Plants
Plants are essential for our lives: they provide food, produce oxygen and enrich our environment. The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) protects plant health through regulations on plant trade and promotes sustainable plant protection methods. It is committed to protecting crop diversity, high-quality seed and traditional varieties. These measures secure yields, strengthen biodiversity and promote sustainable agriculture.
Plant health
When trading plants nationally and internationally, regulations are crucial to preventing the spread of diseases and pests. Different conditions apply based on the goods and country.
Plant breeding, varieties and seed
The FOAG and Agroscope ensure that the varieties, seed and plant propagating material required for sustainable Swiss agriculture are available.
Fertilisers
Fertilisers are subject to homologation. The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) is responsible for the homologation of fertilisers.