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FiBL news on soil


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New technical guide: Strengthening soil protection through reduced tillage

Climate change poses major challenges for agriculture. A new guide from FiBL shows how reduced…


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New technical guide on compost use in medicinal and aromatic plant production

The practical publication provides key information to understand the benefits of compost use in…


Cover crops in medicinal and aromatic plant production.

New FiBL guide supports MAP producers in Kosovo to build soil fertility and climate resilience

FiBL has released a new technical publication in three languages on cover crops in medicinal and…


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Regenerative and conservation agriculture: researchers and farmers test what works

Researchers from FiBL and partner organisations are embarking on a European project to discover how…


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Long-term data show what organics can do

December 5 is World Soil Day. An experiment that deals intensively with soil is the DOK trial in…


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Swiss Soil Orchestra: FiBL leads an art-based soil network

The Swiss Soil Orchestra, one of eight orchestras in the EU Horizon project SOILSCAPE, held its…


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Protecting soil with art

How can the importance of soil for humans and the environment be expressed artistically? This is the…


Five men work together on a plowed dry field and analyze soil samples with a blue bowl.

How organic cotton farmers in India influence soil fertility

What influences soil fertility in organic cotton farming in India? Andrin Schilliger, a student at…


A soil profile can be seen. At the top is meadow, below that is the cracked, ochre-coloured soil. The top layer of soil is slightly browner.

Today is World Soil Day

Soils provide many different ecosystem services for us. That is why we honour this valuable resource…


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TransforMed project: promoting agroforestry to regenerate degraded soils in the Southern Mediterranean basin

After decades of intensive farming practices that have degraded soil quality and fertility, as well…