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Sustainable Foods

OptiSignFood

Optimised Food Recipes through Artificial Intelligence

Agroscope played a leading role in developing a digital tool for optimising food recipes. The tool facilitates the development of high-quality, nutritious and environmentally friendly foods. The new platform supports the sustainable transformation of the food sector.

Cheese

Käsekeller

Geographical Indications Affect Import and Export Prices

Geographical indications are essential for international cheese trading. A protected name such as Roquefort achieves a higher price premium than a compound name such as Gouda Holland where the cheese type (Gouda) itself is not protected.

Swiss Agricultural Research

Nutrient Losses

Fütterung Schweine

Feeding Pigs According to Their Nutrient Requirements Reduces Nutrient Losses

The protein and phosphorus requirements of pigs change according to life phase. Optimised phase feeding can improve nutrient efficiency and reduce the import of feedstuffs. New Agroscope factsheets highlight how this can be achieved and examine trade-offs.

Fertiliser prices

Düngerpreise

How Prices and Fertiliser Use Can Be Linked

Fluctuations in the price of fertilisers and agricultural products influence the economic efficiency of fertiliser use. This can create economic incentives for reducing fertiliser use.

Swiss Agricultural Research

06.12.2024

Development of the Situation Regarding the Japanese Beetle in Switzerland 2024

05.12.2024

Weed Flora in Wheat, Barley and Oilseed Rape with Reduced Herbicide Use

04.12.2024

Site-Specific Fertilisation Ensures Yields and Reduces Nitrogen Surpluses.

03.12.2024

Scope of Action of Family Farms

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Plant protection, variety breeding and testing, optimisation of cultivation techniques - for agroecological production systems

Qualitative and sensorial analyses of foodstuffs for a high-quality, healthy diet and safe food.

Research on bees, horses, pigs and ruminants as well as official inspection of their feed - for economic and animal-friendly husbandry.

Research for an agricultural sector that preserves biodiversity as well as soil, air and water quality against the backdrop of climate change.

Socioeconomic analyses of agricultural labour, income monitoring, digitisation and smart farming – for an economic and socially sustainable agriculture.

Virtual or physical stations where researchers and practitioners together work together in co-creation to develop solutions for a sustainable agricultural sector.

Focus

Fokus GRUD

The Swiss fertilisation recommendations have developed impressively

From a simple application table in 1938 to comprehensive recommendations for all crops in 2017. Digitalisation is opening up new challenges and opportunities.

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German, French or Italian.

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PhytoPRE

Decision support system to control late blight in integrated as well as organic potato production.

Agrometeo

Agrometeo

Agrometeo is a platform that summarises information and decision-support tools for the optimised application of plant protection measures in agriculture.

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Umwelt

SALCA Method Updated for more Accurate, Flexible and Comparable Environmental Assessments

The SALCA life cycle assessment method was comprehensively updated in light of new needs, systematically documented and reviewed by external specialists. This will allow a wide range of research issues in the agriculture and food sector to be addressed.

Agrarforschung Online

Swiss Agricultural Research

Swiss Agricultural Research publishes Swiss agriculture and food sector research findings online. This open-access journal is published by Agroscope. Additional partners are the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, the School of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences HAFL and the AGRIDEA advisory centres.

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