http://orgprints.org/7275/ Agroecology Education and Research: An Academic Platform for Organic Farming Agroecology education and research programs are gaining prominence in universities. This emerging field provides an appropriate and convenient platform for bringing organic farming into academia. Agroecology deals with complex systems, uncertainty, and the future. Examples from organic farming and local food systems often provide valuable examples of applications of the principles of ecology in designing a sustainable agriculture. The agroecology MSc program in the NOVA network is a successful example of how organic farming can be brought into university programs, and how interdisciplinary education and research can tap into a regional faculty in agriculture. Francis, Dr. Charles Breland, Dr. Tor Arvid Lieblein, Dr. Geir Moulton, Mr. Mike Salomonsson, Dr. Lennart Geber, Dr. Ulrika Langer, Dr. Vibeke Sriskandarajah, Dr. N. Porter, Dr. John Helenius, Dr. Juha 2security 2farming 7biodiversity no-UMB joint_conference_1 Agroecology Education and Research: An Academic Platform for Organic Farming 2006-05-09 Francis, Dr. Charles; Breland, Dr. Tor Arvid; Lieblein, Dr. Geir; Moulton, Mr. Mike; Salomonsson, Dr. Lennart; Geber, Dr. Ulrika; Langer, Dr. Vibeke; Sriskandarajah, Dr. N.; Porter, Dr. John and Helenius, Dr. Juha (2006) Agroecology Education and Research: An Academic Platform for Organic Farming. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006. rtf application/pdf