- Source: Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting
The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) in Basel is an annual conference of manufacturers of biological plant protection products worldwide. Every year since 2005, 700 – 800 delegates from 300 – 400 firms take part in this English-speaking meeting.
The goal of the conference is the exchange of business and scientific experience and presentation of commercial and scientific advances on the subject of the protection of plants and pest control in plant crops by natural (biological) methods, with particular reference to Bioeffectors.
The meeting takes place every autumn in Basel, and is organised by the Swiss Research Institute for Biological Agriculture (FiBL). In parallel the annual meeting of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association (IBMA), the association representing the biological plant protection industry, is held.
Important sponsors of the meeting are Andermatt Group, BASF, Bayer, Biobest, Biogard, De Sangosse, Koppert, Monsanto Bio AG, Oro Agri, Sumitomo, Syngenta, Vallent Biosciences.
References
External links
Webpage ABIM Basel Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
Webpage FIBL Switzerland
Webpage IBMA - International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association
AG Bioworld
Association of Biostimulants in Agriculture Archived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
EU Project Biofector
Biofector Database Archived 2018-10-30 at the Wayback Machine