Agroecology

News on the theme
- 05/28/2025 : Conference on agroecological transition of food systems in Africa held in Brussels
- 04/23/2025 : FiBL highlights agroecology’s transformative power at 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference
- 01/14/2025 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School – apply until mid-February
- 04/10/2024 : Agroecology Partnership kicked off
- 01/23/2024 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2024 – apply until mid-February
- 07/20/2023 : Opportunities for organic farming research in Southeast Asia
- 07/14/2023 : Survey: What are the benefits of digital tools for farms?
- 05/22/2023 : The state of knowledge about (organic) farming and biodiversity now updated
- 01/18/2023 : Agrobiodiversity Summer School 2023 – apply until end of january
- 11/01/2022 : Three new organic technical guides for Moldova
- 08/11/2022 : Organic farming in the European Research and Innovation partnership on agroecology living labs and research infrastructures
- 07/06/2022 : Updated guide on earthworms available
- 03/17/2022 : ALL-Ready – Preparing the partnership on agroecology living labs and research infrastructures
- 10/01/2021 : Organics and Agroecology: Boundaries and Synergies between Sustainable Systems and Approaches
- 09/17/2021 : Farming Systems Comparison in the Tropics (SysCom) wins the 2021 SHIFT Prize for Transformative Agroecological Research for Development
- 03/10/2020 : Rigi Workshop 2020: Agriculture, forestry and conservation under global change
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Projects on the theme

Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Project ambassadorship for the Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA-AMBAS)	01.05.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Research for the Agroecological Network in Southern Africa (RAENS)	01.04.2025	01.01.2029
completed	CH	Graphics project: promoting the value of neglected crops (CROPS4HD-Graphics)	03.03.2025	30.06.2025
ongoing	FR	Working together to upscale cow-calf-contact in dairy production and beyond (TransformDairyNet)	01.01.2025	31.05.2027
ongoing	AT	Promoting biodiversity through agroecological management in selected model regions in Austria (ARGE Agrarökologie)	01.01.2025	30.06.2027
ongoing	CH	Innovative and integrative agroforestry in Africa: strengthening rural livelihoods and resilience to climate change (GALILEO)	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Focus on black-eyed peas: the grain legume for future climate strategies (AugenBlick)	01.01.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Production of organic wheat in the Virunga region in eastern Congo	01.01.2025	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Supporting Agroecological Food Systems in Benin (West Africa) (SAF-B)	20.12.2024	30.04.2026
ongoing	CH	Enhancing Resilience and Functional Biodiversity of Farming Systems by Mainstreaming Landraces in Karnataka (South India)	01.12.2024	30.11.2027
completed	CH	Evaluation of Biovision's iABC project	04.11.2024	31.01.2025
ongoing	FR	Improving the valorisation of organic dairy calves (VALOV’BIO)	01.10.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	FR DE CH	Transforming the Mediterranean region through agroforestry: large scale restoration of degraded lands by overcoming the socioeconomic and sociocultural barriers for agroforestry adoption (TransforMed)	01.09.2024	31.08.2027
completed	CH	External Project Evaluation Transformative Land Investment for SDC (TLI Evaluation)	01.07.2024	31.01.2025
ongoing	CH	Vision of 100% organic agriculture in Luxembourg in 2050: Resilience, environmental impacts and dietary change (VISION 2050)	01.06.2024	31.05.2027
ongoing	CH EU	European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures (AGROECOLOGY)	01.01.2024	31.12.2030
ongoing	CH	Crop wild relatives utilization and conservation for sustainable agriculture (COUSIN)	01.01.2024	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Cowpea – an underutilised and drought-resistant grain legume for diverse nutrition and climate-friendly agriculture in Switzerland	01.01.2024	31.01.2026
completed	AT	StartClim 2023: Agroforestry - how trees on the field can help solve the biodiversity and climate crisis (StartClim 2023: Agroforst)	01.09.2023	30.06.2024
completed	CH	Regenerative Parsley production in Central Europe	01.05.2023	15.07.2023
completed	CH	CIFF Mineral Fertilizer Project (CIFF-NReport)	01.05.2023	30.09.2023
completed	CH	Milkproduction without food-feed-competition in Germany (GreenpeaceDE-Milch)	01.05.2023	30.10.2023
completed	CH	Support to Agroecological Transformation processes in India (SuATI India)	01.05.2023	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Dissemination of agroecological practices in South Benin (DAPRASB)	16.01.2023	30.04.2024
ongoing	FR	Study and promotion of rearing practices for young dairy cattle, sheep and goats with an adult (PANAS’LAIT)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
completed	AT	Agroforestry training initiative	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH EU	Paving the Way towards Digitalisation Enabling Agroecology for European Farming Systems (PATH2DEA)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	A farm-based sustainability assessment and networking platform to accelerate the agroecological transition of the Swiss organic sector (AgriSustaiNet)	01.12.2022	30.11.2026
ongoing	CH	Transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management (trans4num)	01.12.2022	30.11.2026
completed	CH	Promoting the Sara Ana Center in Bolivia as a renowned international training and research centre for cacao related agroforestry	01.10.2022	30.06.2025
ongoing	CH	A European-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe (Climate Farm Demo)	01.10.2022	30.09.2029
ongoing	CH	Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems (Re-Livestock)	01.08.2022	31.07.2027
completed	CH	Cocoa-based dynamic agroforestry and wild Bolivian specialty cocoa value chain development (Amazonia resiliente)	10.04.2022	31.07.2023
completed	CH	Evaluation of the Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative of the African Union (EOA-I Evaluation)	01.04.2022	21.10.2022
completed	AT	Bildungsinitiative Biodiversität 2022	01.01.2022	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Climate Neutral Farms (ClieNFarms)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Evidence-based transformation in pesticide governance (TRAPEGO)	01.01.2022	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Markets and Seeds Access Project for Small Grains and Legumes in Zambia and Zimbabwe (MASAP)	01.12.2021	30.11.2033
completed	AT	CAP Transfer of Information Via Assessment, Training & Extension (CAPTIVATE)	01.11.2021	01.11.2024
completed	CH	Biodiversity provides Pollination Security: Honeybees and Wild Bees in (Swiss) Agriculture (CompBees)	01.10.2021	30.06.2025
ongoing	CH	Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems (PATHWAYS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Consumption of Resilient Orphan Crops & Products for Healthier Diets (CROPS4HD)	01.07.2021
ongoing	DE	Sozioökonomische Evaluation zum Projekt "Insektenfreundliches Günztal – naturschonende Grünlandwirtschaft im Biotopverbund" (EVA-Insekten-Günztal)	02.02.2021	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Change in insect communities over time (Insektengemeinschaften im Wandel)	01.01.2021	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Breeding to establish Swiss peas in agriculture and human nutrition (ZESELE)	01.10.2020	30.09.2024
completed	CH	Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (MIXED)	01.10.2020	31.03.2025
ongoing	CH	Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel (SustainSAHEL)	01.09.2020	01.09.2025
ongoing	CH	Goal-oriented biodiversity promotion in the Canton of Zurich (ZiBiF)	01.06.2020	01.06.2028
completed	CH	Let’s Talk About BetterGardens	01.04.2020	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA)	01.04.2020	29.02.2024
completed	CH	Äthiopien Agrinatura VCA4D Baumwolle	08.01.2020	31.08.2020
completed	CH	Conversion from Integrated Production (IP) to organic farming: Long-term effects on the diversity of beneficial arthropods (Langzeitauswirkungen)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Local ecosystem dynamics and agri-food systems: a spatially explicit modelling approach to inform policy (LEAF)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Pilotprojekt Weiterentwicklung BDB	01.01.2020	31.03.2020
completed	CH	Pilotprojekt BAFU 3V: Vertrauen, Verantwortung, Vereinfachung - Modul Biodiversität	01.11.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Drivers and potential health impacts of dietary and nutrition practices and choices in Kirinyaga and Muranga counties, Kenya (Nutridecisions)	01.10.2019	31.10.2021
completed	CH	Food Systems Caravan	01.09.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Mali Agrinatura VCA4D Fisch	01.07.2019	31.03.2020
completed	AT	Nützlingsblühstreifen und Untersaaten regulieren Blattläuse in Leguminosen	01.05.2019	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Innovative flower strips for sustainable orchard production	01.01.2019	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Commission for phenology and seasonality (CPS) (KPS)	01.01.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	How can agroecology build resilient livelihoods (BioviAgroec)	01.12.2018	31.12.2019
completed	AT	Hintergrundstudie für den WWF Fleischratgeber Bewertung von verschiedenen österreichischen Fleischsorten in Hinblick auf a) ausgewählte ökologische Indikatoren und b) das Tierwohl	07.08.2018	05.10.2018
completed	CH	Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU (UNISECO)	01.05.2018	30.04.2021
completed	AT	Informationsoffensive für Biodiversitätsmaßnahmen	01.04.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Dynamic Agroforestry Systems (DAFS) (DAFS)	01.04.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Determinants for a locally adapted sustainable agriculture in Switzerland (WWF-tLWS)	01.01.2018	30.06.2018
completed	CH	Erhaltung der dunklen Bienen durch eine extensive bienengemässe Bioimkerei (Projekt Dunkle Bienen)	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	SOCORT – Kohlenstoffsequestrierung durch reduzierte Bodenbearbeitung im Biolandbau (SOCORT/SOCORT2)	01.10.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Innovative landwirtschaftliche Produktionssysteme und Autonomie der Landwirte: in Richtung einer effizienteren Nutzung der Ressourcen (Microfermes)	01.08.2017	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Guidance values for soil organic matter in arable soils. Opportunities for implementation.	01.04.2017	31.08.2018
completed	CH	Wildbienenfördernde landwirtschaftliche Bewirtschaftung im Kanton Aargau (WildbiAG)	01.01.2017	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems across Europe under climate change (SOILCLIM)	01.01.2017	31.12.2019
ongoing	CH	Monitoring of biodiversity on a farm during transition to bio-dynamic agriculture in a Swiss upland (2016-2025)	01.01.2016	31.12.2025
completed	CH	International Summer School on Agroecology (ISSAE)	01.01.2016	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems (DIVERSIFOOD)	01.03.2015	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Analysis of wild bee diversity in different farm contexts and management regimes (Förderung Wildbienen und Bestäuber)	01.01.2015	31.12.2017
completed	AT CH	CONNEctingknowledge, scales and actors; An integrated framework for adaptive organic resource management targeting soil aggradation and agroecosystems’ resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa (ConneSSA)	01.08.2014	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Merit based income from sustainable land management in mountain farming (MERIT)	01.08.2013	31.07.2015
completed	CH	Using functional agro-biodiversity (FAB) to improve organic apple production (FAB_Korea)	01.01.2013	01.01.2015
completed	CH	Improving Life Cycle Assessment methodology to comprehensively model organic farming	01.07.2012	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Promotion of biodiversity on Bio Suisse farms (Knospe-Biodiversität für mehr Lebensqualität)	01.01.2010	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Wildtierfreundlicher Biolandbau: Natur schützen, Artenvielfalt fördern	01.01.2006	31.12.2010
ongoing	CH	Long-term farming systems comparisons in the tropics (SysCom)	01.05.2005	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Potential and Limits of Pesticide Free Apple Growing by a Self-Regulating Orchard Set-Up (SFS)	01.01.2005	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Werkstatt ökologischer Ausgleich	01.01.2002	31.12.2004

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