The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Frick in canton Aargau, founded in 1973, is the oldest and biggest research centre for organic agriculture in the world. It employs about 120 people of different nationalities, and has two partner institutes in Germany and Austria. (swissinfo.ch).
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It says that people are thinking more ecologically than ever before – and yet it sums up its findings under the headline “One step forward, one step back.” “Sales of ecological products are increasing in all areas, in some cases steeply. But people are becoming more demanding about their food, housing and leisure activities, which…
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“Look at this,” he says, stooping low to claw the earth. “See how black it is? This soil is alive. It could have a huge impact.” That’s because Schmidt is no ordinary winemaker. Here in canton Valais, where about 140 producers make some of Switzerland’s most popular wines, Schmidt runs a vineyard where the soil…
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