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Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
The Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture was constituted as a private foundation by organic farmers, scientists and politicians in 1973. It has established practice-oriented agronomic, ecological, veterinary medicine and economic research, and is making new findings available to the organic farmers in Switzerland and abroad. On-farm research is carried out within a network of about 200 pilot farms.Today, the institute has more than one hundred scientific and technical employees and has world-wide recognition as a competence centre fororganic research, advice, development cooperation and documentation. In 2001 FiBL Berlin was founded. FiBL participates in several EU funded projects.
Contact person: Gabriela Wyss
E-mail: gabriela.wyss@fibl.org
Internet: www.fibl.org
Ackerstrasse
Postfach
CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland
Tel.: 0041 62 865 72 72
Fax: 0041 62 865 72 73
Ongoing projects:
- Quality assessments in wheat and potatoes grown
in long term organically and conventionally managed field plots (Dynamic,
Organic, Conventional).
1978-ongoing. Use of analytical and holistic approaches. FiBL in collaboration with University of Kassel-Witzenhausen, FAL, Trenthorst and Louis Bolk Institute.
- Organic apple production.
-2003. Research on the influence of agronomic production factors on the built-up of health related polyphenolic compounds in apples. FiBL in co-operation with trade and TU München.
- BAT. Herd supervision and non-antibiotic animal
health management.
2000-ongoing. Development of preventive veterinary medicine combined with homoepathy and other non-antibiotic measures in co-operation with the farm veterinarians to improve animal health (udder health) and milk quality. FiBL in collaboration with Swiss milk producers, Demeter, BIO SUISSE and Federal Veterinary Office.
- Comparison between hybrid and open pollinating
varieties of carrots in terms of sensory quality and various other quality
aspects.
2002-2004. FiBL in collaboration with Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft.
- Interaction of constitution and health of cows
with milk quality using picture-developing techniques.
- Quality assessments in tomatoes and carrots.
1999-2003. Studying the influence of agronomic production factors on sensory aspects and primary secondary metabolites. FiBL in collaboration with trade.
Foreseen:
- Quality Passport.
2003-2005. Development of a tool for ecological, social and quality achievements of organic produce. FiBL in co-operation with trade.
- Organic probiotica.
2003-2005. Effects and function of microbial populations on organic food for human health. FiBL in co-operation with trade.
- Establishment and validation of a suitable holistic
approach at FiBL for quality determination.
2003-2005. FiBL in co-operation with trade.
- COST project 924. Enhancement and preservation
of quality and health promoting components in fresh fruits and vegetables.
2003-2005. Partners are Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, UK, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain.
Research on Food Safety:
- Separation studies with GMO soya and conventional
non GMO soya in a Swiss Mill.
2000-2001. Determination of the amount of conventional non GMO soy necessary to reduce or prevent mixing with GMO soy. FiBL in co-operation with the Swiss Federal Office of Health and a privat consulting company.
- Quality assurance in organic wine.
2001-2003. HACCP based analysis of wine production and monitoring of organic wines in terms of pesticide contaminations. FiBL in collaboration with Delinat, trade, organic farmers and official food control authority.
- 3. Organic HACCP.
2003-2004. Recommendations for improved procedures for securing consumer oriented food safety and quality of certified organic foods from plough to plate. Concerted Action, EU 5th framework; partners are Austria, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK.
- Establishment and development of a database on
pesticide residues on organic and conventional foods.
2002-ongoing. FiBL in collaboration with trade, commercial analytic laboratories, official food control authorities, federal research stations.
- Quality assurance in cereals.
2003. FiBL in co-operation with trade, official cantonal food control authorities and a commercial analytic laboratory.
GW February, 2003

