Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL

November 2025

 

News

 

A woman stands in a pasture with cows in the background.

Voices on climate: "Ultimately, it always comes down to communication, trust, and closeness"

The role of agriculture in the context of climate change was one of the topics discussed at COP30, the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, which is…

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A man driving over compost with heavy machinery.

Turning palm oil waste into value for small­holder farmers: composting in the tropics

Three new FiBL videos showcase how processing residues from palm oil production in Côte d'Ivoire can be transformed into valuable resources for…

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Challenges in adapting to the new EU Organic Regulation

A workshop in Addis Ababa brought together FiBL experts and Ethiopian stakeholders to exchange on the implementation of the EU Organic Regulation (EU)…

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New CEO for the Swiss Plant Breeding Center

The Swiss Plant Breeding Center (SPBC) has a new CEO, Hans Dätwyler, who took up his post on 15 October 2025. The SPBC was co-founded by FiBL at the…

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Further news in German

Further FiBL news are available in German. You can find them here: www.fibl.org/de/infothek/nachrichtenarchiv

 

Publications

 

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Updated list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties

In collaboration with breeding companies, the organic associations and FiBL have revised the list of cell fusion-free varieties of cabbage, chicory…

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Events

 

10-13 February 2026

Biofach 2026

Nuremburg, Germany

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28-30 April 2026

IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance Conference 2026

FiBL, Frick, Switzerland and online

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FiBL events in other languages

FiBL events in other languages can be viewed at

www.fibl.org/en/info-centre/events

 

Your career at FiBL

Are you interested in a job or an internship at FiBL?
Would you like to write your Bachelor's or Master's thesis at FiBL?
Check out our current vacancies:
www.fibl.org/en/about-us/career/vacancies

 

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Yours sincerely,
Andreas Basler and Helga Willer

 

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