Organic Farming Research Networks in Europe
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Compiled by Stiftung
Ökologie & Landbau (SÖL) and
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL)
15.7.2002
National
Networks
France
- Since November
1999 organic farming research at the national agricultural research institutes
of INRA is coordinated. Organic Agriculture
related
pages can be viewed at the INRA-web site.
- Stragegy paper on French organic farming research:
L'AGRICULTURE
BIOLOGIQUE ET L'INRA VERS UN PROGRAMME DE RECHERCHE
- Contact
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, INRA - UREQUA Dr. Bertil Sylvander
8 Avenue Laennec, F - 72000 Le Mans, Cedex 13-3 France Tel: +33-2 43 39 94
00 Fax: +33-2 43 39 94 09 bSYLVANDER@inra.univ-lemans.fr http://www.inra.fr
German Speaking Region
Wissenschaftstagung
zum ökologischen Landbau / Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture
in the German Language Region
Scientific Conference taking place every two years with more than 200 papers
presented; organized by Stiftung Ökologie
& Landbau in cooperation with a scientific institution in the German
language region.
Italy
Gruppo di Ricerca in Agricoltura
Biologica - GRAB-IT
Coordination of organic
agriculture research in Italy.
- Info
- Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Raffaele Zanoli
Gruppo di Ricerca in Agricoltura Biologica-Italia GRAB-IT, c/o DIBIAGA Raffaele
Zanoli Via Delle Brelle. Bianche, I - 60131 Ancona Italy Tel: 0039-71-2204929
Fax: 0039-71-2204858 zanoli@agrecon.unian.it http://agrecon.unian.it/GRABIT/indice.htm
United Kingdom: Colloquium of
Organic Researchers (COR)
The aim of the group is to improve the science being undertaken
within this complex and varied discipline; to develop new or improved methodologies
and statistics and to better the flow of knowledge between researchers (of different
disciplines), policy makers and the end user of the information (farmers, growers,
processors etc.)
- Reports / Proceedings
of COR-conferences
- March
26th to 28th, 2002: UK Organic 2002: research
in context
The conference UK
Organic 2002: research in context
was the first in a biennial series of conferences organized by the
COR
(Colloquium of Organic Researchers) group, hosted by the Organic
Centre Wales (OCW) in Aberystwyth.
The proceedings
include some
100 papers, covering livestock, crops, pest control, economics, policy,
marketing, research methodologies and the funding of organic research.
They are available in PDF format at http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk/Conference/Proceedings.shtml
- 11.4.2000:
Colloquium of Organic Researchers: Inaugural meeting
11 April 2000 at Elm Farm Research Centre
- Elm Farm
Research Centre Organic Research Colloquium 6-8 October 1999
The Manor House, Sutton Courtenay, Report
http://www.efrc.com/research/colloquium%20final%20report.htm
International
Networks
German Speaking Countries
Mediterranean Countries
- Scientific
Network on Organic Farming in the Mediterranean Countries
Coordinator:
Scientific Network on Organic Farming in the Mediterranean Countries (MOAN),
c/o Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo IAMB Mediterranean Agronomic Institute
Damiano Petruzzella Via Ceglie 9, I - 70010 Valenzano (BA) Italy Tel: +39-080-4606304
Fax: +39-080-4606206 petruzzella@iamb.it
http://www.organicmedit.org Activities:
Research Network
- Cooperative Research
Network on Indigenous Farming Techniques in the Mediterranean
Coordinator:
Cooperative Research Network on Indigenous Farming Techniques in the Mediterranean
Region, MAICH - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania Renia Bitsaki
Postbox 85, EL - 73100 Chania Greece Tel: 0030-821-81151 Fax: 0030-821-81154,
renia@maich.gr,
www.maich.gr
Theme networks
Supplied by
Foundation
Ecology & Agriculture SOEL
Stiftung Ökologie & Landbau
Weinstrasse Sued 51, D - 67089 Bad Dürkheim
Tel: +49-6322-989700 Fax: +49-6322-989701
info@soel.de http://www.soel.de/
Forschungsinstitut fuer biologischen Landbau, FiBL
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
Tel. +41-62-8657272, Fax +41-62-8657273
Ackerstrasse, CH-5070 Frick
e-mail: admin@fibl.ch, Internet
http://www.fibl.ch
Date of Submission: 15.7.2002