?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Focus+groups+of+value+concepts+of+producers%3A+National+Report+Switzerland&rft.creator=Schmid%2C+Otto&rft.creator=Kilchsperger%2C+Rahel&rft.creator=Bodini%2C+Antonella&rft.subject=+Regulation&rft.subject=Switzerland&rft.subject=+Systems+research+and+participatory+research&rft.description=The+Organic+Revision+project+was+funded+by+the+EU+with+the+aim+of+supporting+the+further+development+of+the+EU+Regulation+2092%2F91+on+organic+production.+As+part+of+the+project+focus+groups+were+run+in+five+European+countries+on+value+concepts+of+organic+producers+and+other+stakeholders%2C+during+2004-2005.+The+project+aims+to+provide+an+overview+of+values+held+among+organic+stakeholders%2C+and+of+similarities+and+differences+among+the+various+national+and+private+organic+standards.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+Switzerland%2C+three+group+sessions+were+held+with+established+organic+farmers%2C+two+groups+with+newly+converted+organic+farmers%2C+one+group+involved+experts+from+BIO+SUISSE+and+one+group+was+conducted+with+students+from+Agronomy%2C+Environmental+Sciences+and+Geography+faculties+of+Zurich.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+following+conclusions+were+reached%3A+Almost+all+participants+were+engaged+in+organic+agriculture+based+on+a+certain+believe+or+because+they+just+like+organic+farming.+Not+only+farmers+had+strong+concerns+with+regard+to+the+current+development.+The+discussion+about+the+basic+values+and+the+over-arching+principles+of+organic+agriculture+were+seen+as+very+positive+and+a+move+in+the+right+direction.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+health+of+the+ecosystem+were+in+the+discussions+several+times+a+fundamental+value.%0D%0A%0D%0AFair+trading+conditions+were+seen+for+many+participants+as+a+core+issue.+The+producers+did+see+the+maintenance+of+their+family+farm+and+the+farm+succession+as+major+issue.+Many+farmers+were+against+an+industrialisation+of+agriculture+and+against+a+too+strong+commercialisation+of+their+products.+Several+farmers+and+several+groups+mentioned+the+problem+of+the+lack+of+solidarity+between+farmers.+Solidarity+should+get+more+importance+in+the+future.+Several+farmers+wished+that+there+will+be+better+cooperation+between+farmers+and+market+actors+as+well+as+a+better+common+strategy+with+a+clear+concept.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnother+issue+was+a+truthful+and+careful+processing%2C+which+is+also+for+farmers+very+relevant.+The+farmers+as+well+as+the+experts+found+that+the+added+value+of+the+production%2C+the+ideologic+content+of+the+products%2C+and+as+well+as+the+special+intrinsic+quality+of+the+products+are+very+important.+Furthermore+farmers+and+experts+were+in+favour+of+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9C100+%25+entirely+supply+and+market+chains+with+only+organic+product%2C+where+not+only+the+producers+but+also+the+trader+and+sales+staff+is+convinced+of+organic+agriculture.+Many+producers+found+that+the+communication+with+costumers%2C+in+particular+public+relation%2C+will+be+important+to+survive+on+a+competitive+market+and+must+be+improved.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+secure+livelihood%2C+surviving+on+he+market+and+the+strong+workload+were+for+many+producers+a+major+issues.+Another+central+discussion+point+was+the+overregulation+and+inspection.+Not+only+the+producers+but+all+main+actors+wished+that+the+standard%2Frules+are+more+comprehensive+and+the+inspection+work+less+bureaucratic.+This+issue+is+highly+relevant+not+only+for+organic+farmers.%0D%0A%0D%0AExperts+saw+a+potential+for+an+adaptation+of+the+standards.+In+particular+the+health+of+the+Ecosystem+and+the+regionality+are+seen+as+key+topics.&rft.date=2005-06&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10989%2F1%2FWP23_CH_Report1.pdf&rft.identifier=Schmid%2C+Otto%3B+Kilchsperger%2C+Rahel+and+Bodini%2C+Antonella+(2005)+Focus+groups+of+value+concepts+of+producers%3A+National+Report+Switzerland.+EEC+2092%2F91+(Organic+Revision+Internal+Project+Report)%2C+Related+to+D+2.1.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10989%2F