Using RISE

RISE supports you in analyzing and optimizing the sustainability of agricultural enterprises. Discover how to integrate this powerful method and its tools into your projects and explore the available licensing and training options.

Make the most of RISE for your project.

Increase the sustainability of agricultural enterprises with RISE – the proven method for agriculture, education, extension, and research. Leverage data-driven insights to make informed decisions and optimize farms effectively.

Why Choose RISE?

Measure sustainability – Identify strengths and areas for improvement on agricultural holdings.
Science-based analysis – Leverage a proven methodology for comprehensive sustainability assessments.
Work more efficiently – Simplify your daily work and studies with a practical and well-established tool.
Expert training – Master RISE with training from BFH-HAFL or accredited partners.

Flexible Licensing & Training Options

Our licensing models are designed to meet the specific needs of researchers, consultants, educators, and students. We offer flexible training options, allowing you to choose between individual coaching or group training, either on-site or online. Explore the details in the sections below to find the right solution for your needs.

Licences

Advisory and Research

RISE for advisory services

The RISE method provides you with a supportive tool for your work as an advisor. You can use it to analyse the sustainability of agricultural holdings and assist farm managers in adapting their operational strategy accordingly.

RISE for research

It is not easy to make the sustainability of agricultural holdings quantifiable. With RISE you have a method that can quantify sustainability by means of indicators. The software provides you with various functions to collect and evaluate your data. You can carry out individual farm-level evaluations, but also group evaluations. RISE can take on various supporting functions in your research study. We would be pleased to outline these functionalities for you in a personal meeting.

If you opt for a RISE licence, you will receive all the necessary working materials as well as access to the software. To ensure quality of application, RISE training is required, find out more about the training courses at the bottom of this page under «RISE training courses».

Are you planning a research study or consultancy with RISE in a development context, but do not have funding options? Then get in touch with us.

Licence prices for advisory and research

* Prices in Swiss francs (CHF) are inclusive of 8.1% VAT. Prices in Euro (€) or USD are exempt of Swiss VAT pursuant to Article 23 of the Federal Act on Value Added Tax (VATA).
1 user, per year		CHF 740 / € 730 / USD 760 *
2 users, per year		CHF 1240 / € 1220 / USD 1275 *
3 users, per year		CHF 1615 / € 1465 / USD 1660 *
Each additional account, per year		+ CHF 250 / € 245 / USD 255 *

Ordering a RISE licence

Have you attended the training and would like to order a RISE licence? Then please contact us so that we can send you a suitable offer.

Schools and teachers

For pupils, students and future farmers it can be challenging to understand what sustainability in farming means and how it can be measured. With RISE, you as a teacher have a method at hand that allows you to make sustainability in agriculture tangible for your learners. Together with your class, you can conduct RISE surveys on real farms. This makes for an exciting multiple-day practical lesson unit based on a real-life example.

To ensure quality of application, RISE training is required; this is conducted online or on-site, as per your preference. In the training for teachers, you will learn how to apply the method and how to use it in the classroom. You can find out more about the training at the bottom of this page under «RISE training courses».

Licence prices for schools and teachers

* Prices in Swiss francs (CHF) are inclusive of 8.1% VAT. Prices in Euro (€) or USD are exempt of Swiss VAT pursuant to Article 23 of the Federal Act on Value Added Tax (VATA).
1 licence package, per year one teacher with one class of 30 students = 31 users)		970 CHF / € 960 / USD 1000 *
2 licence packages (two teachers and 62 users), per year		1620 CHF / € 1600 / USD 1670 *
3 licence packages (three teachers and 93 users), per year		2195 CHF / € 2165 / USD 2260 *
from 4 licence packages, each additional (+ one teacher and 31 users each), per year		+ 330 CHF / € 325 / USD 340 *
Each additional user, per year		+ 35 CHF / € 35 / USD 35 *

RISE license price list for schools and teachers 2024

Ordering a licence for schools and teachers

Have you attended the training and would like to order or renew a RISE licence? Then please contact us so that we can send you a suitable offer.

Students in conversation with a farm manager. Photo: Bern 2020, V. Zbinden

School and University Students

Since 1999, RISE has been used in student research projects to analyze agricultural enterprises and to further develop the methodology and its indicators. Pupils and students use RISE to conduct practical sustainability assessments and gain valuable insights for both science and practice.

For users up to the master's level, we offer a discounted RISE single-user license for 290 CHF (incl. VAT), €290, or USD 300 (excl. VAT). Interested individuals can contact us directly to receive the application form for the discounted license. We review the intended use and provide support with administrative, content-related, and technical questions. If needed, we also offer training on how to use RISE.

If the work is conducted as part of a research or consulting project with its own funding or within a doctoral dissertation, the regular licensing fees apply.

Licence renewal

Do you already have or have you had a RISE licence and would like to renew or adapt it? The licence agreement is limited in time and is not automatically renewed. One month before the licence agreement expires, the licensee will be contacted by BFH and invited to renew the licence.

Training

RISE training courses

It is demanding to manage an agricultural holding in a sustainable manner. The training courses will provide you with the necessary knowledge and with RISE you will be given a method to develop farms sustainably together with the farmers and to give them comprehensive advice on this complex topic.

In small groups, you will learn to autonomously apply the RISE method and to assess and optimise the sustainability of agricultural holdings. Regular online or on-site training courses are held by HAFL or by competent external organisations.

The participants get to know the working materials including the software, prepare for the interview and carry out a survey on a working farm of their choice. Together they evaluate the survey and prepare for the feedback meeting with the farm managers. In this way, the participants carry out a survey from start to finish and are assisted by the course instructors every step of the way. In order to obtain the status of «RISE consultant», following on from the training, two additional farms must be autonomously surveyed and advised using the RISE method.

Online training

Scope: Online training in 4 sessions (total of 8h). Independent work stages before and inbetween the training sessions (~20h). One assisted and two autonomous RISE surveys. Programme Online RISE Training Course
Price per person available upon request, depending on group size. Contact us for a personalized offer.

On-site training

Scope: On-site training on 2 days (total of 8h). Independent work stages before and after the training days (~20h). One assisted and two autonomous RISE surveys
Price per person available upon request, depending on group size. Contact us for a personalized offer.