?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Coordination+of+European+Transnational+Research+in+Organic+Food+and+Farming+(CORE+Organic)&rft.subject=+Surveys+and+statistics&rft.description=The+project+Coordination+of+European+Transnational+Research+in+Organic+Food+and+Farming+(CORE+Organic)+is+a+European+Concerted+Action%2C+funded+as+Coordination+Action+of+the+6th+Framework+Research+Programme+(6FP)+of+the+European+Union.+The+project+will+run+from+2004-2007.+The+overall+objective+of+CORE+Organic+is+to+enhance+quality%2C+relevance+and+utilisation+of+resources+in+European+research+in+organic+food+and+farming+and+to+establish+a+joint+pool+of+at+least+3+million+%C3%A2%C2%82%C2%AC+per+year+for+Transnational+research+in+organic+food+and+farming+by+the+end+of+the+project.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+its+full+perspective+organic+farming+may+offer+a+solution+to+a+number+of+difficulties+that+are+experienced+in+connection+with+the+common+agricultural+policy+(CAP)%2C+where+a+sustainable+development+of+agriculture%2C+environment+and+the+rural+districts+are+seen+as+key+policy+objectives.+However%2C+in+order+to+make+full+use+of+the+perspectives+in+organic+farming+a+comprehensive+European+research+effort+is+needed.+The+public+European+Research+and+Development+effort+in+organic+food+and+farming+is+characterised+by+small+research+communities%3B+often+scattered+and+fragmented+both+geographically+and+institutionally.+This+produces+a+need+for+gathering+the+dispersed+expertise+to+a+critical+mass+for+keeping+and+increasing+the+competitive+quality+and+relevance.+CORE+Organic+is+a+3-year+Coordination+Action+in+organic+food+and+farming%2C+initially+comprising+11+partners%2C+but+open+to+include+all+countries+with+a+national+research+programme+for+research+in+organic+food+and+farming.+The+overall+objective+of+CORE+Organic+is+to+gather+the+critical+mass+and+enhance+quality%2C+relevance+and+utilisation+of+resources+in+European+research+in+organic+food+and+farming.+It+is+the+goal+to+have+established+a+joint+pool+of+at+least+3+million+%C3%A2%C2%82%C2%AC+per+year+by+the+end+of+the+project.+This+will+be+accomplished+by+implementation+through+four+objectives%3A%0D%0A1.+Increased+exchange+of+information+and+establishment+of+a+common+open+web+based+archive%0D%0A2.+Coordination+of+existing+research+and+integration+of+knowledge%0D%0A3.+Sharing+and+developing+best+practice+for+evaluating+organic+research%0D%0A4.+Identification+and+coordination+of+future+research%0D%0A%0D%0AThrough+objective+one+and+two+a+common+Internet+portal+for+exchange+of+information%2C+and+common+databases+for+participant+countries+will+be+built+up%2C+a+thorough+description+of+the+current+situation+in+participating+states+and+the+institutions+in+organic+farming+research+will+be+produced%2C+and+mapping+and+analysis+of+existing+research+programmes%2C+activities+and+facilities+will+be+carried+out.+The+result+of+the+two+first+objectives+will+be+the+identification+of+barriers%2C+gaps+and+possibilities+for+increased+cooperation%2C+as+well+as+identification+of+new+research+areas+suitable+for+cooperation%2C+and+the+development+of+training+schemes+for+research+personnel+and+experts.%0D%0AObjective+three+will+focus+on+the+joint+development+of+best+practice+of+evaluation+and+quality+assurance+in+new+research+areas+within+organic+food+and+farming.+A+set+of+criteria%2C+as+well+as+a+list+of+excellent+experts%2C+for+evaluation+of+projects+and+programmes%2C+will+be+developed.%0D%0AUnder+objective+four+a+list+of+prioritised+research+topics+and+plans+for+future+coordination+will+be+developed+and+a+range+of+procedures+for+Transnational+funding+will+be+agreed.+Two+joint+funding+collaborations+will+be+created%2C+including+a+joint+funding+collaboration+with+a+pool+of+at+least+3+million+%C3%A2%C2%82%C2%AC+per+year+in+the+last+year+of+the+project.%0D%0ACORE+Organic+will+initiate+the+coordination+and+joint+funding+of+future+research+in+organic+food+and+farming.%0D%0A&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4847%2F1%2FAnnex_I_CORE_Organic.pdf&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+CORE+Organic%3A+Coordination+of+European+Transnational+Research+in+Organic+Food+and+Farming+(CORE+Organic).+Runs+2004+-+2007.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Kristensen%2C+Dr.+Erik+Steen%2C+Danish+Research+Centre+for+Organic+Farming+(DARCOF).+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.coreorganic.org%2Findex.html+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.coreorganic.org%2Findex.html%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4847%2F