2806: Swedish research in organic farming and food systems
(2006) Swedish research in organic farming and food systems, in Lange, Stefan; Williges, Ute; Saxena, Shilpi and Willer, Helga, Eds. European Research in Organic Food and Farming. Reports on organisation and conduction of research programmes in 11 European countries, chapter 10, page pp. 213-248. Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernähung (BLE) / Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food BLE, Bonn, Germany.
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Summary
In Sweden research is mainly conducted by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
The SLU departments of Soil Science, Ecology and Crop Production Science (now Crop Production Ecology), Entomology, Animal Nutrition and Management, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Environment and Health, Agricultural Biosystems and Technology, Crop Science and Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden are conducting research.
This research is mainly financed by the Swedish Research Council for Environment,
Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas) through the national programme for
organic agricultural research. Furthermore SLU research is funded under the programme for applied research for experimentation and development in organic farming, which is financed by the Swedish Board of Agriculture (SJV). Within the “Ekoforsk” Programme based at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) university scientists are commonly cooperating with advisors connected to private and public extension service institutions and organisations. Finally, the Swedish Farmers´Foundation for Agricultural Research (SLF), which is a levy board, funds a substantial part of research in organic farming, especially applied research in organic primary production systems.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Organic farming research, research organisation, research structures, research funding, Sweden |
| Subject Areas: | "Organics" in general > Country reports > Sweden Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy > Research communication and quality |
| Research affiliation: | Sweden > University SLU > CUL - Centre for Sustainable Agriculture |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 2806 |
| Contact: | Alm, Informant Jessica |
| Deposited On: | 19 April 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Book chapter |
| Published?: | Published |
| Online at: | http://www.cul.slu.se/information/publik/varderauthall.pdf |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | This is one of the country reports produced as part of the ERA Net scheme Core Organic. This reports are available as a book and can be ordered from BLE at geschaeftsstelle-oekolandbau@ble.de. An internet version is available at the Core Organic Web portal at www.coreorganic.org |
| Related Links: | http://www.cul.slu.se/, http://www.coreorganic.org |
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