Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL

September 2025

 

News

 

Portraits of a man and three women.

New faces on the Management Board of FiBL Switzerland

The management committees of FiBL Switzerland are undergoing a reshuffle: Sabine Douxchamps, Malta Fazzari, Anet Spengler and Richard Tüscher are…

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ABIM anniversary logo.

ABIM marks 20 years: The premier biocontrol industry trade fair returns in October

The end of October is just around the corner. The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. This international…

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Fields with varied vegetation and local trees.

SustainSahel presents key innovations for a sustainable African agriculture

The five-year EU project SustainSahel has shown that simple agroecological practices can boost yields up to 40 percent and build resilience to climate…

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Hans-Martin Krause and Markus Steffens.

Voices on climate: "Soil quality is under increasing pressure due to extreme weather events"

In this instalment of the "Voices on climate" series, Hans-Martin Krause and Markus Steffens, two long-standing FiBL researchers, share their views.…

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A hedge on a field.

Biodiversity can be protected through sustainable agriculture and suitable habitats

Are intensively farmed areas with larger near-natural habitats ("land sparing") or sustainable agriculture across a larger area ("land sharing")…

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Musonda Mumba.

Voices on climate: "Wetlands play a key role in agriculture and regulating our climate"

Musonda Mumba, the Secretary General of the (Ramsar) Convention on Wetlands, is our next "Voice on climate". In time for Climate Week in Ethiopia,…

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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

 

20-22 October 2025

ABIM – Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting 2025

Basel, Switzerland

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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

 

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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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