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02.04.26

Global survey on the effects of EU compliance on organic smallholders

The transition to the new EU Organic Regulation and the upcoming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)…

02.12.24

Impacts of the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848

The new EU organic regulation redefines the rules for international organic production destined for…

24.04.24

Impact of the new EU organic regulation on the organic sector in Ecuador – Results of a recent FiBL study

In close collaboration with Agrocalidad, Ecuador's organic competent authority, FiBL Switzerland…

25.03.24

New training handbook on the EU Organic Regulation for organic producer groups

Technical experts from FiBL Switzerland, in collaboration with professionals from Naturland and…

11.03.24

Survey for European importers on the impact of the new EU Regulation on Organic Production – extended deadline

The new EU Organic Regulation redefines the rules for international organic production for the EU…

18.12.23

Survey on the implications of the new EU organic regulation on organic production in third countries

The new EU organic regulation re-defines the rules for international organic production destined for…

15.12.21

Guidance for companies in case of suspicion of non-compliance with EU regulation

As part of the BÖLN project "PSM-Wirkstofffunde" (Pesticide and active ingredient findings), the…

14.09.21

New paper: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?

Certification in agriculture ensures compliance with tangible standards and should generate economic…

24.02.21

New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

The demand for organic products has been increasing worldwide for years. As a result, the interest…

28.03.19

Study: Smallholder farmers in groups with various advantages – Significance, opportunities and challenges of group certification

About 80 % of the world’s organic producers are smallholders in low- and middle-income countries.…
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	DE	bio-offensive 2026: Marktchancen nutzen – Marktpotenziale heimischer Erzeuger/Vermarkter erschließen	12.11.2025	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Developing sustainable Kilimohai market system for agroecological school meals and mass markets in Muranga county, Kenya (KA4S)	01.10.2025	31.03.2028
completed	CH	Support for organic producer groups in Africa in implementing the new EU Organic Farming Regulation 2018/848 (GIZ ICS Support Africa)	01.08.2025	31.03.2026
completed	CH	AgroDairy Organic Farm Transition in Azerbaijan	10.03.2025	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Factsheet organic dairy production	02.12.2024	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Broschüre Knospe-Umstellung in Gärtnereien	09.01.2023	11.03.2024
completed	CH	Bio Hülsenfrüchte aus Europa (Hülsenfrüchte)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Organic hazelnuts	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Facilitating organic cocoa development in Central Cameroon	01.09.2020	31.12.2022
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 - Organic Farming: Principles and Best Practices	01.06.2019	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	AT	Öffentliche Beschaffung als Motor für die Bio-Landwirtschaft in Österreich	01.03.2018	30.04.2018
completed	DE	Organisation und Durchführung der Öko-Feldtage 2019	01.03.2018	31.08.2019
completed	CH	Day of organic arable farming 2019	01.01.2018	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Entwicklung eines Bio-Clusters, der mehrere Betriebe in der Region Sitten vereint	01.03.2017	31.12.2017
ongoing	CH	Albert Koechlin Stiftung: Promoting regional organic farming and animal welfare	01.03.2017
completed	DE	Öko-Feldtage 2017	01.07.2016	30.09.2017
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	Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen zur Stärkung der nachhaltigen und ökologischen Lebensmittelproduktion (Los 1, Los 2 und Los 3)	10.06.2011	30.06.2018
completed	CH	Bodenentwicklung in der Umstellung auf biologisch-dynamische Landwirtschaft, Rheinau	01.01.1999	01.12.2011
completed	CH	Beratung biodynamischer (Umstellungs-)Betriebe in Zusammenarbeit mit Demeter-Beratern (vorwiegend Weinbau)

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Certification

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Global survey on the effects of EU compliance on organic smallholders

Impacts of the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848

Impact of the new EU organic regulation on the organic sector in Ecuador – Results of a recent FiBL study

New training handbook on the EU Organic Regulation for organic producer groups

Survey for European importers on the impact of the new EU Regulation on Organic Production – extended deadline

Survey on the implications of the new EU organic regulation on organic production in third countries

Guidance for companies in case of suspicion of non-compliance with EU regulation

New paper: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?

New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

Study: Smallholder farmers in groups with various advantages – Significance, opportunities and challenges of group certification

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