Swiss Soil Day 2026
– From Soil to Plate
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 — From 9 am to 4 pm.
Cinémont — Rue Émile-Boéchat 85, 2800 Delémont (JU)
Official opening
Current state of play
- How are Swiss agricultural soils doing?
- Which practices can preserve and improve them?
- Where does regenerative agriculture stand, and why is it struggling to gain ground?
Speakers
– Else Bünemann-König, FiBL (to be confirmed)
– Jérémie Forney, Uni Neuchatel / CEDD Agro-Eco-Clim
– Alice Johannes, Agroscope
– Luc Scherrer and Amélie Fietier, FRI
Coffee break
Inspirations – 1st session
nitiatives that work also face obstacles. Let’s discover them to expand support for the protection of agricultural soils.
- Lidl France – Potato “Terre de progrès” – speakers to be announced
- Regenerative agriculture, from soil to stomach: the Biofamilia muesli example – Daniel Bärtschi, President of Agricultura Regeneratio
Lunch
Inspirations - 2nd session
Initiatives that work also face obstacles. Let’s discover them to expand support for the protection of agricultural soils.
- How to engage companies and citizens to support regenerative agriculture? – Helene Renaux, Swiss Food Research and Sonja Trachsel, ZHAW
Panel discussion
- No soil, no production: what are we doing to preserve it? – Moderated by Bastien Sachet, CEO of Earthworm
Speakers
– David Käser – Member of the Board of Directors
– Reto Minder, President of Swiss No Till
– Stefan Kramis, PepsiCo, Head of Sourcing for Edible Oils and Cereals in Europe
– Pierre-Yves Perrin – Director of FSPC (Swiss Federation of Cereal Producers)
– FOAG Management (Federal Office for Agriculture)
Full list of speakers to be announced