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Media releases

2023

Rüegg, J., Cotter, M., Bautze, D. (2023) Wie sieht ein nachhaltiges Kakaoanbausystem aus? BioTopp – Fachzeitschrift für Ökologische Landwirtschaft, Vol. 1: 16-18. Read more

Rüegg, J., Saj, S. (2023) Congreso técnico científico de agroecosistemas dinámicos sucesionales, Sapecho, Alto Beni.  Prisma Agropecuario TVU. Date of issue: 24.04.2023. Bolivia. Read more

2022

Bautze, D. (2022) Wir müssen den Boden füttern. Biovision – Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung, Vol. 69: 6-7. Read more

Blick (2022) Ihr denkt nur an eure Kleider – aber nicht an uns. Date of issue: 11.02.2022. Zürich, Switzerland. Read more

Blumer, F. (2022) “Ich kann meinen Boden sogar riechen!” Biovision – Stiftung für ökologische Entwicklung, Vol. 69: 2-5. Read more

FiBL (2022) Comparison of maize-based organic & conventional farming systems in Kenya (SysCom long-term trial). FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 06.07.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Das SysCom Programm: Stand heute und die Zukunft. Date of issue: 26.08.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021) The importance of tree stratification in agroforestry systems in view of crop health. FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 19.01.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2022) Indian cotton farmer meets Swiss influencer. Date of issue: 17.10.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2022) Portrait serie: Faces of organic cotton. Date of issue: 18.11.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2022) Schweizer Influencerin trifft indischen Baumwollbauern. Date of issue: 11.02.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Gahler, R., Milz, J., Rüegg, J. (2022) Dynamische Agroforstwirtschaft. Ökologie & Landbau, 2022, 03, S. 18-21. Read more

Huber, B., Bautze, D., Goldmann, E. (2022) Ist der Biolandbau eine Lösung für den globalen Süden? BioTopp – Fachzeitschrift für Ökologische Landwirtschaft, Vol. 5: 16-19. Read more

Lohse, E., Schneider, M., Milz, K., Rüegg, J. (2022) Sistemas agroforestales: La importancia de la estratificación de árboles para la sanidad de cultivos. Date of issue: 19.01.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Moll, M., Rüegg, J., Lohse, E., Gúzman, M., Alföldi, T., Pacheco, A. P., Luna, A., Aguilar, F., Aranda, L., Ibañez, Y., García, P., Schneider, M. (2022) Vivir en abundancia – encuentros con la agroforestería. Date of issue: 24.04.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Moll, M., Rüegg, J., Lohse, E., Gúzman, M., Alföldi, T., Pacheco, A. P., Luna, A., Aguilar, F., Aranda, L., Ibañez, Y., Godel, I., Schneider, M. (2022) Lernen vom Regenwald – Agroforst Potentiale in Bolivien. Date of issue: 03.07.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Moll, M., Rüegg, J., Lohse, E., Gúzman, M., Alföldi, T., Pacheco, A. P., Luna, A., Aguilar, F., Aranda, L., Ibañez, Y., Leyat, V., Schneider, M. (2022) Vivre dans l’abondance – rencontre avec l’agroforesterie.  Date of issue: 18.11.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Moll, M., Rüegg, J., Lohse, E., Gúzman, M., Alföldi, T., Pacheco, A. P., Luna, A., Aguilar, F., Aranda, L., Ibañez, Y., Robins, S., Schneider, M. (2022) Living in abundance – encounters with agroforestry. Date of issue: 22.04.2022. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Mowbray, S. (2022) Delectable but destructive: Tracing chocolate’s environmental life cycle. Mongabay Series. Date of issue: 01.08.2022. Read more

Rüegg, J. and Armengot, L. (2022) Cacao agroforestry and monoculture systems in the SysCom Bolivia long-term trial - Results from 13 years of research. Presentation at FiBL talks, online, 17.10.2022. Read more

Rühl, B. (2022) Am Tropf des Weltmarktes. Newspaper article. WOZ, Date of issue: 14.07.2022. Read more

Rühl, B. (2022) Wie Afrikas Landwirtschaft krisenfester werden kann. Radio program. Deutschlandfunk, Date of issue: 12.07.2022. Read more

Rühl, B. (2022) Wie schaffen wir eine Zukunft, in der alle satt werden? SysCom is mentioned. Enorm Magazin, Vol. 04. Read more

von Däniken, C. (2022) Der Anbau von Biobaumwolle könnte indische Bauern im Kampf gegen die Armut unterstützen. Bauernzeitung Ostschweiz, Date of issue: 02.05.2022. Read more

2021

FiBL (2021) SysCom Kenya – Introduction video. FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 16.09.2021. Frick, Switzerland.

FiBL (2021). Can organic agriculture improve yields and incomes for smallholder farmers in Africa? Date of issue: 23.09.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Expedient or nonsensical? Organic farming in developing countries. Date of issue: 10.11.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Farming Systems Comparison in the Tropics (SysCom) wins the 2021 SHIFT Prize for Transformative Agroecological Research for Development. Date of issue: 17.09.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Ginger and turmeric in cocoa agroforestry systems. FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 22.10.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Internationaler Preis für FiBL-Programm: Verleihung und Workshop mit Forschenden aus Indien und Kenia. Date of issue: 10.12.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Is Organic Agriculture a viable option for the Global South? Date of issue: 28.07.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Organic agriculture is a sustainable alternative for developing economies. Date of issue: 27.01.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Organic cocoa from agroforestry systems – international exchange in Bolivia. Date of issue: 23.12.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). Research and training in the SysCom Bolivia project and the Sara Ana Centre. FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 21.10.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2021). SysCom India - Introduction video. FiBL Youtube channel. Date of issue: 16.04.2021. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Götz, M. (2021). Weg von Chemie und Gentech-Saatgut. Bioaktuell - Das Magazin der Biobewegung, 10. Basel, Switzerland. Read more

Ökolandbau.de (2021). Bio-Baumwolle fruchtet. Date of issue: 09.11.2021. Bonn, Germany. Read more

Rebholz, T. (2021). Eine andere Art von Biolandbau. Bioaktuell - Das Magazin der Biobewegung, 10. Basel, Switzerland. Read more

2019

FiBL (2019). Research award for the comparison of cultivation systems in Bolivia, India and Kenya. Date of issue: 9th December, 2019. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2019). The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research. Date of issue: 06.03.2019. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

SFIAR (2019). Project Showcase - Long-term Farming Systems Comparison - SysCom India. Date of issue: March 2019. Zollikofen, Switzerland. Read more

SFIAR (2019). Optimised Cropping Systems in the Tropics. Date of issue: 2nd December 2019. Zollikofen, Switzerland. Read more

2017

FiBL (2017) Rendimientos de cacao: sistemas agroforestales vs monocultivos - orgánico vs convencional. Video documentation on SysCom Bolivia results. Read more

Hämmerli, F. (2017) Monokultur ade! Kakao reift mit Kaffee, Orange, Banane und Avocado. bioaktuell 5/17: 42-43. Read more

Greissenegger, I. (2017) Auf dem Boden der Realität. Grüne Welt Journal, Kurier. Date of issue: 29.03.2017. Read more

2016

WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (2016) Die Zweifel begannen mit den Giftauberginen. Date of issue: 07.07.2016. Zürich, Switzerland (Run: 86'000 copies). Read more

Neue Zürcher Zeitung (2016) Kleinstbauern in Zeiten der Monetarisierung. Date of issue: 09.07.2016. Zürich, Switzerland. Read more

Tagesanzeiger (2016) Der Forscher, der Indien Bio schmackhaft macht. Date of issue: 09.07.2016. Zürich, Switzerland (Run: 162'894 copies).

Special media releases due to the SysCom Kenya stakeholder workshop

A "Farming Systems Comparisons Stakeholders Workshop" was conducted on the 28th June 2016 in Kenya (Read more). During which a media release was issued to share the first results from the Kenyan trial with the public. National and international media took up the story and published further articles about the event and the findings from the project. Some examples you find below and a more detailed list of you can download here.

24 heures (2016) Des Suisses font avancer l'agriculture bio au Kenya. Date of issue: 22.07.2016. Lausanne, Switzerland. Read more

Appropriate Technology (2016). Organic versus conventional. Issue: Vol. 43, No. 4. Burnham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Read more

Daily Nation (2016) Compost manure increases yields, study. Date of issue: 04.07.2016. Nairobi, Kenya. Read more

Umweltperspektiven (2016) Ertragreiche Bio-Landwirtschaft. Date of issue: 14.07.2016. Zürich, Switzerland. Read more

FiBL (2016) Organic equals conventional agriculture in the tropics. Date of issue: 30.06.2016. Frick, Switzerland. Read more

Rural 21 (2016) Organic equals conventional. Date of issue: 21.09.2016. Frankfurt,Germany. Read more

Standard Digital (2016) Survey: Organic farming beats conventional agriculture in Africa. Date of issue: 20.07.2016. Nairobi, Kenya. Read more

Watson (2016) Wie diese kleinen Biobauern die industrielle Landwirtschaft abhängen - in JEDER Hinsicht. Date of issue: 12.07.2016. Zürich, Switzerland. Read more

2015

Coopzeitung (2015) Bio lohnt sich profitable landwirtschaft. Read more

Incidencia y pérdidas de producción de cacao causados por la monilia (Moniliophtora roreri) y chinche (Monalonium dissimulatum) y medidas de control, en Alto Beni, departamento de La Paz, Bolivia. In the Sunday edition of the newspaper La Razón, December 2015.

2014

Reholz, T. (2014) Gentechnikfreies Saatgut für indischen Biobaumwollanbau. bioaktuell 6/14: p. 19. Read more

Andres, C. (2014) Future of Chocolate in Danger! Blog post at the World Congress on Agroforestry, 10-14 February 2014, Delhi, India. Read more

Gerwin (2014) GMO w naszych ubraniach. Article in the “Opinion Daily", Poland. Read more

Krebs, A. (2014) Wettstreit der Kakaosysteme. Blickwechsel - Magazin des Lichtensteinischen Entwicklungsdienstes (LED), 1-2014. Read more

20 Minuten (2014) Bio-Baumwolle rentiert. 20 Minuten, Kategorie Wissen, 21.03.2014, Auflage: 493'236, Leserschaft: 1'561'000.

Biovision (2014) Bio-Landbau trägt langfristig zur Armutsbekämpfung bei. Read more

Fellmann, F., Weidmann, S. (2014) SDC Agriculture & Food Security Network, A+FS Network Newsletter 02/2014. Read more

2013

FiBL (2013) Langzeitversuch in Indien zeigt: Biobaumwolle ist konkurrenzfähig mit Gentech-Anbau. FiBL News, 5.12.2013. Read more

Schweizer Bauer (2013) Biobaumwolle: Gute Rentabilität trotz tieferer Erträge. Read more

AZ Fricktal (2013) Fricktaler Forschung für Bio-Baumwolle. Aargauer Zeitung, 14.12.2013,  Regio-Ausgabe, Auflage: 5'800

NFZ (2013) Biobaumwolle ist konkurrenzfähig. Neue Fricktaler Zeitung, 10.12.2013, Auflage: 8‘041

Krebs, A. (2013) FiBL-Versuch im Mittelpunkt des dritten Nationalen Agroforst-Kongresses in Bolivien, FiBL News, 27.08.2013. Read more

SFIAR (2013) FiBL-Versuch im Mittelpunkt des dritten Nationalen Agroforst-Kongresses in Bolivien, SFIAR Newsletter No. 68 - September 2013. Read more

Krebs, A. (2013) FiBL trial takes centre stage at 3rd Bolivian national agroforestry congress, FiBL News, September 17, 2013. Read more

Krebs, A. (2013) Das FiBL exportiert den DOK-Versuch in die Tropen, bioaktuell 8/13, pp 23.

FiBL (2012) Agroforestry system to ensure cacao yields, FiBL activity report 2012. Read more

FiBL (2013) Long-term trial in India shows: Organic Cotton is competitive with GM crops. FiBL-News, 5.12.2013. Read more

El Mundo Ecológico (2013) Producir algodón orgánico es más barato que el transgénico. Read more

Global Organic Textile Standard International Working Group (2013) Organic vs. Conventional Cotton Farming Systems in India. Read more

2012

Das DEZA Magazin Nr.2, 6.2012, Biolandbau - Bewährungsprobe in den Tropen, 24-25. Read more

Schweizer Radio DRS 2, Sendung vom 25.4.2012, Themenmorgen: Was tun gegen den Welthunger?

Brot für Alle Ein Blick, 2/2012, Vergleichbare Ernteerträge beim ökologischen Anbau, 19-20. Read more

2010

FiBL (2010) Organic farming stands up well to comparison. Activity report, 46-47. Read more

Helvetas Magazin Partnerschaft, 4/2010, Faire Glücklichmacher, 12-14. Read more

Villarroel M (2010) 6 hectáreas para el centro de investigación de cacao en Alto Beni. La Razón, El Financiero (21.11.2010). Read more

2009

CoopZeitung, 20.11.2009 (Nr. 47), Bio-Landbau: Die Gute Erde von Raju Balu, 8-9. Read more

FiBL (2009) Bio scheut keinen Vergleich. In: Biologisches Saatgut, gesunde Milchkühe, Bio gegen Armut: Drei Geschichten aus der Forschung, 17-21. Read more

The Organic Farmer Radio TOFR, 15 February 2009, Interview with Mrs. Martha Musyoka on manure handling, Bibilia Husema, Eldoret, Kenya.

2008

Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (2008): Internationale Humanitäre Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Jahresbericht, 29. Read more

FiBL (2008): Long-term trials, threefold. Activity report, 38-39. Read more

The Organic Farmer TOF, 9.2008 (Nr. 40), Soil fertility: The bottom line for better yield.

The Organic Farmer Radio TOFR, 11 and 18 September 2008, Interview with Mrs. Martha Musyoka on manure handling, Kiswahili Channel, Kenya Broadcast Corporation (KBC).

2007

Coopzeitung, 27.11.2007 (Nr. 48), Zwei Powerfrauen für Bio in Afrika, 42-47. Read more

Zürcher Bauer, 14.09.2007, Biolandbau zur Ernährungssicherung in den Tropen, 11.

Der Bund, 31.08.2007, Projekt auf 3 Kontinenten, 32.

Höfner Volksblatt, 31.08.2007, Schweizer Forschungsprojekt in den Tropen, 1.

Schweizerische Depeschenagentur, 30.08.2007, Schweizer Forschungsprojekt in den Tropen / Tauglichkeit des Biolandbaus zur Ernährungssicherung.

The Organic Farmer TOF, 11.2007 (Nr. 30), Organic agriculture - a real benefit?

2006

FiBL (2006): Do organic methods work in the Tropics? Activity report, 44. Read more

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