Foundation Ecology & Agriculture (SÖL)
For more than 40 years the Foundation Ecology & Agriculture (SÖL) has contributed to the promotion and progress of Organic Agriculture. Founded in 1962 by Karl Werner Kieffer and Dagi Kieffer, SÖL is a non-profit, independent institution that promotes and encourages research. Good soil, clean water and fresh air are the foundations of our life. In particular rural organic agriculture substantially contributes to maintaining this base. SÖL aims to promote this form of agricultural management and support the farmers in their everyday work, thus providing a way of life as good as possible for future generations.
Address
Foundation Ecology & Agriculture (SÖL)
Weinstraße Süd 51
D-67089 Bad Dürkheim
Rhineland-Palatinate
Phone: +49/(0)6322/98970-0
Fax: +49/(0)6322/98970-1
email: info(@)soel.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Organic Grafted Vines
- Reduced Tillage
Networks:
- Alliance for ecological practical research
Coordinated projects
- Bio-kaninchenhaltung in Deutschland - derzeitige Situation und Stand des Wissens Details of Bio-kaninchenhaltung in Deutschland - derzeitige Situation und Stand des Wissens
- Bio-rabbit farming in Germany - current situation and state of knowledge Details of Bio-rabbit farming in Germany - current situation and state of knowledge
- Building a nationwide advisory practice network for the exchange of knowledge and methods in the areas of balance operating comparison (BV) and operating branch expansion (BZA) Details of Building a nationwide advisory practice network for the exchange of knowledge and methods in the areas of balance operating comparison (BV) and operating branch expansion (BZA)
- Building a nationwide network of consulting practice to share knowledge and comparison methods for farm comparisons (BV) and farm branch evaluations (BZA) Details of Building a nationwide network of consulting practice to share knowledge and comparison methods for farm comparisons (BV) and farm branch evaluations (BZA)
- Development and implementation of an operating checks and other methods of strategic consultation process in counseling services Details of Development and implementation of an operating checks and other methods of strategic consultation process in counseling services
- Development, testing, implementation and evaluation of strategies in the areas of animal health, husbandry, feeding, management in ecological pig farming 6 Details of Development, testing, implementation and evaluation of strategies in the areas of animal health, husbandry, feeding, management in ecological pig farming 6
- discussions / Experts: Ecological vine seeds and regulatory affairs for fungus-resistant varieties Details of discussions / Experts: Ecological vine seeds and regulatory affairs for fungus-resistant varieties
- Ecological vine seed - ways to produce and disseminate Details of Ecological vine seed - ways to produce and disseminate
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 2 Details of Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility, sub-project 2
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - International workshop Bioberatung Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - International workshop Bioberatung
- Investigation of problems in plant production of long-term organic farms; cooperation model farmers – advisors – scientists Details of Investigation of problems in plant production of long-term organic farms; cooperation model farmers – advisors – scientists
- Know-how - Events for organic farming Details of Know-how - Events for organic farming
- New knowledge for organic working farmers - events for knowledge transfer Details of New knowledge for organic working farmers - events for knowledge transfer
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions 3
Involved in research projects:
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Bioland Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Bioland
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BNN Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BNN
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BNN (sensors) Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BNN (sensors)
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BÖLW Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - BÖLW
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Demeter Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Demeter
- Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Naturland Details of Implementation of measures for knowledge transfer between research and organic food sector with particular attention to the results of the Federal Organic Farming - Naturland
Subordinate Institutions:
- Foundation Ecology & Farming - Organic farming model - Details of Foundation Ecology & Farming - Organic farming model
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility Details of Enhancing the economic value of organically produced cash crops by optimizing the management of soil fertility