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REU TECHNICAL SERIES NO. 54
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Proceedings of an Expert Roundtable held in Braunschweig 28 June 1997 Rainer Krell |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
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MINUTES OF THE EXPERT ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON BIOLOGICAL FARMING RESEARCH IN EUROPE
RESEARCH ON BIOLOGICAL FARMING METHODS IN EUROPE PERSPECTIVES, STATUS AND REQUIREMENTS BY ELS WYNEN
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Review of biological farming methods2.1 What is biological agriculture?
2.2 Significance of organic agriculture
2.3 Environmental considerations
2.4 Economic and social implications3. Past and present research activities, priorities and trends
3.1 History
3.2 Research topics3.2.1 Before 1990
3.2.2 Priorities in the 1990s
3.2.3 Responses to questionnaire3.3.1 Networks and meetings
3.3.2 Journals and newsletters
3.3.3 Databases
3.3.4 Education3.4 Priorities and interests according to research institutions
4. Present barriers and problems
5. Analysis of present and future research needs5.1 Who benefits?
5.2 Measuring research impact
5.3 Farm productivity
5.4 Comparisons
5.5 Conversion
5.6 Consumers
5.7 Society
5.8 Environment
5.9 Data and standards for data6.1 Networks
6.2 Databases
6.3 Technical consultancies
6.4 Publications and studies
6.5 OtherAPPENDIX A: TERMS OF REFERENCE
APPENDIX B: PAST RESEARCH
APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE
APPENDIX D: PARADIGMS
REFERENCES
COMMENTS ON THE REPORT OF ELS WYNEN AND OVERVIEW OF THE ENOF RESEARCH PROJECT BY RAFFAELE ZANOLI