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New Directorate of FiBL Switzerland

The Foundation Council of FiBL Switzerland has elected the new directorate: Knut Schmidtke, Marc…


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Organic orange producers defend against the yellow dragon

Worldwide, orange production is threatened by a bacterium that causes the plant disease…


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Research award for the comparison of cultivation systems in Bolivia, India and Kenya

A long-term experiment run by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Bolivia, India…


The new FiBL website is online

The FiBL website received a new look. In terms of websites, technology has changed a lot since the…


Summer School on agrobiodiversity for locally adapted and resilient food systems

FiBL together with ZHAW - Universities of Applied Sciences Zurich, (Switzerland), University of…


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Results of the European Rural Innovation Contest (EURIC) are announced

In January 2019 the Horizon 2020 project 'LIAISON' launched a Europe-wide contest with the aim of…






Dundee, Scotland

Third SolACE Stakeholder Event to be held in Scotland

The SolACE event is aimed at anyone with an interest in reducing water and nutrient stress in crops…


New report finds continued growth for sustainability standards

The fourth edition of 'The State of Sustainable Markets' report offers new data on…


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Ascona, Switzerland

International workshop on the comparison of organic and conventional agricultural cropping systems

What can be learned from the DOK and other long-term trials? These and other questions will be…


Honorary Professorship of the China Agricultural University for Urs Niggli

The Director of FiBL, Urs Niggli, was awarded an honorary professorship during a two-day science…


Start of a new project in the Philippines

In September, FiBL kicked off a new project in Cotabato, the Philippines. The project "Going…


Promoting crop diversification in European agriculture: first Conference on Crop Diversification

The first European Conference on Crop Diversification will take place from the 18th to the 21st of…


Field visit about intercropping with grain legumes attracts attention

About 50 farmers, advisors, scientists and stakeholders from the value chain came to the FiBL field…


Towards improved sustainability of palm oil – FiBL publishes assessment report

Over the last 15 years, global palm oil production has more than doubled. Yet, as the fast expansion…


20th Organic World Congress: Call for Contributions

The next Organic World will take place from 23 - 25 September 2020. The call for papers is now open,…


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Second annual meeting of the ReMIX project held in Pamplona

The second annual meeting of the European research project "ReMIX" (Redesigning European cropping…


Symposium on participatory research held in Zurich

The "2nd Symposium on Participatory Research to foster Innovation in Agriculture" is taking place in…


Silage can help improve health of fattening pigs

Fattening pigs are often fed with highly ground feed and housed in an environment without straw.…


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Organic farming drives sustainability in global agriculture

Organic farming is an important role model for changing the current agriculture and food system,…


New Organic Armenia Agricultural Association established

In the framework of the Organic Agriculture Support Initiative (OASI), FiBL supported the creation…


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Study: Smallholder farmers in groups with various advantages – Significance, opportunities and challenges of group certification

About 80 % of the world’s organic producers are smallholders in low- and middle-income countries.…


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Product submissions for the Input list 2020 now possible

Since Monday, March 25th 2019, producers and distributors of inputs can register their products for…


Organic farming mitigates climate change

Long-term organically farmed soils emit 40 percent less greenhouse gases per hectare than…


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New publication on organic animal farming with FiBL input

A new book with contributions from several FiBL authors explores how organic animal production can…


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The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research

Comparative research shows that organic agriculture has great potential to improve economic,…


Rural Innovation Competition within the European project LIAISON

As part of the European LIAISON project, in which FiBL is a partner, a rural innovation competition…


Towards improved food security in mountain areas with nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Insights from the project Nutrition in Mountain Agro-ecosystems were published in the latest issue…


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Towards improved sustainability of palm oil – Can organic certification boost positive environmental and social impact of palm oil?

Palm oil production has more than doubled over the past ten years. Today, palm oil is the most used…


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Brussels, Belgium

The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research

In collaboration with the European Commission DG for International Cooperation and Development, FiBL…


Sharing knowledge and tools for organic farming - Organic Farm Knowledge platform has new design and content

The Organic Farm Knowledge platform hosts a wide range of practical knowledge and tools for organic…


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European organic market grew to more than 37 billion euros in 2017

The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2017, it increased by almost 11 percent and…


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Global organic area reaches another all-time high – Nearly 70 million hectares of farmland are organic

The latest global data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of…


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Research and development in and for the field

The new Activity Report 2018 provides insights into FiBL projects.


New publication on organic crop cultivation with FiBL input

Organic crop cultivation needs to improve yields if it is to expand its share of agricultural…


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Handbook for organic pig producers now available in Dutch

The Dutch handbook on improving health and welfare of pigs summarizes the expertise of farmers,…


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FiBL at BIOFACH 2019

At this year's BIOFACH, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food held every year in…