@inproceedings{orgprints2613, title = {Results of the EISfOM project investigation into the current situation of data collection and processing}, author = {Toralf Richter}, year = {2004}, keywords = {Statistik, EISfOM, Organic Market, }, url = {http://orgprints.org/2613/}, abstract = {Conclusion - Currently few public data collection and processing systems on an international level exist with regard to the organic agriculture and food sector (however FAO, EUROSTAT, IFOAM have startes activities). - Less activities aree run to harmonise national organic data collection systems on an international level. - Investment decisions of market actors and support decisions of policy makers are taken under conditions of great uncertainty. - Organic data know-how in most countries concentrated on less and private minds. - Public demand for organic data presently often are just statements and action plan points to support organic farming in theory. - Partly the link is missing between political objectives (on national and international level) and realisation by statistic authorities. - The EU-project European Inforamtion Systems for Organic Markets will assist all national and international efforts to improve organic data collecting in next two years.} }