TY  - CONF
ID  - orgprints1048
UR  - http://orgprints.org/1048/
A1  - Niggli, Urs
A1  - Willer, Helga
Y1  - 2001///
N2  - Organic farming research has been developed over 4 stages: 

i) Pioneer farmers and scientists, 
ii) pioneer private research institutes, 
iii) organic farming chairs at universities and finally 
iv) organic farming projects and institutes at state research institutions. 

Today, organic agriculture has become finally accepted within agriculture and food research. The main key players in organic research in Europe are mentioned in the text.

Mainly in Europe, public funded research has shifted towards organic farming, whereas the research resources for conventional farming have been cut down considerably. 

The paper gives an overview of the current status and the future prospects of organic farming research in Europe.
PB  - Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Copenhagen
KW  - History of organic farming research
KW  -  research methodology
KW  -  research structures
KW  -  Forschungskommunikation
ED  - Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 
TI  - Stimulating the potential for innovation in organic farming by research
SP  - 194
AV  - public
EP  - 199
ER  -