAS)	05.10.2015	23.03.2017
completed	CH	Testing of sweet and sour cherry and plum cultivars for organic growing	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversityof organic orchards (ECOORCHARD)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Improvement of the quality of organic oninons (BioZwiebeln)	01.01.2015	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Promotion of production and sales for organic standard tree cultivation	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
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	Mid-term Evaluation Biotrade South Africa Project	01.09.2014	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Cadmium availability in soils and its uptake by cocoa in Latin America (CdOCOA)	01.04.2014	31.12.2016
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	Zellfusionsfreie Sorten im Bio-Gemüseanbau: Züchtungsmethoden und Marktversorgung im Biogemüsebau	01.01.2014	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Botanical plant protection agent from Larix by-products (PROLARIX)	01.11.2013	31.10.2015
completed	CH	GREENCITY SWITZERLAND - Development of a label for sustainable green cities (GSS)	20.02.2013	20.02.2016
completed	CH	Organic greenhouse horticulture (OGH)	01.01.2013	31.12.2016
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	Applied experiments for organic vegetable growing	01.01.2013
completed	CH	Biodiversité de 4 vignobles du canton de Vaud et qualité des moûts et des vins de ces parcelles	01.01.2013	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Biologischer Anbau von Pinot Noir Reben Vitis vinifera L im Wallis: Wirkung von Bewässerung sowie verschiedener Düngungs- und Bodenbearbeitungsverfahren auf physiologische Stressreduktion, Wuchs, Ertrag und Qualität	01.04.2012	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Essais avec silicuivre et autres substances non cupriques pour ré-duire l'utilisation du cuivre en viticulture bio	01.03.2012	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Cotton Cultivar Evaluation for organic and low input farming in India (CCE)	01.06.2011	30.05.2017
completed	CH	Einfluss von BIOSOL Dünger auf Pflanzenwachstum, Pflanzengesundheit und Qualität von Reben unter Praxisbedingungen	01.05.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Barry Callebaut cocoa production research: System research approach to increase cocoa sustainability	01.05.2011	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Umstellungsberatung für Bioproduktion und Biounterhalt der Stadtgärtnerei Basel	01.01.2011	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Forschung und Beratung für die Stadtgärtnereien Basel, Luzern und Winterthur	01.01.2011	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Schulgartenprojekt	01.01.2011	15.06.2012
completed	CH	Merkblatt Steinobst	01.01.2011	31.12.2011
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	Citrus Greening and NFC Procurement 2020-24	01.01.2011	30.05.2024
completed	CH	Organic farming without copper	01.01.2011	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Feldversuch für moderne Düngung- und Bodenpflege für Biorebbau	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Organic cotton- Experimental Learning Methodologies	01.01.2010	31.07.2010
completed	CH	Prüfung feuerbrandtoleranter Sorten und Unterlagen	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Optimierung von biologischen Anbausystemen (Schwerpunkt Birnenanbau)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Climate friendly arable and vegetable production (KLINE-AG)	01.01.2009	31.12.2011
ongoing	CH	Schorfprognose (RIMpro)	01.01.2008
completed	CH	Weinqualitätsbestimmung mit GDV-Methoden	01.01.2008	31.12.2010
completed	CH	Prüfung der Wirkung von biodynamischen Präparaten auf Boden, Pflanze und Wein	01.01.2008	31.12.2011
ongoing	CH	Research and Development on herbs and elderberry growing for Ricola AG	01.01.2008
completed	CH	Expertenworkshop ökologischer Zierpflanzenbau (im Rahmen des Bundesprogramms Ökologischer Landbau)	15.11.2007	28.02.2009
completed	CH	Contamination in Organic Vegetables (PathOrganic)	01.08.2007	30.07.2011
completed	CH	Netzwerk im ökologischen Gemüsebau	01.01.2007	30.11.2009
completed	CH	Organic Orange and Grapefruit Juice Production, Mexico	01.01.2007	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Biological control of lepidoptera pests through functional biodiversity in cabbage crops	01.01.2007	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Sicherstellung von biologischem Saat- und Pflanzgut: Verbesserung der Saat- und Pflanzgutgesundheit im Biogemüsebau (Saatgutgesundheit)	01.05.2006	01.05.2009
completed	CH	Organic viticulture and wine-making: development of environment and consumer friendly technologies for organic wine quality improvement and scientifically based legislative framework (ORWINE)	01.02.2006	31.05.2009
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
completed	CH	Moderner biologischer Weinbau: Wirkung verschiedener Düngemittel (MOBODU)	01.01.2006	31.12.2015
ongoing	CH	Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom)	01.05.2005	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Use of mycorrhizal inocula in field and horticultural crops	01.05.2005	31.08.2007
completed	CH	Biocontrol of the cherry fruit fly with entomopathogenic nematodes	01.05.2005	31.03.2008
completed	CH	Potential and Limits of Pesticide Free Apple Growing by a Self-Regulating Orchard Set-Up (SFS)	01.01.2005	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Netzwerk Gemüsebauforschung	01.01.2004	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Aufbau einer schweizer Bio-Tafeltrauben Produktion	01.01.2004	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Replacement of Copper Fungicides in Organic Production of Grapevine and Apple in Europe (REPCO)	01.11.2003	31.10.2007
completed	CH	Kaolinbehandlungen gegen Obstschädlinge	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Optimierung des biologischen Gemüsebaus durch Gründüngung und Fruchtfolge	01.01.2003	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Saatgut Pathologie: Sicherstellung von biologischem Saat- und Pflanzgut: Verbesserung der Saat- und Pflanzgutgesundheit im Biogemüsebau	01.01.2003	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Applikationstechniken zur Regulierung von Schädlingen im Gemüsebau	01.01.2003	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Wirkung biologisch-dynamischer Präparate in Rebbergen	01.01.2003	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Quality compost: a durable solution for two different problems	01.01.2003	31.12.2005
ongoing	CH	PSR old apple varieties	01.01.2003
completed	CH	Einsatz von Mykorrhizapilzen und Qualitätskomposten bei der Anzucht von Jungpflanzen im ökologischen Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau	01.06.2002	31.10.2003
completed	CH	Regulierung der Kirschfruchtfliege	01.01.2002	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Optimierung der Anbautechnik von Zierpflanzen und Topfkräutern	01.01.2002	31.12.2005
ongoing	CH	Schädlingsregulierung Obstbau	01.01.2002
completed	CH	Optimierung von Produktionssystemen im ökologischen Gemüse	01.01.2002	31.12.2006
ongoing	CH	Development of a range of organic vegetables and ornamentals with heirloom varieties	01.01.2002
completed	CH	Development of a wide range of organic ornamentals for Coop	01.01.2002	31.12.2017
ongoing	CH AT	Coop – Import of organic fruits and vegetables	01.01.2002
completed	CH	Kontrolle der Gloeosporium-Fäule bei der Lagerung von Äpfeln aus biologischem Anbau	01.01.2001	31.12.2007
completed	CH	Physikalische Barrieren (Insektenzäune) zur Regulierung von Schädlingen	01.01.2001	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Sortenteam zur Markt- Einführung bio-tauglicher Apfelsorten	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Bodenpflege und Düngung im biologischen Weinbau	30.11.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Angebotssteigerung von ökologisch erzeugtem Obst und Gemüse aus dem Oberrheingebiet (Itada)	01.01.1999	31.12.2001
completed	CH	Testing of new rootstocks for organic apple growing	01.01.1999	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Soil management in Orchards	01.01.1999	31.12.2008
completed	CH	Novel technologies for integrated control of slug damage in key horticulture crops	16.02.1998	15.02.2001
completed	CH	Regulierung von Schadschnecken im Erwerbsgemüsebau	01.02.1998	31.08.2001
completed	CH	Steigerung der Ertragssicherheit im biologischen Steinobstbau	01.01.1998	31.12.2008
ongoing	CH	Crop load regulation (thinning) in organic apple growing	01.01.1998
completed	CH	Release of reared ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata) to control the rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea)	01.01.1998	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Erhöhung der Ertragssicherheit und Optimierung der Pflegemassnahmen im biologischen Weinanbau	01.01.1997	31.12.2007
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	Prüfung von Pflanzenbehandlungsmitteln und lebenden Organismen in verschiedenen Kulturen
ongoing	CH	Gemüse-, Beeren- und Kernobstsortenlisten (jährliche Aktualisierung der empfohlenen Sorten, in Zusammenarbeit mit Produzenten und Handel)
ongoing	CH	Beratung Zierpflanzen
ongoing	CH	Systematische sensorische Prüfung zur Optimierung der Sortenwahl und des Qualitätshandlings, Rebbau (Entwicklung Datenbank) (Sortenprüfung Weinbau)
ongoing	CH	Versuchs- und Beratungsaktivitäten im Rebbau
completed	CH	Beratung biodynamischer (Umstellungs-)Betriebe in Zusammenarbeit mit Demeter-Beratern (vorwiegend Weinbau)
ongoing	CH	Beratung Weinbau

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