Sustainable nutrition

What FiBL is doing on this theme
- Background: Urban areas
- Group Society & Innovation, Department of Food System Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
News on the theme
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23.06.22

New study shows that dietary guidelines need revision to account for environmental impact

Dietary guidelines issued by national governments aim to set a roadmap for consumers to live…

22.12.21

International prize for FiBL program: award ceremony and workshop with researchers from India and Kenya

FiBL Switzerland's SysCom program won the international SHIFT Prize 2021. At the award ceremony in…

11.11.21

Livestock-based food systems need to become more sustainable

The EU project PATHWAYS will develop sustainable food systems to support the European Union’s (EU)…

07.07.21

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

A side event for the Science Days of the UN Food System Summit organized by the Research Institute…

22.06.21

Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials

In order to support beneficial insects and control pests FiBL developed the idea of integrating…

22.04.21

Attitudes of Swiss consumers towards sustainability goals related to sustainable food consumption

The issue of sustainability is a hot topic in Switzerland - but which sustainability goals are rated…

26.06.20

Healthy nutrition from a sustainable food production

A healthier and more sustainable diet is possible. This is the conclusion of the National Research…

01.12.19

Summer School on agrobiodiversity for locally adapted and resilient food systems

FiBL together with ZHAW - Universities of Applied Sciences Zurich, (Switzerland), University of…

25.04.16

FiBL study on locally produced food in Freiburg

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL in Frick conducted a study on the consumption of…

23.09.15

Food production requirements of cities – Zurich in comparison with Rennes, Strasbourg and Basel

As part of the "Zurich isst" month of events, the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL)…
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Relevant publications for practitioners
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Relevant publications in organic eprints
- Augustiny, Eva; Müller, Adrian; Green, Ashley; Mathys, Alexander; Pfister, Stephan; Curran, Michael and Frehner, Anita (2026) Reducing biodiversity impacts of agricultural production while maintaining food supply – a modelling study of the Swiss food system. Environmental Research: Food Systems, 3 (035006), pp. 1-18.
  orgprints.org: Reducing biodiversity impacts of agricultural production while maintaining food supply – a modelling study of the Swiss food system
- Gerwien, Laura; Simon, Wolfram; Müller, Adrian; Frehner, Anita; Talsma, Elise F. and van Zanten, Hannah (2026) Exploring Potential Food Self-Sufficiency Across Alternative Dietary Futures. Global Food Security, 49 (100908), pp. 1-13.
  orgprints.org: Exploring Potential Food Self-Sufficiency Across Alternative Dietary Futures
- Suter, Flurina; Frehner, Anita; Müller, Adrian; Moretti, Diego; Rohrmann, Sabine and Pestoni, Giulia (2026) Adherence to the eat-lancet planetary health diet and sustainability impacts of the Swiss diet. European Journal of Nutrition, 65 (134), pp. 1-14.
  orgprints.org: Adherence to the eat-lancet planetary health diet and sustainability impacts of the Swiss diet
- Müller, Adrian (2026) Hidden costs of the Swiss Agrifood System Case Study to the FAO State of Food and Agriculture SOFA-Report 2024. Workshop at: 2nd Hidden Cost Webinar of INRAe, online, 30.3.2026. [Completed]
  orgprints.org: Hidden costs of the Swiss Agrifood System Case Study to the FAO State of Food and Agriculture SOFA-Report 2024
- Müller, Adrian and De Luca, Kevin (2026) Hidden costs of the Swiss Agrifood System – Vision 2050 Appendix to the Swiss case study for the State of Food and Agriculture Report of the FAO - SOFA 2024. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick .
  orgprints.org: Hidden costs of the Swiss Agrifood System – Vision 2050 Appendix to the Swiss case study for the State of Food and Agriculture Report of the FAO - SOFA 2024
- Rebholz, Theresa (2026) Süsslupinen – Potenzial für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/suesslupinen-potenzial-fuer-landwirtschaft-und-ernaehrung <https://www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/meldung/suesslupinen-potenzial-fuer-landwirtschaft-und-ernaehrung>, accessed on: May 2026.
  orgprints.org: Süsslupinen – Potenzial für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
- Michel, Madeleine; Nitzsche, Nadine and Thanner, Phie (2026) Podcast: Selbsterntegärten: Landwirtschaft zum Mitmachen | FiBL Focus. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/18904939-selbsterntegarten-landwirtschaft-zum-mitmachen <https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/18904939-selbsterntegarten-landwirtschaft-zum-mitmachen>, accessed on: May 2026.
  orgprints.org: Podcast: Selbsterntegärten: Landwirtschaft zum Mitmachen | FiBL Focus
- Müller, Adrian; Pfiffner, Lukas; Gabel, Vanessa and Beermann, Anke (2026) Podcast: Wo ist der beste Platz für Biodiversität? | FiBL Focus. Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, CH-Frick . Online at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/18668438-wo-ist-der-beste-platz-fur-biodiversitat <https://www.buzzsprout.com/1774931/episodes/18668438-wo-ist-der-beste-platz-fur-biodiversitat>, accessed on: May 2026.
  orgprints.org: Podcast: Wo ist der beste Platz für Biodiversität? | FiBL Focus
- Andreotti, Federico; Hordijk, D.J.A; Frehner, Anita; Müller, Adrian; Mason-D'Croz, Daniel; Herrero, Mario; Celiberti, S.; Tzanavaris, S. and van Zanten, H.H.E. (2026) The CiFoS game: a serious game to redesign food systems for human and planetary health. Sustainability Science, online, pp. 1-16.
  orgprints.org: The CiFoS game: a serious game to redesign food systems for human and planetary health
- Frehner, Anita (2025) SPOC: Potenzial von Hülsenfrüchten und Ölpflanzen für ein nachhaltigeres Ernährungssystem in der Schweiz. In: Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie 2025. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie (SGA), Weinfelden, Schweiz, pp. 118-119.
  orgprints.org: SPOC: Potenzial von Hülsenfrüchten und Ölpflanzen für ein nachhaltigeres Ernährungssystem in der Schweiz
All relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	DE	BioBitte- Mehr Bio in öffentlichen Küchen	01.01.2025	01.02.2027
ongoing	CH	Garden diversity	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
completed	DE	Aktualisierung des vom Netzwerk deutscher Biostädte herausgegebenen Praxisleitfadens "Mehr Bio in Kommunen"	14.09.2023	31.03.2024
completed	CH	Climate strategy for agriculture in the city of Zurich	01.10.2022	30.06.2024
completed	AT	"The Viennese Succession"	01.01.2022	31.12.2023
completed	DE	Musterleistungsbild Bio/Regio-Kantine Studie für ein Musterleistungsbild zur Integration von mehr Bio/Regioprodukten bei der öffentlichen Vergabe in der Gemeinschaftsverpflegung	01.04.2021	30.11.2021
completed	DE	Moderation des Dialogforums "BioStadt für alle - Dialogforum für nachhaltige Verpflegung in Bremen" der Biostadt Bremen	16.03.2021	31.12.2021
completed	CH	What does Zurich eat? Scope for action on a local level to promote a more sustainable nutrition	01.11.2019	30.06.2021
completed	CH	Linking Urban and Inner-Alpine Green Infrastructure - Multifunctional Ecosystem Services for more liveable territories (LUIGI)	01.10.2019	03.06.2022
completed	DE	Kantinenkongress 2.0: "Angebot trifft Nachfrage"	15.09.2019	15.03.2020
completed	DE	BioBitte - Mehr Bio in öffentlichen Küchen	15.09.2019	31.07.2023
completed	AT	Grüne Seestadt - Lernen für die essbare Stadt der Zukunft (Essbare Seestadt)	02.07.2018	01.01.2021
completed	CH	Local food systems as key to comprehensive integrative governance of sustainability (KERNiG) (KERNiG)	01.01.2016	30.09.2019
completed	CH	The share of local food in the total consumption of the city of Freiburg	01.01.2015	30.11.2015
completed	CH	BetterGardens: Soil quality, biodiversity, and social value of urban gardens (Sinergia BetterGardens)	01.01.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	The Role of Urban Agriculture for a Sustainable Urban Food System (Ernährungssystem Basel, Urban Agriculture Basel)	01.02.2014	29.02.2016
completed	CH	GREENCITY SWITZERLAND - Development of a label for sustainable green cities (GSS)	20.02.2013	20.02.2016
completed	CH	Allotment Garden ‐ Organic Garden: Approaches to encouraging the greening of urban areas	01.02.2013	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Global and Local food chain Assessment: a Multidimensional performance-based approach (GLAMUR)	01.02.2013	31.01.2016
completed	CH	Towards sustainable modes of urban and peri-urban food provisioning (SUPURBFOOD)	01.10.2012	30.09.2015
completed	DE	Kleine Gärten – große Wirkungen, Bildungsmaßnahmen zur Förderung des ökologischen Bewusstseins urbaner Gärtner mit dem Ziel der Ökologisierung städtischer Flächen und der Steigerung des Konsums von Biolebensmitteln	01.01.2012	31.12.2019
completed	CH	Knowledge brokerage to promote sustainable food consumption and production: linking scientists, policymakers and civil society organisations (FOODLINKS)	01.01.2011	31.12.2013

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Sustainable nutrition

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

New study shows that dietary guidelines need revision to account for environmental impact

International prize for FiBL program: award ceremony and workshop with researchers from India and Kenya

Livestock-based food systems need to become more sustainable

Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South?

Flowers in the cabbage patch are good for beneficials

Attitudes of Swiss consumers towards sustainability goals related to sustainable food consumption

Healthy nutrition from a sustainable food production

Summer School on agrobiodiversity for locally adapted and resilient food systems

FiBL study on locally produced food in Freiburg

Food production requirements of cities – Zurich in comparison with Rennes, Strasbourg and Basel

Relevant publications for practitioners

Relevant publications in organic eprints

Projects on the theme

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