Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL

June 2025

 

News

 

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Protecting soil with art

How can the importance of soil for humans and the environment be expressed artistically? This is the question addressed by the SOILSCAPE project, of…

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SCALE-it project kicks off with its first 3-day meeting

In mid-June, the project consortium gathered at FiBL Switzerland in Frick for its first in-person meeting. FiBL Switzerland and FiBL Europe coordinate…

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FiBL and Virunga Foundation launch organic wheat collaboration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

FiBL’s Department for International Cooperation has launched a promising collaboration with the Virunga Foundation in the Democratic Republic of the…

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FiBL and the Czech Republic together for organic farming

On 12 June, a group of Czech organic pioneers visited FiBL in Frick, including the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. FiBL took the opportunity to thank…

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FiBL Experimental Network 2025: Field trials in Switzerland

FiBL has updated the interactive maps of ongoing field trials in Switzerland. They provide a comprehensive overview of current projects in the areas…

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Where do EU countries stand on the path to 25 percent organic farming?

The European Commission has set an ambitious goal: by 2030, 25 percent of agricultural land in the European Union should be farmed organically. But…

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FiBL's contributions help transform organic knowledge landscape in Africa

FiBL has successfully completed its four-year involvement in the GIZ-led Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA)…

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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

 

Events

 

FiBL events in other languages

FiBL events in other languages can be viewed at

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Yours sincerely,
Andreas Basler and Helga Willer

 

The joint newsletter of FiBL Switzerland, FiBL Germany, FiBL Austria, FiBL France and FiBL Europe is usually published monthly.
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