Is it possible to produce food in a way that supports biodiversity and conserves resources, but without losing yield? Together with our partners, we are running a resource project to optimise the production methods currently used for winter wheat and maize with the aim of assessing the ecological, economic and agronomic impact.
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© Markus Jenny
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© Judith Zellweger
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Wide-space sowing of winter wheat
Eurasian Skylark clutches on a row of winter wheat
Ground beetles in a soil trap to record functional biodiversity
Wide-space sowing with flowering poppies
Resource-conserving measures in arable farming to promote biodiversity
Producing food in a biodiversity-friendly and resource-saving way
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Agricultural Habitats
Topics
Species Recovery, Ecology
Habitat
farmland
Project start
2017
Project completion
2024
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Judith Zellweger-Fischer
Project region
Bern, Fribourg, Solothurn
Employees
Agricultural habitats employee
Judith Zellweger-Fischer
+41 41 462 97 73
judith.zellweger@vogelwarte.ch
Species concerned
Unit
Agricultural habitats
We promote wildlife-friendly agriculture with more high-quality and better-connected habitats, fewer artificial fertilisers and fewer pesticides.
