Common Agricultural Policy: Organic Farming Can Deliver Best Solutions to Meet Public Demands
(19.07.2010)
On July 19, 2010, the European Commission opened a two-day conference to debate the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to discuss the results of the related public... read more
CORE Organic II call pre-announcement
(05.07.2010)
The transnational partnership CORE Organic published a pre-announcement July 5, 2010, of a common call for CORE Organic II. The call will be launched on September 1,... read more
New Ph.D. thesis at FiBL shows organic farming can be an economically efficient instrument for achieving environmental policy targets
(02.07.2010)
Christian Schader of the FiBL Socio-economics group recently completed his Ph.D. thesis on cost-effectiveness of organic farming for achieving environmental policy... read more
First Workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change RTOACC
(02.07.2010)
On May 10th and 11th 2010 the first workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC) took place at FiBL. Thirty-five experts from ten... read more
FiBL-supported Citricos Ex wins Prestigious Mexican National Export Award for organic citrus exports to Switzerland
(07.06.2010)
Citricos Ex (Citrex), a Mexican company dedicated to processing fruit juices from the Veracruz region, was recently awarded Mexico’s top National Export Award. The... read more
5th Latin American and Caribbean Organic Meeting and Fair
(29.05.2010)
The 5th Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of producers and researchers in organic agriculture and the V Fair of the Latin American and Caribbean Organic Producers... read more
Second newsletter of the LowInputBreeds project now available
(27.04.2010)
The second newsletter of the LowInputBreeds project provides brief state-of-the-arts reports on two themes within the project: the concept of flower breeding in pigs and... read more
The European network for organic agriculture research will continue
(26.04.2010)
The international research cooperation for organic agriculture will continue. The Federal Office of Agriculture met in mid-April with representatives from 22 European... read more
University of Kassel at Witzenhausen Appoints FiBL Director Urs Niggli Honorary Professor
(29.03.2010)
The University of Kassel at Witzenhausen appoints the well-known specialist for organic farming, Urs Niggli, Honorary Professor. The University of Kassel Faculty of... read more
Founding of FiBL International
(03.03.2010)
FiBL International was launched on February 19, 2010 at the BioFach Conference in Nuremberg, Germany read more
35 Million Hectares of Organic Agricultural Land World-wide
(15.02.2010)
FiBL and IFOAM present new facts and figures about organic agriculture world-wide at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany. read more
New logo selected for all EU organic products
(08.02.2010)
On February 8, 2010, the European Commission officially announced the winner of the EU organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130'000 people have voted... read more
Management and breeding for organic plant and livestock production systems
(05.02.2010)
Results of the European QLIF project and an outlook on the new projects NUE-CROPS and LowInputBreeds will be presented at the BioFach Congress. read more
Organic farming world-wide: Latest figures at BioFach 2010
(05.02.2010)
At the BioFach Congress 2010, the latest figures on organic agriculture world-wide will be presented. read more
Ukrainian certification body Organic Standard internationally recognized
(05.01.2010)
The Ukrainian certification body Organic Standard (OS) has been recognized by the International Organic Accreditation Service IOAS as the first Ukrainian certification... read more
New EU organic logo: Commentary by Urs Niggli
(23.12.2009)
According to Urs Niggli, Director of FiBL and member of the jury, the harsh criticism of the organic stakeholders over the 3 proposed organic logos is not justified. read more
COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Bad times for NGOs
(16.12.2009)
More than 25,000 NGO delegates had registered before COP15, yet many remained barred from entering the overfilled conference centre. In the meantime, representatives of... read more
Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change established
(16.12.2009)
Climate change directly influences food production and food security. To address these new challenges, the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change has been... read more
COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Climate change and social justice
(15.12.2009)
The question of social justice is emerging in many of the Copenhagen events as a most urgent issue. Small and medium-sized farmers, for example, fear that they may be... read more
COPENHAGEN COMMENTARY: Agriculture can slow global warming – but which type of agriculture?
(13.12.2009)
At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the farmers' organizations are calling for agriculture to be included in the negotiations as a part of the package of... read more
Climate Change Conference: The organic movement is present
(10.12.2009)
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM and FiBL are present at the Climate Change Conference with several activities. read more
Reducing greenhouse gases, sequestering carbon – Harnessing the potential of organic farming!
(09.12.2009)
Copenhagen Climate Summit: FiBL calls for worldwide promotion of organic farming read more
FiBL at BioFach 2010
(07.12.2009)
FiBL and partners will have several presentations and workshops at the BioFach Congress 2010. As in previous years, FiBL has a booth in hall 1. read more
Anti Fraud Initiative: Fourth Workshop in Brussels
(04.12.2009)
More then 60 representatives from authorities, trade and certification bodies from 12 European countries and the US met in Brussels to exchange information, and come to... read more
LowInputBreeds: Newsletter subscription
(06.11.2009)
The LowInputBreeds project unites 21 partners from Europe and other parts of the world will develop integrated breeding and management strategies to tackle the issue of... read more
Global organic agriculture: Positive mood in the international organic market
(04.11.2009)
In a recent press relase BioFach informs about current market trends. FiBL provided some of the information from the current survey on organic agriculture world-wide. read more
Anti Fraud Initiative invites to meeting
(28.10.2009)
The fourth workshop of the Anti Fraud Initiative AFI will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. This meeting follows up on earlier meetings in Bonn, Frick, Amsterdam,... read more
Growing Genetic Resources in Organic Agriculture - FiBL and partners present findings at FAO
(26.10.2009)
In October 2009, the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture met in Rome, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO. During this... read more
TP Organics: Online Consultation on Strategic Research Agenda
(23.10.2009)
The Technology Platform TP Organics has reached major achievements in the first half year 2009 on its way towards a Strategic Research Agenda. The current consultation... read more
Online training course on Successful Organic Production and Export from 2-27 November 2009
(08.10.2009)
In November 2009, the course 'Successful Organic Production and Export' will be launched.
It is a joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP... read more
European project LowInputBreeds begins: Improving animal health and product quality in European organic and ‘low input’ livestock production systems
(07.10.2009)
A large-scale project which aims to improve animal health and product quality in European organic and ‘low input’ livestock production systems has just begun. read more
Seminar in Ukraine: Quality of organic grain crops
(29.09.2009)
In the frame of the Swiss-Ukrainian Cooperation project, funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and implemented by FiBL, a one-day seminar on... read more
ORCA: Database with information on organic research institutions now online
(28.09.2009)
The proposed Organic Research Centres Alliance ORCA intends to internationally network and strengthen existing institutions with scientific credentials and empower them... read more
Research on organic vegetable production: International meeting
(22.09.2009)
On October 23, an international meeting of researchers in organic vegetable production will take place, in Köln-Auweiler, Germany. read more
Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting in October in Lucerne, Switzerland
(03.09.2009)
The fourth Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM-Lucerne 2009) will take place together with IBMA’s* Annual General Assembly and Group Meetings at the... read more
Seed Diversity in organic agriculture: FiBL feedback on Draft IFOAM Position
(24.08.2009)
From August 25 to 28, 2009, the IFOAM Conference on Organic Animal and Plant Breeding is taking place in Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA).
The International... read more
www.oekoregelungen.de updated
(20.08.2009)
The website www.oekoregelungen.de has recently been updated. The site informs about organic regulations and private organic standards in 27 countries. It also provides... read more
Open day at FiBL: A big success
(17.08.2009)
An estimated 3'800 visitors made their way to the open day of FiBL and the Swiss inspection body bio.inspecta.
More information is available at the German pages... read more
European Learning Network on Functional AgroBiodiversity: Seminar in Frick
(12.08.2009)
On September 24 and 25, 2009 the second European seminar on the European Learning Network on Functional AgroBiodiversity ELN-FAB will be held at FiBL in Frick,... read more
Organic farming worldwide: New Worldwatch Report
(01.08.2009)
The Worldwatch Institute has prepared an extensive overview article about organic farming world-wide. Some of it is based on the data compiled by FiBL and IFOAM and on... read more
Organic Meeting and Organic Producers Fair of Latin America and the Caribbean
(21.07.2009)
The IVth Organic Meeting and the IVth Organic Producers Fair of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held during October 12 to 16, 2009 in Salinitas, El... read more
Bioacademy 2009: Answers to the challenges of the global crisis
(14.07.2009)
The 9th European Summer Academy on Organic Farming - Biocademy 2009 - was held on June 24 to 25, 2009, in the premises of the Horticultural Faculty of the Mendel... read more
August 16, 2009: Open day at FiBL
(29.06.2009)
FiBL was founded a full 35 years ago, and bio.inspecta now looks back on 10 successful years. Reason enough to hold the first joint Open Day on Sunday, 16 August 2009.... read more
World Congress on Organic Cotton – From Fashion to Sustainability
(13.05.2009)
On the occasion of the UN Year of Natural Fibers 2009 the International Congress on Organic Cotton „From Fashion to Sustainability“ is organized by Helvetas, in... read more
European Union: Competition to create a new EU organic logo
(11.05.2009)
The European Union is looking for a new logo for organic products. Young artists or designers can enter the logo competition and send their creations until June 25,... read more
Key results from the QLIF project now available
(04.05.2009)
The Integrated Project 'Improving quality and safety and reduction of costs in the European organic and low input supply chains' QLIF was funded by the European... read more
2009 edition of 'The World of Organic Agriculture' now published
(02.03.2009)
The 10th edition of 'The World of Organic Agriculture' documents recent developments in global organic agriculture.It includes contributions from representatives of the... read more
Global Organic Agriculture: Continued Growth
(18.02.2009)
FiBL and IFOAM present new facts and figures about organic agriculture worldwide at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany read more
Ecropolis: sensory properties of organic food
(26.01.2009)
In January 2009, the European research project Ecropolis was approved. read more
Technology Research Platform ‘Organics’ launched
(02.12.2008)
The European Union's and global agriculture face major challenges like climate change, loss of biodiversity, food security and depopulation of rural areas. The research... read more
Second Round Table of the Eastern European countries ‘Organic Agriculture and Legal Framework’
(02.12.2008)
The Second Round Table of the Eastern European countries ‘Organic Agriculture and Legal Framework’ was conducted in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 5 and 6, 2008. Participants... read more
European Action Plans on Organic Food and Farming
(05.11.2008)
The partners of the European project ORGAP (Development of criteria and procedures for the evaluation of the EU Action Plan for Organic Agriculture) have recently... read more
LibanCert/Quacerta launches ISO65 accreditation
(06.10.2008)
The Lebanese organic certification body, LibanCert, launched its ISO 65 accreditation by IOAS, the International Organic Accreditation Service, on October 6, 2008 in... read more
Activity report 2008
(15.09.2008)
Sustainable land use, biodiversity, environmental protecion, food quality and animal welfare - these are only some of the subjects the Research Institute of Organic...
Guidelines for successful organic action plan development and evaluation welcomed in Brussels
(09.07.2008)
The European Commission and EU member states welcome the new manual and toolbox for the development, implementation and evaluation of organic food and farming action... read more
OrganicXseeds now the official database in Bulgaria
(09.06.2008)
Green light for registration of organic seed and propagating material in Bulgaria read more
Global Organic Farming: Continued Growth
(20.02.2008)
IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL present new facts and figures about the organic sector at BioFach 2008 read more
New alternative to antibiotics for fireblight control
(22.10.2007)
At the ABIM-Lucerne Conference, the prime international meeting of the biocontrol industry, a southern German biocontrol company presented a natural antagonist for the... read more
More Security in the Organic Certification
(08.10.2007)
How can a pro-active risk management recognise and prevent fraud attempts? How are traders, label organisations, certification bodies and authorities dealing with fraud... read more
Working together to optimise organic agriculture
(12.03.2007)
European conference presents latest research results read more
Organic farming saves resources and the climate – Promoting organic farming means mitigating climate change!
(15.02.2007)
Organic is good for the climate: At BioFach 2007 in Nuremberg, the world’s largest trade fair for organic farming and food, a workshop tackles the issue of Climate... read more
Food quality: Clear benefits of organic products
(31.10.2006)
Eating organic is not sufficient in itself to make us healthier. But organic products are an important part of a sustainable and healthy diet. This dossier sets out the... read more
Europe’s oldest long-term trial in organic ar-able farming set to continue
(14.08.2006)
Long-term farming trials are under great financial pressure. Hence the focus of research is increasingly shifting towards short-term schemes. But the Agroscope... read more
The World of Organic Agriculture: More Than 31 Million Hectares Worldwide
(14.02.2006)
IFOAM, FiBL and SOEL present new facts and figures about organic farming at BioFach 2006 read more
New Technical Guides in English for Organic Farming
(07.02.2006)
The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) and the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) present five technical guides for farmers, students and... read more
New extension tools for organic cotton production
(02.02.2006)
The Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland, has developed a set of new guide books and training materials on organic cotton production in the... read more
Certification company of the organic movement in the Balkans now accredited
(09.01.2006)
Bulgarian organic certification agency BALKAN BIOCERT Ltd. is now accredited (EN 45011/ISO 65) and licensed read more
More than 26 Million certified organic hectares worldwide
(23.02.2005)
IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL present new facts and figures about organic farming at the BioFach fair read more
Organic Agriculture in Europe: Continued Growth
(22.02.2005)
FiBL presents current facts & trends at Biofach 2005 read more
Statistical Data on Organic Farming in Europe
(17.05.2004)
Official interest in organic farming data collection in all coun-tries on the rise, but harmonisation is needed read more
Organic seed database www.organicXseeds.de presented at Biofach trade fair
(21.02.2004)
organicXseeds, the Internet-based database operated by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), is the official database for organic seed and potato... read more
IFOAM, SÖL and FiBL present new facts and figures about organic farming at the BioFach fair
(17.02.2004)
The Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, the Foundation Ecology & Farming (SÖL), Germany, and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture... read more
Organic farming policies in Europe: What will the future hold?
(16.02.2004)
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and University of Wales jointly coordinate European Union project on "Further development of organic farming policies in... read more
organicXseeds: FiBL database for organic seeds to be used across Europe from 2004
(02.12.2003)
From January 2004 the organicXseeds internet database set up by FiBL, the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, will be the official database for organic... read more
Better information on the organic market FiBL involved in European Union project to improve access to data throughout Europe’s organic farming sector
(02.12.2003)
The European market for organically grown products is increasing all the time. However there is a distinct shortage of reliable market information. The European Union... read more
For Innovations in Organic Agriculture: Researchers organise world-wide
(20.06.2003)
International Society of Organic Agriculture Research founded. read more
Publication of a manual for organic agriculture training in the Tropics
(29.11.2002)
Organic farming helps to conserve natural resources and to secure an adequate food supply for people in the Southern Hemisphere. This fact is increasingly supported by... read more
Science publishes its first European paper on organic agriculture
(30.05.2002)
Organic agriculture is finally making its presence felt in the worldwide scientific community. For the last 24 years the DOK trial has compared conventional agricultural... read more
