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Science publishes its first European paper on organic agriculture

(Frick, 30.5.2002) 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 practice with organic agriculture; its findings was presented at the end of May in the renowned scientific journal Science. The experiment yields impressive statistics which demonstrate that organic agriculture is kinder to the environment, more efficient and more sustainable.

The FiBL press release can be downloaded here.

The DOK trial is being conducted in Switzerland by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Frick and the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture (FAL) in Zürich-Reckenholz.

 

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FiBL-Press release
Science publishes its first European paper on organic agriculture
   
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The Science Paper
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DOK Hompeage
   
   
   
   
 
     
FiBL Dossier  
 
FiBL-Dossier No. 1 "Organic Farming Enhances Soil Fertility and Biodiversity" is also available in English.

Extracts from the dossier