creators_name: Francis, Charles
creators_name: Breland, Tor Arvid
creators_name: Lieblein, Geir
creators_name: Moulton, Mike
creators_name: Salomonsson, Lennart
creators_name: Geber, Ulrika
creators_name: Langer, Vibeke
creators_name: Sriskandarajah, N.
creators_name: Porter, John
creators_name: Helenius, Juha
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-09
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:35
metadata_visibility: show
title: Agroecology Education and Research: An Academic Platform for Organic Farming
ispublished: pub
subjects: 2security
subjects: 2farming
subjects: 7biodiversity
full_text_status: public
abstract: 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. 
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: 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.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7275/1/Organic_DK6.doc
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7275/2/7275_Francis.pdf