It is important not to downplay the impact that food production has on the environment. Farming uses close to 70% of the planet’s freshwater resources. Read article

The Swiss Campus for Agri & Food Innovation (AgriCo), which opened in 2020, is the first of its kind in the world. Read article

With feet firmly on the ground and eyes fixed squarely on the future, the canton of Fribourg has skillfully reaped the benefits of its rural past and agrifood tradition. Read article

In 2020, nearly 19 million metric tons of chicken were processed in the European Union. But only two-thirds of it ended up on our plates. Read article

When it comes to sustainability, making buildings more energy efficient is high on the world’s to-do list. The canton of Fribourg grabbed the proverbial bull by the horns and established its own Center of Expertise for Building Renovation (CCRB) to help the construction industry, a major driver of the cantonal economy, to make the move to greener building techniques and solutions. Read article

And the winner is… innovation ! In May 2021, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) and the Fribourg Cantonal Bank announced the recipients of the Fribourg Innovation Award. Read article

Ecco2 is the brains behind an innovative electronic control unit that allows servers to interact with both modern and older heating systems, which in turn makes buildings more energy efficient. Read article

Guaranteeing impeccable ice quality is not as easy as it sounds. There are a staggering number of parameters involved – air and water quality, the evenness and temperature of the concrete slabs beneath the ice, airflow management and well-distributed cooling, to name but only a few. Read article

Interview with Joël Mesot, President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ). Read article

“It’s always a combination of talents that makes achievements possible.” Echoing the presentation by sailor Mathieu Gobet, the first person from Fribourg to take part in the Mini-Transat ocean race, Olivier Curty did not fail to make the connection with the notion of technology transfer. Read article