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- 12/19/2024 : Updated list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties
- 11/07/2024 : Breeding for integrated pest management – advancing resilience through innovative varieties
- 10/11/2024 : Growing together: competence centre for Swiss plant breeding
- 08/08/2024 : Challenges and solutions in implementing the EU organic regulation for organic seeds
- 11/13/2023 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 10/17/2023 : The Second European Organic Seed Policy Conference presents a roadmap to increasing the production of organic seeds
- 09/18/2023 : The Second Organic Seed Policy Conference on the organic seed sector in Poland
- 07/12/2023 : Efficient seed extraction in organic tomato cultivation
- 12/06/2022 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/17/2022 : Organic seed policy conference and kick-off meeting of the LIVESEEDING project
- 11/08/2022 : Bread wheat varieties in organic farming
- 10/18/2022 : Increasing crop resilience – new project Root2Res was launched
- 07/21/2022 : A journey to organic plant and animal breeding initiatives in Europe
- 12/06/2021 : Positive list of cell fusion-free vegetable varieties updated
- 11/23/2021 : How to make organic plant breeding mainstream
- 07/01/2021 : Video: Insights into the BRESOV project
- 04/26/2021 : Wanted: Robust bundles of protein
- 03/23/2021 : New router database connects EU member states' organic seed databases
- 01/28/2021 : New trainers’ guide "Participatory On-Farm Breeding of Organic Cotton" published
- 08/13/2020 : Online event "How organic breeding adds value to the food chain"
- 06/16/2020 : Mapping organic livestock breeding in Europe
- 04/28/2020 : Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
- 02/24/2020 : organicXseeds now also available in Denmark
- 07/26/2018 : The ruling by the European Court of Justice on gene-editing: an initial assessment by FiBL
- 07/11/2018 : First annual meeting of the European project ReMIX held in France
- 02/13/2018 : Animal and plant breeding at BIOFACH 2018
- 10/30/2017 : Seed as a commons: Key for organic plant breeding - establishing alternatives to seed monopolies
- 12/04/2015 : Dossier on plant breeding techniques re-edited
- 06/24/2015 : June 24-26, 2015: Eucarpia-COBRA-ECO-PB event on organic plant breeding in Munich, Germany
- 08/24/2009 : Seed Diversity in organic agriculture: FiBL feedback on Draft IFOAM Position
- 06/09/2008 : OrganicXseeds now the official database in Bulgaria
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Lupin breeding and innovation for improved suitability for cultivation in Switzerland (LuZIA)	17.02.2025	16.02.2029
ongoing	CH	Reducing input use: optimising nitrogen use and variety selection in organic canola cultivation (CAPRI)	01.02.2025	31.05.2029
ongoing	CH	Alternaria-tolerant carrots for juice production (ALTOKA)	01.02.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	PiWinemaking: characterising the oenological potential of PIWI grape varieties for the canton of Vaud	13.01.2025	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Ensuring domestic broccoli production with new and climate-resilient varieties to reduce the use of pesticides	01.01.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Systemic Varietal tests on tomatoes resistant to ToBRFV	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Rapeseed for Organic Farming - Use of Adapted Heterogeneous Material to Improve Resource Efficiency and Climate Adaptation (RapsOrg)	01.01.2025	31.12.2029
ongoing	CH	Focus on black-eyed peas: the grain legume for future climate strategies (AugenBlick)	01.01.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Decentralised practical testing network for fruit varieties (DEPO)	01.01.2025	31.12.2028
ongoing	CH	Enhancing Resilience and Functional Biodiversity of Farming Systems by Mainstreaming Landraces in Karnataka (South India)	01.12.2024	30.11.2027
ongoing	CH	Encouraging the cultivation of minor legumes in Switzerland through the development of innovative plant-based foods (LEGU4FOOD)	01.11.2024	31.10.2027
ongoing	CH	Protect and Promote Crop Wild Relatives (PRO-WILD)	01.09.2024	31.08.2029
ongoing	AT	Breeding work "Schlägler Bio-Roggen"	01.09.2024	31.08.2029
ongoing	CH	Integrating breeding for IPM into the deployment landscape for wheat, potatoes and grain legumes (IPMorama)	01.09.2024	31.08.2028
ongoing	CH EU	Improving yields in organic cropping systems (OrganicYieldsUP)	01.02.2024	31.01.2028
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
ongoing	CH	Fundamentals of the selection of enhanced symbiotic nitrogen fixation in pea breeding (PiSym)	01.01.2024	31.01.2026
ongoing	CH	Organic pot herbs for Coop/Jumbo (Coop-Topfkräuter)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	LupiSweet – Alkaloid monitoring in white lupin (LupiSweet)	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Organic stone fruit	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Qualitative and quantitative promotion of Swiss organic pear cultivation	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	CH	Benefits of organic breeding: taking stock and raising awareness (benefits.biobreeding)	01.11.2023	31.10.2026
ongoing	CH	Agrivoltaic (AgriSolar Forschung)	02.10.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	DE	Develop roadmaps to improve the supply of organically produced seed and planting material until 2036 (RoadmapsOekoPVM)	01.09.2023	31.08.2026

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