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Soil and climate friendly crop production in organic farming

Abstract

Experiences from previous projects focussing on reduced tillage will be tested on-farm (Module 1). Beyond, the climate impact of reduced tillage under organic conditions, especially the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), will be assessed (Module 2).

  • Module 1 (on-farm assessment): In each of three selected regions (Western Switzerland, Canton of Berne and,Eastern Switzerland) 10 pioneer farms will fully or partly convert to reduced tillage. The main focus are on weed management, yield performance and their optimization. Based on their own experiences, pioneer farmers will share their knowledge with interested colleagues through field excursions, machine demonstrations, articles in magazines and blogs.
  • Module 2 (GHG emissions and carbon sequestration linked with reduced tillage and organic fertilization): On the scientific field trial at FiBL Frick, nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be assessed weekly and event based in 16 subplots over a period of 2.5 years. In combination with the determination of carbon sequestration (0 – 50 cm), the climate footprint will finally indicate whether reduced tillage is more climate friendly than ploughing. GHG data will be used for the calibration of biogeochemical models (DAYCENT).
Project resultsPublications on Organic Eprints
Financing/ Donor

 

(Research) Program
  • Dreiklang Foundation for Ecological Research and Education
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for Competence and Innovation Networks
  • Other EU-Institutions
  • Other EU-Institutions
  • Cantons and municipalities
  • Cantons and municipalities
  • Swissaid
  • Swissaid
  • Other public institutions, Switzerland
  • Other public institutions, Switzerland
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for Competence and Innovation Networks
  • Dreiklang Foundation for Ecological Research and Education
  • Foundation Edith Maryon
  • Foundation Edith Maryon
  • Other foundations
  • Other foundations
  • Other economic actors
  • Other economic actors
  • Non-profit associations / organisations
  • Non-profit associations / organisations
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Plant Breeding
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for agricultural research
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for agricultural research
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for agricultural advice
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Support for agricultural advice
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Agricultural Resources Program
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Agricultural Resources Program
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Water Protection Program
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Water Protection Program
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Plant Breeding
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Agricultural Marketing
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Agricultural Marketing
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Preliminary Assessment of Innovative Projects
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Preliminary Assessment of Innovative Projects
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Research and Conservation Projects in Animal Breeding
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Research and Conservation Projects in Animal Breeding
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Innovative Projects in Sheep's Wool
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Innovative Projects in Sheep's Wool
  • Coop Sustainability Fund
Project partners
  • University of Hohenheim: Prof. Thorsten Müller and Dr. Rainer Ruser (GHG), Prof. Ellen Kandeler (microbial populations)
  • Helmholtz Centre: Prof. Dr. Jean Charles Munch (GHG), Prof. Michael Schloter (microbial populations)
FiBL project leader/ contact (people who are not linked are former FiBL employees)
FiBL project staff
  • Clerc Maurice (Department Suisse Romande)
  • Gattinger Andreas (FiBL Germany)
  • Meier Matthias (Department of Food System Sciences)
  • Munyangabe Adolphe (Department of Soil Sciences)
  • Perrochet Frédéric (Department of Soil Sciences)
(people who are not linked are former FiBL employees)
Role of FiBL

Co-ordination

Further information

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Literature:
Krauss, M., Gattinger, A., Ruser, R., Mäder, P. (2014): The effect of reduced tillage and organic fertilisation on greenhouse gas emissions in the Frick trial. In: BGS Jahrestagung, Changins, 13. - 14. Februar 2014, 2014.

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FiBL project number 10060
Date modified 05.03.2024
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