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- 12/02/2024 : Impacts of the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848
- 04/24/2024 : Impact of the new EU organic regulation on the organic sector in Ecuador – Results of a recent FiBL study
- 03/25/2024 : New training handbook on the EU Organic Regulation for organic producer groups
- 03/11/2024 : Survey for European importers on the impact of the new EU Regulation on Organic Production – extended deadline
- 12/18/2023 : Survey on the implications of the new EU organic regulation on organic production in third countries
- 12/15/2021 : Guidance for companies in case of suspicion of non-compliance with EU regulation
- 09/14/2021 : New paper: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?
- 02/24/2021 : New reference document on organic production principles and good practice
- 03/28/2019 : Study: Smallholder farmers in groups with various advantages – Significance, opportunities and challenges of group certification
- 02/28/2019 : Towards improved sustainability of palm oil – Can organic certification boost positive environmental and social impact of palm oil?
- 09/07/2017 : Are you an exporter of organic products? A new website informs you on current requirements
- 10/19/2015 : Compliance to voluntary sustainability standards has grown steadily worldwide
- 03/03/2015 : Switzerland and Ministry of Agriculture support development of organic agriculture in Albania
- 12/15/2014 : IFOAM and bioC announce partnership agreement to launch global organic certification directory
- 06/30/2012 : Organic Market Development in Ukraine
- 10/14/2011 : Workshop on improving the organic certification system
- 10/13/2011 : Anti Fraud Initiative organizes workshop in October in Brussels
- 07/04/2011 : Organic law vetoed in Ukraine
- 04/26/2011 : Ukraine: Parliament approves law on organic farming
- 01/31/2011 : EU ecolabel for food and feed products - A feasibility study
- 01/24/2011 : Workshop in Brussels on the new import regime
- 10/11/2010 : Anti Fraud Initiative North America
- 01/05/2010 : Ukrainian certification body Organic Standard internationally recognized
- 08/20/2009 : www.oekoregelungen.de updated
- 04/20/2009 : Permitted agents and input list in organic agriculture
- 10/06/2008 : LibanCert/Quacerta launches ISO65 accreditation
- 11/15/2007 : Security in the Organic Certification; Workshop Documents now available
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	A farm-to-fork approach to sustainable vegetable production and healthy diets in Vietnam (AgroEconfirm)	01.10.2025	30.09.2029
ongoing	CH	AgroDairy Organic Farm Transition in Azerbaijan	10.03.2025	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Training of Fairtrade producer networks on the new EU organic regulation	27.02.2025	30.06.2025
ongoing	CH	COLEAD guidance document on the new EU organic regulation	30.01.2025	31.07.2025
ongoing	CH	Qualitätssicherung in der inländischen Biochicorée Produktion	01.09.2024	31.08.2026
completed	CH	Environmental Sustainability Standard Development	01.04.2024	31.03.2025
ongoing	CH	Advisory and training services on the new EU organic regulation	01.04.2024	31.08.2028
ongoing	CH	Organic and Fairtrade certification of baby- and cooking bananas	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	EU Organic Farming Regulation vs. Bio Suisse legislations	01.11.2023	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Training and technical support on the new EU organic regulation and key implications for the organic sector in Ecuador	17.07.2023	31.03.2024
completed	CH	Impact study on the implications of the new EU Organic Regulation in Dominican Republic	01.04.2023	31.10.2024
completed	CH	Study of the impacts of the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848 on smallholder value chains and the EU organic market	01.04.2023	31.10.2024
completed	CH	Dissemination of agroecological practices in South Benin (DAPRASB)	16.01.2023	30.04.2024
completed	CH	Broschüre Knospe-Umstellung in Gärtnereien	09.01.2023	11.03.2024
completed	CH	COLEAD Digital Collective Training on “Adapt Your Internal Control System (ICS) to the New EU Regulation on Organic Production"	01.01.2023	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Credibility Team Import Restriction Bio Suisse	01.08.2022
completed	AT	"Zukunft Bio 2030": Implementation of selected measures to strengthen organic agriculture in Austria (Zukunft Bio 2030)	13.12.2021	30.11.2022
completed	CH	Consultation of the Sidama Coffee Cooperative Union (SCFCU) regarding the new EU organic regulation (GIZ ICS Ethiopia)	03.11.2021	15.12.2022
completed	CH	Organic Trade for Development (OT4D)	01.09.2021	31.08.2023
completed	CH DE	Ensuring the integrity of third-country imports of organic products (SECURBIO)	01.03.2021	31.08.2024
completed	CH	Fair & Organic Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire	01.03.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Strengthen biodiversity criteria in sustainability standards and lables	15.01.2021	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Organic Palm Oil from Africa – Bio Suisse certified palm oil from small-scale farmers in Ivory Coast	01.01.2021	31.12.2024
completed	CH	Organic hazelnuts	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Bio Hülsenfrüchte aus Europa (Hülsenfrüchte)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	DE	organicXlivestock (DL-TierDB)	15.12.2020
completed	CH	Biodiversity Standard for european fruit & vegetable production (Biodiversity Add-on)	16.11.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Facilitating organic cocoa development in Central Cameroon	01.09.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH DE	Dossier Nachhaltigkeit und Qualität Bio-Lebensmittel	01.06.2020	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Conducting of trainings for cotton farmers and selected key stakeholders in the implementation of organic cotton standards in Uzbek cotton production	16.04.2020	31.10.2021
completed	CH	Analyse Knospe für kommunale Erholungs- und Grünanlagen/Regionen	01.01.2020	31.03.2020
completed	CH	InfOrganic Moldova 2020-2022	01.01.2020	31.12.2022
completed	CH	Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems	01.11.2019	30.09.2022
completed	CH	Knowledge transfer to ICS certified producer groups in selected African countries within the framework of GIZ SI training and employment (Africa ICS GIZ)	15.10.2019	31.12.2020
completed	DE	Development of a certification program for inputs for organic farming (BM_Zert)	01.09.2019	30.06.2023
completed	CH	Innovationen in der Sortenprüfung in Europa zur Förderung der Einführung neuer Sorten, die besser an verschiedene biotische und abiotische Stressbedingungen und an nachhaltigere Anbaumethoden angepasst sind (INVITE)	01.07.2019	30.06.2024
completed	CH	InfOrganic - Organic Farming: Principles and Best Practices	01.06.2019	31.12.2019
ongoing	CH	Development of organic dairy cattle breeding ("Bio-Semen-Straws") (Bio-KB-Stiere)	01.04.2019	31.12.2026
completed	CH	Wildvogelfutter in Knospe-Qualität	01.01.2019	31.12.2019
completed	DE CH	Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector – Organic Working Group	01.01.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	BioSuisse Neues Kontrollmodell	01.01.2019	01.02.2020
completed	CH	Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa	01.10.2018	30.04.2019
completed	DE	Organisation und Durchführung der Öko-Feldtage 2019	01.03.2018	31.08.2019
completed	AT	Öffentliche Beschaffung als Motor für die Bio-Landwirtschaft in Österreich	01.03.2018	30.04.2018
completed	CH	Day of organic arable farming 2019	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Grundlagen zur Beurteilung von Verarbeitungsverfahren für Knospe Produkte am Beispiel Extrusion	01.01.2018	30.06.2019
completed	CH	Parmesan cheese in Bio Suisse Quality	01.01.2018	31.12.2020
completed	CH	Fostering sustainability in production and trade of raw materials, horticulture and tropical products (RaMHOT): assessing the impact of certification schemes on farm incomes, inclusive rural development and market access (RaMHOT)	20.12.2017	20.12.2018
completed	CH DE	Intelligent Linking of Governmental Measures and Private Initiatives to Improve Environmental and Social Standards in Global Value Chains, Using the Example of the Textile Industry (SMART-MiX+PI)	01.11.2017	31.03.2020
completed	CH	Vorstudie für die Entwicklung einer Lieferantenrichtlinie für Schweizer Wein-Produzenten	01.10.2017	30.06.2019
completed	CH	Support to the Development of a Geographical Indications System in Ukraine	01.09.2017	31.12.2019
completed	CH DE	LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe (LIVESEED)	01.06.2017	30.09.2021
ongoing	CH	Albert Koechlin Stiftung: Promoting regional organic farming and animal welfare	01.03.2017
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Bio-Clusters, der mehrere Betriebe in der Region Sitten vereint	01.03.2017	31.12.2017
ongoing	CH	Ausnahmebewilligungen für durch den Tierarzt verordnete Futtermittel (Vetpermis)	01.01.2017
completed	CH	Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von Lieferanten für Coop/Chocolats Halba zur internen Entwicklung und Nachhaltigkeits-Kommunikation	01.01.2017	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Bildungs- und Beratungshilfsmittel für die Biodiversitätsförderung auf dem Landwirtschaftsbetrieb	01.01.2017	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Improvement of population breeding of open-pollinated broccoli as a replacement for cell-fusion based CMS hybrids (Brokkoli Züchtung)	01.10.2016	30.04.2021
completed	AT	Erhaltungszüchtung Schlägler Bio Roggen	15.08.2016	15.08.2019
completed	DE	Organisation and implementation of training activities on the organic farming scheme under the "Better Training for Safer Food" Initiative (BTSF)	15.07.2016	14.07.2018
completed	DE	Öko-Feldtage 2017	01.07.2016	30.09.2017
completed	CH	Better Trainings for Safer Food (BTSF): Organic Farming Scheme	16.06.2016	15.06.2020
completed	DE	Regionalisation of feedingstuff (ReFuMi)	01.05.2016	30.04.2021
completed	CH	Effizienzmessungen von zwei biologischen und biodynamischen Methoden im Vergleich zu zwei IP Programmen auf zwei Weinbergen im Lavaux (Biodivigne)	01.04.2016	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Partnership for Sustainable Apiculture – a national competence center for innovative organic beekeeping, applied knowledge transfer and participatory education (PAS Hamba)	07.03.2015	06.03.2018
completed	CH	BetterGardens: Soil quality, biodiversity, and social value of urban gardens (Sinergia BetterGardens)	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
completed	DE	Durchführung von Audits bei Zertifizierungsstellen im Auftrag des Regionalfenster e.V.	01.12.2014	31.03.2015
completed	CH DE	Consolidation of the Local Organic Certification Bodies	01.10.2014	31.12.2018
completed	DE	Communication about environment for farmers, consumers, youth and representatives of media to the subject “Sustainable agriculture and nutrition”	15.09.2014	15.09.2016
completed	DE	Wasserzeichen - System zur Kontrolle von Erzeugnissen mit Regionalauslobung mittels der Analytik stabiler Isotope: Durchführung eines Praxistests	01.08.2013	30.04.2015
completed	DE	Structured analysis of requirements and development of harmonized training concepts for organic certification personnel (KonKom)	01.07.2013	31.01.2018
completed	AT	Regional benefit – Assessment of socio-economic effects of regionally labelled organic products in Austria	01.07.2013	31.12.2019
completed	CH	GREENCITY SWITZERLAND - Development of a label for sustainable green cities (GSS)	20.02.2013	20.02.2016
ongoing	CH	Publication d’articles dans l’AGRI (Journal agricole principal de Suisse romande)	01.01.2013
completed	CH	Evaluation of the EU legislation on organic farming	04.09.2012	04.07.2013
completed	CH	Concepts for the further development of the label “Migros Bio” (Lücken schliessen)	01.10.2011	31.12.2013
completed	DE	Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen zur Stärkung der nachhaltigen und ökologischen Lebensmittelproduktion (Los 1, Los 2 und Los 3)	10.06.2011	30.06.2018
completed	CH	Knowledge-based Sustainable value-added food chains: innovative tools for monitoring ethical, environmental and Socio-economic impActs and implementing Eu-Latin America shared strategies (SALSA)	01.05.2011	30.04.2014
ongoing	CH	European Consortium for Organic Plant Breeding (ECO-PB)	20.04.2011
completed	CH	Double certification Bio Suisse and Fair Trade	01.01.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Do standards and certification in the agricultural sector matter for sustainability? A review of the state of research	15.09.2010	20.02.2011
completed	CH	EU Ecolabel for food and feed products ? Feasibility study (Ecolabelling)	01.01.2010	31.12.2012
completed	CH	Chances and potentials of various plant breeding techniques for organic farming (Züchtungsmethoden für den Ökolandbau)	01.01.2010	31.10.2011
ongoing	CH	Bio Suisse Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung des Biolandbaus (Bio Suisse Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung)	01.01.2009
completed	CH	Risiko basierte Kontrolle	01.09.2008	30.08.2011
completed	CH	Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming (CERTCOST)	01.09.2008	30.11.2011
completed	CH	Organic Certification and Market Development, Lebanon	01.01.2005	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Organic Certification, Indonesia	01.01.2005	31.12.2006
completed	CH	Organic Certification and Organic Market Development in Ukraine (Phase 1)	01.01.2005	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Praxishandbuch 'Bioproduktion ohne Gentechnik' (BioXgen)	01.10.2004	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Research to support revision of the EU Regulation on organic agriculture (Organic Revision) (EEC 2092/91 REVISION)	01.03.2004	28.02.2007
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood: Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains (QLIF)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood SP 5: Development of a framework for the design of minimum processing strategies, which guarantee food quality and safety (QLIF, SP 5)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	Organic certification Romania	01.01.2004	31.12.2009
completed	CH	Informationshomepage: www.transgen.ch	01.01.2003	31.12.2004
ongoing	CH	Organic Seeds Service (Biosaatgutstelle)	01.01.2003
completed	CH	Ökozertifizierung in Bulgarien	01.01.2002	01.12.2007
completed	CH	Organic market initiatives and rural development (OMIARD)	01.01.2001	29.02.2004
ongoing	CH	GVO Consulting	01.01.2000
completed	CH	Beurteilung von Zusatzstoffen	30.11.1999	31.12.2011
completed	CH	Bodenentwicklung in der Umstellung auf biologisch-dynamische Landwirtschaft, Rheinau	01.01.1999	01.12.2011
completed	CH	Vermarktung von nach besonderen Richtlinien erzeugten landwirtschaftlichen Produkten aus dem Oberrheingebiet (Itada)	01.01.1996	31.12.1999
completed	CH	Beratung biodynamischer (Umstellungs-)Betriebe in Zusammenarbeit mit Demeter-Beratern (vorwiegend Weinbau)
completed	CH	Begleitforschung zur Überarbeitung der EU-Verordnung für den biologischen Landbau (EU-Richtlinien)
ongoing	CH	Produktion von Publikationen für Landwirte, Berater, Studenten und Konsumenten (Beratungs- und Bildungsunterlagen)
ongoing	CH	Bio Suisse Hilfsstoffknospe
ongoing	CH DE	organicXseeds
ongoing	DE	bioC Directory of Certified Organic Operators
ongoing	DE	Inputs list for organic production in Germany

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