?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Evaluation+of+the+European+Action+Plan+for+Organic+Food+and+Farming&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.description=The+overall+objective+of+this+project+is+to+give+a+scientific+support+in+the+implementation+of+the+proposed+European+Action+Plan+for+the+further+development+of+Organic+Food+and+Farming+in+Europe.+%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+June+2004+the+European+Commission+released+the+European+Action+Plan+for+Organic+Food+and+Farming.+With+this+action+plan+the+Commission+intends+to+assess+the+situation+of+organic+farming+and+to+lay+down+the+basis+for+policy+development+in+the+coming+years.+The+plan+will+thus+provide+an+overall+strategic+vision+for+the+contribution+of+organic+farming+to+the+Common+Agricultural+Policy.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+project+consists+of+the+following+specific+objectives+and+work+packages%3A%0D%0A-Development+of+a+toolbox+for+EU+and+national+administration+to+evaluate+and+monitor+the+implementation+of+the+European+Action+Plan+along+the+whole+food+chain+for+the+following+areas%3A+information%2C+training+and+education%2C+research%2C+production%2C+processing%2C+market+development%2C+certification%2C+public+expenditures.+%0D%0A-Testing+of+the+evaluation+toolbox+on+a+selected+number+of+ongoing+national+action+plans%0D%0A-Identification+of+conflict+areas+between+national+and+EU+Action+Plan+targets+concluding+in+policy+recommendations+to+the+Commission+and+national+authorities.%0D%0A-Early+assessment+of+potential+risks+and+problems+associated+with+the+implementation+of+the+EU+Action+Plan+and+test+initially+the+evaluation+toolbox+on+the+European+level+when+the+European+Action+plan+is+in+place.%0D%0A-Policy+analysis+for+the+implementation+processes+and+procedures.%0D%0A-Recommendations+for+different+actors+elaborated+with+involvement+of+essential+stakeholders.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+will+be+achieved+by+the+identification+of+a+set+of+suitable+indicators+and+concepts+as+a+basis+for+the+development+of+an+integrated+evaluation+tool+to+assess+the+long-term+and+short-term+effects+of+the+implementation+of+the+EU+Action+plan+for+Organic+Food+and+farming.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+project+will+strongly+support+EU+and+member+states+in+the+implementation+of+Action+Plans+for+Organic+Food+and+farming.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AInvolved+organisations%2C+project+partners%3A%0D%0AThe+project+partnership+consists+of+10+partners+from+9+countries%2C+covering+different+disciplines%2C+stakeholder+views+and+experiences+with+national+action+plans+for+Organic+agiculture.%0D%0A-Research+Institute+for+Organic+Agriculture%3B+FiBL%3B+Switzerland%0D%0A-University+of+Wales%2C+Aberystwyth%3B+UWA%3B+United+Kingdom%0D%0A-University+of+Hohenheim%3B+UHO%3B+Germany%0D%0A-Universit%C3%83%C2%A0+Politecnica+delle+Marche%2C+Ancona%3B+UPM%3B+Italy%0D%0A-University+of+Southern+Denmark%3B+USD%3B+Denmark%0D%0A-IFOAM+EU+Regional+Group%3B+IFOAM+EU%3B+Belgium%0D%0A-Institute+for+Sustainable+Development%3B+ISD%3B+Slovenia%0D%0A-Institute+for+Agricultural+Economics%3B+VUZE%3B+Czech+Republic%0D%0A-Agricultural+Economics+Research+Institute%3B+LEI%3B+Netherlands%0D%0A-Sociedad+Espa%C3%83%C2%B1ola+de+Agricultura+Ecol%C3%83%C2%B3gica%3B+SEAE%3B+Spain%0D%0ALiterature%3A%0D%0AEuropean+Commission%2C+2004%3A+European+Action+Plan+for+Organic+Food+and+Farming.%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+EU-ORGAP%3A+Evaluation+of+the+European+Action+Plan+for+Organic+Food+and+Farming.+Runs+2005+-+2008.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Schmid%2C+Otto%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.orgap.org%2Findex.html+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.orgap.org%2Findex.html%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6222%2F