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FiBL projects on soil

StatusFiBLTitleStartEnd
ongoing CH Decarbonization of coffee production residues by biochar-stimulated composting (DECARB-CO) 25.03.2024 30.06.2024
ongoing CH Development of local compost production to optimize coffee production (Biofabrica) 08.02.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing CHEU Improving yields in organic cropping systems (OrganicYieldsUP) 01.02.2024 31.01.2028
ongoing CHEU European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures (AGROECOLOGY) 01.01.2024 31.12.2030
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 FSS Policy Dialogue & Synthesis 01.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Agroforestry learning project 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing EU Startup of the SOILL support structure for SOIL Living Labs (SOILL-Startup) 01.01.2024 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Training programme "Soil practitioner" 01.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing FR Fruit production in agroforestry and development of water savings: multistate and syntropic mediterranean orchards (PARDESSYM) 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Garden diversity 01.01.2024 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Sulphur supply in organic arable farming 01.01.2024 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Agrivoltaic (Agri-PV) 02.10.2023 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in different land uses: from the identi­fication of drivers, pressures and climate change resilience to their economic valuation (BIOservicES) 01.09.2023 31.08.2028
ongoing CH Turning food waste into sustainable soil improvers for better soil health and improved food systems (Waste4Soil) 01.06.2023 31.05.2027
ongoing Delivering safe, sustainable, tailored & societally accepted soil improvers from circular food production processes for boosting soil health (DeliSoil) 01.06.2023 31.05.2027
completed CH CIFF Mineral Fertilizer Project (CIFF-NReport) 01.05.2023 30.09.2023
ongoing CH Support to Agroecological Transformation processes in India (SuATI India) 01.05.2023 31.12.2024
completed CH Regenerative Parsley production in Central Europe 01.05.2023 15.07.2023
ongoing CH Capitalization of Agroecological Research Evidence from the r4d programme in West Africa (CARE R4D) 01.04.2023 30.03.2026
ongoing CH Bioinformatics Server for Big Data (BSBD) 01.01.2023 31.12.2024
ongoing CH Monetary valuation of soil ecosystem services and creation of initiatives to invest in soil health (InBestSoil) 01.01.2023 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Building a European Network for the Characterisation and Harmonisation of Monitoring Approaches for Research and Knowledge on Soils (BENCHMARKS) 01.01.2023 31.12.2027
ongoing DE Organic field days 2025 01.01.2023 30.08.2025
ongoing CH Impact assessment of mechanical weed control on the environment and yields (Hackfolgen) 01.01.2023 31.12.2026
ongoing FR Developing and improving on-farm composting for the resilience of agricultural systems in the Drôme Valley (Compost & Résilience) 01.01.2023 30.06.2026
ongoing CH Soil Practitioner pilot course (Bp2023) 01.01.2023 31.12.2024
ongoing CH Vitiforestry – a sustainable strategy for viticulture to cope with climate change? 01.01.2023 31.07.2027
ongoing CH Optimizing the quality and yield of organic wheat through targeted nitrogen fertilization 01.01.2023 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management (trans4num) 01.12.2022 30.11.2026
ongoing CH Nature-Based Solutions for Soil Management (NBSOIL) 01.12.2022 30.11.2026
ongoing CH Biodiversity boost through regenerative organic agroforestry in Central Ghana 20.11.2022 30.11.2024
ongoing CH Developing Intercropping for agrifood Value chains and Ecosystem Services delivery in Europe and Southern countries (IntercropValuES) 01.11.2022 31.10.2026
ongoing CH A European-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe (Climate Farm Demo) 01.10.2022 30.09.2029
ongoing CH Strategies for the adaptation of arable farming systems to climate change and their contribution to climate protection in the Upper Rhine region (KLIMACrops) 01.10.2022 31.12.2025
ongoing FR Agroecological leverages for low-input fruit tree nurseries (Pépinière bas intrant – Veauvy) 01.10.2022 01.10.2024
ongoing CH Climate friendly organic palm and coconut oil production in the tropics 01.09.2022 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Root2Res: Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change (EU Root2Res) 01.09.2022 31.08.2027
ongoing CH Recycling palm oil production residues by composting (Côte d'Ivoire Compost huile de palme) 01.09.2022 28.02.2025
ongoing CH Optimisation of nutrient budget in agriculture (NUTRIBUDGET) 01.09.2022 31.08.2026
ongoing CH An innovative and replicable training strategy to strengthen expertise and entrepreneurial capacities for integrated solid waste management in Colombia (Colombia Don Bosco) 01.07.2022 30.06.2024
ongoing CH Agriculture - Climate Protection and Climate Adaptation with Biochar (Charclim) 01.06.2022 31.12.2026
completed AT Erster österreichischer Vermögenspool zum Kauf und zur nachhaltigen Nutzung von Biolandwirtschaftsflächen 01.05.2022 31.12.2022
completed CH Quality assurance in Swiss organic chicory production (Bio-Chicorée) 01.04.2022 31.03.2024
ongoing CH Optimisation of nitrogen use efficiency and climate effect of recycled fertilisers in organic agriculture (Recycle4Bio-II) 01.04.2022 31.03.2026
ongoing CH Torfreduzierte und torffreie Anzuchtsubstrate für Jungpflanzen im produzierenden Gemüsebau (Torfreduktion) 01.04.2022 31.05.2026
ongoing CH Long-term monitoring of soil-optimized cultivation Plantahof 01.03.2022 31.12.2032
completed CH EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich 28.02.2022 01.05.2023
ongoing CH Climate protection through humus formation 01.02.2022 31.12.2027
ongoing CH Farm Adaptation to Climate Risk (RISC) 15.01.2022 31.12.2029
ongoing CH Regulation of Cyperus esculentus sp. in organic farming 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed AT "The Viennese Succession" 01.01.2022 31.12.2023
ongoing AT Market gardening - innovation to strengthen the Austrian supply of fresh vegetables 01.01.2022 31.12.2024
completed CH Predicting microbial communities 01.01.2022 31.12.2022
ongoing CH Climate Neutral Farms (ClieNFarms) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Organic conservation agriculture: weed management and soil quality (Adventisol) 01.01.2022 31.12.2025
completed CH Microbiome Lighthouse Project 01.01.2022 31.12.2023
ongoing CH Strategic and technical support for the "Farming with Nature" initiative of Ingleby Farm&Forest group (Ingleby – Farming with Nature) 01.01.2022 31.12.2026
ongoing CH Markets and Seeds Access Project for Small Grains and Legumes in Zambia and Zimbabwe (MASAP) 01.12.2021 30.11.2033
completed CH Microplastics from road traffic and biogas slurry in soil (BLW-Mikroplastik) 01.12.2021 31.01.2024
ongoing ATCH MIcro- and NAno-Plastics in AGRIcultural Soils: sources, environmental fate and impacts on ecosystem services and overall sustainability (MINAGRIS) 01.09.2021 31.08.2026
ongoing CH Black goes green: Influence of biochar on soil water balance and chemical soil quality 01.09.2021 31.08.2025
ongoing CH Developing biological soil quality indicators as affected by biochar amendment (BGG-BB) 01.09.2021 31.12.2025
ongoing CH Course Organic Gardening School Hünibach (Lehrgang Biogarten) 01.07.2021
ongoing CH Swiss spade test – Standardised working basics for agricultural practice and soil protection (Spatenprobe) 01.07.2021 01.07.2024
ongoing CH Network of farms committed to the non-use of phytosanitary treatments for seeds (Res0sem) 01.07.2021 31.12.2029
completed CH Sri Lanka: Conversion to organic farming and scientific support on organic fertilization (Sri Lanka Bio Conversion) 28.06.2021 31.12.2023
completed CH Optimizing the Integration of Organic Resources in Ghana's Local Agricultural Systems 01.06.2021 30.06.2023
completed CHEU BIOdiversity of soils and FArming Innovations for improved Resilience in European wheat agrosystems (BIOFAIR) 01.04.2021 31.03.2024
completed AT Wirkungsanalyse des Dünger- und Futtermittelsystems der BIO AUSTRIA Betriebe - Eine Analyse ökologischer Nachhaltigkeitsleistungen der BIO AUSTRIA Betriebe im Vergleich zur konventionellen Landwirtschaft in Österreich 05.03.2021 10.11.2021
ongoing CHEU Producing advanced bio-based fertilizers from fisheries wastes (SEA2LAND) 01.01.2021 31.12.2024
completed CH Potential of Plantago sp. to reduce N2O emissions 01.01.2021 31.12.2022
ongoing CH Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (MIXED) 01.10.2020 30.09.2024
ongoing CH Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel (SustainSAHEL) 01.09.2020 01.09.2025
ongoing DECH Overcoming the physical and mental barriers for upscaling Conservation Agriculture in the Mediterranean (ConServeTerra) 01.07.2020 30.06.2024
completed CH C-sequestration in soils: potentials and limits to quantify, requirements for incentive programs and proof of their effectiveness (Postulat Bourgeois Q4) 01.07.2020 30.04.2021
completed CH Postulat Bourgeois: “Soil carbon sequestration in Switzerland: analysis of potentials and measures” 01.06.2020 31.12.2021
completed DE Development of a concept for the coherent and differentiated remuneration of the environmental benefits of organic farming (UGOE) 05.05.2020 31.01.2023
completed CH Sammlung bodenbiologischer Studien mit einem Standort-Bezug in der Schweiz (BAFU GraueLiteratur) 01.05.2020 30.04.2022
completed CH Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in Africa (KCOA) 01.04.2020 29.02.2024
completed DE Wege zu mehr Ökolandbau und Grundwasserschutz in Südhessen: Erarbeitung eines Grobkonzepts 01.04.2020 30.06.2021
completed CH Let’s Talk About BetterGardens 01.04.2020 30.04.2022
completed CH Beratungspaket zur Einbindung weiterer Pflanzenproduktionsbetriebe in die Torfreduktionsvereinbarung (Beratungsprojekt Torfreduktion Zierpflanzen Baumschulen) 17.03.2020 31.12.2022
completed CH PROMISE – Sustainable protein supply with species mixtures in Switzerland – focus on pea and lentil (PROMISE) 01.02.2020 31.01.2024
ongoing CH Black goes green - Long-term on-farm trial on the climate impact of biochar in agriculture (Black goes green) 01.02.2020 31.12.2027
completed CH VD Agroökologische Systeme 01.01.2020 31.12.2021
completed CH Pilotprojekt 3V - Bodenindikatoren 01.01.2020 31.12.2022
ongoing CH Protection of natural resources (water, soil) and promotion of biodiversity and challenges for agriculture in the face of climate change and economic issues (BLW Agroforesterie) 01.01.2020 31.12.2027
completed CH Bodenqualitätsindikatoren BQI-CH Perspektivmethode Infrarot-Spektroskopie 01.11.2019 01.02.2021
completed CH Training materials and courses for best practices in organic and dynamic Cocoa Agroforestry systems 01.11.2019 30.09.2022
completed CH Konzeption und Umsetzung des Klimafolgen-Bodenmonitoring-Verbunds für die Themen Bodenbiologie und organische Bodensubstanz (Verbund20: Klimafolgen-Bodenmonitoring) 14.10.2019 31.12.2020
completed CH Food Systems Caravan 01.09.2019 31.12.2021
completed CH Sustainable management of organic municipal waste in the Municipality of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica 01.08.2019 31.08.2021
completed CH Farmer capacity development to improve organic sesame production in Ethiopia 01.07.2019 30.06.2022
completed CH Going Bananas: Restoring Livelihoods of Conflict Affected Farmers in Cotabato (Going Bananas) 01.07.2019 31.12.2020
ongoing CH Optimizing Bio-based Fertilisers in Agriculture – Knowledgebase for New Policies (LEX4BIO) 01.06.2019 31.05.2024
completed AT Erosion protection and resource conservation in organic maize cultivation 01.05.2019 31.12.2023
completed CH Relay intercropping – Further developing a resource-conserving cultivation system for soya in mixed culture in practice 30.04.2019 31.12.2021
ongoing DE Competence and Practice Research Network for the Further Development of Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture (NutriNet) 01.03.2019 28.02.2027
completed CH Dynamics of carbon sequestration and stabilisation in a long-term agricultural trial (DynaCarb) 01.01.2019 31.12.2022
completed CH Microbial nitrogen cycling and functional diversity of soil microbes in organic and conventional farming systems under temperate and tropical climates 01.01.2019 30.06.2022
completed CH Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated) 01.11.2018 30.04.2022
completed AT Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe (BEST4SOIL) 01.11.2018 31.03.2022
ongoing CHEU Italian Input List 30.09.2018
completed CH Soil quality indicators: Applied soil quality concepts and how they are useful to reach sustainable development goals 01.08.2018 15.12.2018
completed CH Dynamic Agroforestry Systems (DAFS) (DAFS) 01.04.2018 31.12.2021
completed CH Klimawirkung von Recyclingdüngern und Pflanzenkohle: Emissionen von Lachgas, Methan und Ammoniak in einem Feldversuch 12.03.2018 30.06.2022
completed CH Microbiome diagnostics for a sustainable agriculture (Gebert Rüf Microbiome) 01.03.2018 28.02.2021
completed CH Use of functional agro-biodiversity to improve ecosystem services in vineyards 01.01.2018 31.12.2021
completed CH Day of organic arable farming 2019 01.01.2018 31.12.2019
completed ATEU 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) 15.12.2017 30.11.2018
completed CH SOCORT – Kohlenstoffsequestrierung durch reduzierte Bodenbearbeitung im Biolandbau (SOCORT/SOCORT2) 01.10.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH Soil fertility innovation hub: selfdiagnosis and advice (Progrès Sol) 01.09.2017 31.12.2022
completed CH Auswirkungen eines Hochfrequenz Strom Wandlers auf die Umwelt (Unkraut, Bodenbiologie und Fauna) (Zasso Elektroherb) 01.08.2017 31.12.2017
completed CH Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use (SolACE) 01.05.2017 30.09.2022
completed CH Guidance values for soil organic matter in arable soils. Opportunities for implementation. 01.04.2017 31.08.2018
completed CHFR Compost - Soil fertility and plant health 01.03.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH Pyrophos: Further development of alkali pyrolysis for removal of heavy metals and production of a market-grade P-K fertilizer from sewage sludge (PyroPhos II) 01.01.2017 30.09.2020
completed CH Managing soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems across Europe under climate change (SOILCLIM) 01.01.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH Alternatives to ploughing in organic agriculture 01.01.2017 31.12.2019
completed CH Thematische Synthese “Boden und Umwelt” (NFP 68) 01.12.2016 30.11.2017
completed CH Treibhausgasbilanz: Treibhausgas-Emissionen aus landwirtschaftlichen Böden in der Schweiz 01.12.2016 30.11.2017
completed CH Thematische Synthese NFP68: Böden und Nahrungsmittelproduktion (Synthèse-PNR68-SoilsFood) 01.10.2016 30.09.2017
completed CH Application of organic bio-fertilizer technology to improve the sustainability of date palm production and cultivation (fertiledatepalm) 01.08.2016 31.07.2019
completed DE Öko-Feldtage 2017 01.07.2016 30.09.2017
completed CH Solutions for quality cereal production in low fertilty situations (CerQual) 01.07.2016 30.06.2020
completed CH Improving disease resistance of peas through selection at the plant-soil interface (resPEAct) 01.06.2016 31.12.2020
completed AT Development of yield and humus formation in the soil through reduced soil cultivation and organic fertilization (green manure and organic fertilizer) (AG-BIOBO) 14.03.2016 28.02.2019
completed CH Indicators and monitoring of agricultural soil biodiversity (BioDivSol) 01.02.2016 31.12.2022
completed CH Zusammenarbeit mit Agroscope 01.01.2016 31.12.2017
completed AT Nachhaltige Grünlandbewirtschaftung durch abgestuften Wiesenbau (AgWb) 01.01.2016 31.12.2018
completed CH Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience (iSQAPER) 01.05.2015 30.04.2020
completed CH Nutrition in Mountain Agro-ecosystems (NMA) 01.05.2015 31.05.2021
completed CH Organic Knowledge Network Arable (OK-Net Arable) 01.03.2015 28.02.2018
completed CH BetterGardens: Soil quality, biodiversity, and social value of urban gardens (Sinergia BetterGardens) 01.01.2015 31.12.2018
completed CH Farmer-driven organic resource management to build soil fertility (ORM4Soil) 01.01.2015 31.12.2020
completed CH Fertility Building Management Measures in Organic Cropping Systems (FertilCrop) 01.01.2015 31.12.2017
completed CH Sustainable provisioning of multiple ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes (ECO-SERVE) (ECO-SERVE) 01.01.2015 31.12.2017
completed CH Pyrolysis of sewage sludge and heavy metal elimination for phosphorus recycling (PyroPhos) 01.11.2014 31.10.2016
completed ATCH CONNEctingknowledge, scales and actors; An integrated framework for adaptive organic resource management targeting soil aggradation and agroecosystems’ resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa (ConneSSA) 01.08.2014 31.12.2017
completed CH Insect-based feed and fertilizer production via waste transformation for small-holders in Ghana (IBFFP) 01.01.2014 31.12.2017
completed CH Zinc Biofortification of Wheat through Organic Matter Management in Sustainable Agriculture (ZOMM) 01.11.2013 31.10.2016
completed CH Legumes and biodiversity: nature compatible concepts for growing protein crops 01.04.2013 30.06.2014
completed CH Structure and function of N2O producing and reducing microbial communities as influenced by soil management (NFP 68 – denitrification) 01.04.2013 30.03.2016
completed CH Dissemination of reduced tillage in the organic farming sector 01.01.2013 31.12.2017
completed CH Biologischer Anbau von Pinot Noir Reben Vitis vinifera L im Wallis: Wirkung von Bewässerung sowie verschiedener Düngungs- und Bodenbearbeitungsverfahren auf physiologische Stressreduktion, Wuchs, Ertrag und Qualität 01.04.2012 31.12.2014
completed CH Determination of sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in Swiss arable soils 01.04.2012 31.03.2016
completed CH Essais avec silicuivre et autres substances non cupriques pour ré-duire l'utilisation du cuivre en viticulture bio 01.03.2012 31.12.2014
completed CH Soil and climate friendly crop production in organic farming (COOP BKBA) 01.01.2012 31.12.2016
ongoing CH Soil tillage experiment Schlatthof (Aesch trial) 01.01.2012
completed CH Effects of biochar amendments on plant growth, microbial communities and biochar decomposition in agricultural soils 01.11.2011 31.10.2015
completed CH Reduced tillage and Green Manures for Sustainable Organic Cropping Systems (TILMAN-ORG) 01.09.2011 31.08.2014
completed CH No-till agriculture - a climate smart solution? 01.01.2011 31.12.2011
completed CH Influence of multi-year reduced tillage on soil micro-organisms. A study on two commercial farms in the canton of Bern 01.01.2011 31.12.2015
completed CH What does climate protection mean for my holding? Workshops for organic farm managers. (Climate Workshops) (Klima-Workshops) 01.01.2011 28.02.2015
ongoing AT Biokompetenzzentrum Schlägl 01.01.2011
completed CH Secretariat of the Enforcement-Related Soil Biology Group (VBB) of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) 01.01.2010 31.12.2015
completed CH Carbon Credits for Sustainable Landuse Systems (CaLas) 01.11.2009 31.10.2011
completed CH Improving nutrient efficiency in major European food, feed and biofuel crops to reduce the negative environmental impact of crop production: Genotype x Management Interaction (NUE-CROPS) 01.05.2009 30.04.2014
completed CH Improving soil fertility by reduced tillage on the Juchowo farm in Poland 01.01.2009 31.12.2015
completed CH Climate friendly arable and vegetable production (KLINE-AG) 01.01.2009 31.12.2011
completed CHDE Increasing profitability of stockless arable crops by optimization of soil fertility management (BoFru) 01.08.2008 31.12.2013
completed CH Förderung von arbuskulären Mykorrhizapilzen in einer Chenopodiaceae-Mais-Fruchtfolge durch Untersaaten 01.01.2008 31.03.2011
completed CH Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobacteria (PGPR) for sustainable cropping systems in India (ISCB BFNet FiBL (Biofertilizer Network)) 01.01.2008 31.12.2014
completed CH Impact of transgenic crops on fertility of soils with different management history (NFP 59 Boden) 01.06.2007 30.05.2010
completed CH Moderner biologischer Weinbau: Wirkung verschiedener Düngemittel (MOBODU) 01.01.2006 31.12.2015
completed CH Harmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk (HAIR) 01.01.2004 31.03.2007
completed CH Burden on the soil ecosystem of natural and genetically modified organisms – effects, methods and definition of damage as a contribution to risk assessment (BoBios) 01.01.2004 31.12.2008
ongoing CH Impacts of bio-dynamic preparations, reduced tillage and fertilization on yield and soil fertility (Frick trial) 01.10.2002
completed CH Bodenfruchtbarkeit und Düngung in biologischen Obstanlagen 30.11.1999 30.11.1999
completed CH Bodenentwicklung in der Umstellung auf biologisch-dynamische Landwirtschaft, Rheinau 01.01.1999 01.12.2011
completed CH Elaboration of standards for site-specified fertilisation systems in organic farming in Europe based on long-term field experiments 01.01.1995 31.12.1997
ongoing CH DOK Experiment: Long-term study on bio-dynamic, bio-organic and conventional farming systems (DOK Experiment) 01.03.1978
completed CH Klimaneutraler Acker- und Gemüsebau? Ökonomisch-ökologische Wirkungsanalyse (KLINE-AG) 15.03.2012