Event Date : April 28, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Event Location : Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL 5070 Frick, Switzerland
Save the date! IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) strategic vision conference at FiBL Switzerland
Debates on the future of livestock farming are often polarised between highly efficient animal production in closed-barn systems and societal claims for an end of animal farming altogether. Both extremes disconnect animals from balanced and holistic production systems. Organic livestock husbandry unites sustainability and ethics based on integrative systems and ethical values, providing a clear role and respect for the animal.
As organic movements, we need a unified voice to contribute our perspective to these global debates. In this conference we plan to do just that – to meet, advance bold declarations on our positions, and draft roadmaps for the sustainable future of global animal husbandry. Interested? We hope so!
Target audience
We invite practitioners, researchers, association mem- bers, advisors, as well as interested consumers, supply chain actors and policymakers engaged in organic livestock from all continents to this three-day strategic visioning conference.
The conference will be held at the Research Institute of
Organic Agriculture FiBL in Frick, Switzerland,
The IAHA 2026 conference will use an innovative for- mat to seek answers from the organic movement worldwide to the central questions and challenges concerning global animal husbandry. Conference sessi- ons and workshops will be discussion-based, and we therefore invite contributions in the form of essays, as well as scientific contributions in the form of posters.
We particularly welcome the perspectives of non- scientists. Each session will begin with oral presentati- ons by selected contributors and conclude with a broa- der discussion that is open to all participants.
Find the official Flyer for the Conference here.
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