Urs Niggli

Activity areas

Director

Training / professional career

• Since 1990 Director of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) (85 scientific and technical staff)
  
• 1985 - 1989 Head of the weed control group at the Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit-Growing, Viticulture and Horticulture at Wädenswil/Switzerland
  
• 1980 - 1983 Grassland weed scientists at the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agronomy (FAL) Zurich-Reckenholz
  
• 1985 PhD Weed Physiology: Technical University of Zurich (ETH)
  
• 1979 BSc/MSc Agriculture: Technical University of Zurich (ETH)

Membership in advisory bodies / other activities

• Since 2000 President of the Board of FiBL Germany (20 scientific and technical staff)
  
• 2000 Organiser of the 13th International IFOAM Scientific Conference in Basel, 28 - 31 August.
  
• since 2000 Trustee of the German Federal Research Station for Agronomy (FAL), Braunschweig.
  
• since 1999 Trustee of the Research Institute for Vital Quality, Wetzikon/Switzerland
  
• 1998 Organiser of the First SREN Workshop on Research Methodologies in Organic Farming (FAO) at Frick, 30 September - 3 October.
  
• since 1997 Member of the Swiss Federal Commission for Bio Safety.
  
• since 1997 Member of the scientific committee of ITADA in Colmar, France (trinational re¬search programme on sustainable agriculture in France, Germany, Switzerland, INTERREG-Program).
  
• since 1994 Lecturer at the ETH Zürich («Introduction in Agro-Ecology», «Introduction in Organic Farming», «Case Studies in Organic Farming and Integrated Production»).
  
• since 1995 Several peer review activities of organic farming research schemes for MAFF (DEFRA)/UK, DARCOF/DK and BOKU Vienna/AT.
  
• since 1991 Member of the Consulting Commission of the Crop Science Department of the ETH Zürich.
  
• since 1990 Member of the Commission «Nitrate in food» of the Swiss Federal Office for Health.
  
• 1990 Co-organiser of the first FAO expert consultation on biological agriculture in Europe in Bern, May 1990.
  
• 1986-1989 Lecturer for weed physiology, herbicide chemistry and weed control at the technical college in Zurich.
  
• 1988 Lecturer for weed ecology and weed physiology at the University of Zurich.