KARI’s mission is to contribute agricultural innovations and knowledge towards improved livelihoods and commercialization of agriculture.  It aims to do this through increasing productivity and fostering value-chains while simultaneously conserving the environment.  The goal of the Livestock and Range Research Program is to contribute towards year-round availabilty of adequate balanced feeds and improved animal management to enable the sector to be economically self-sufficient.  The Program has sub-projects focusing on issues related to dairy, beef, sheep and goat, poultry, and camel. 

ATTRA is a joint collaboration between the National Center for Appropriate Technology and the USDA.  It seeks to provide information and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States.  Although ATTRA is focused specifically on the USDA Organic Standards, it provides information that would be useful to international members of the organic community.  Organic agriculture publications are organized into the following areas: regulations, certification, transition and history; fruit; vegetables, flowers and herbs; field crops; livestock; control of pests; soil and fertilizer issues; and marketing. 

OACC’s vision is a science-based organic agricultural system supporting Canadian communities by supporting and facilitating research and education for organic producers and consumers.  The results of research at the Centre are available to farmers and the public through their website, bulletins, news articles, and web-based courses.  Information is available on the following topic areas: soils, horticulture, field crops, livestock, food and health, ecology and environment, social science, consumers, economics, transition to organics and barriers to organics.

The Organic Research Centre is a registered charity in the UK and a leading research, development and advisory institution for organic agriculture.  The Centre’s research is aimed at addressing the needs and questions of the UK organic sector.  Research includes work on policy, whole farming systems, cropping, livestock and soil, water and nutrients.  Studies have included work on agroforestry, seed production and quality, extended season cropping, companion cropping and disease control, nutrient flows, livestock feeds and animal welfare.

QLIF was an integrated project funded by the EU Commission between 2004 and 2009.  The project aimed to improve quality, ensure safety and reduce cost along the organic and “low input” food supply systems.  QLIF included research, dissemination and training activities.  Seven sub-projects were pursued: Consumer Expectations and Attitudes; Effects of Production Methods; Crop Production Systems; Livestock Production Systems; Design and Processing Strategies; Transport, Trading and Retailing; and Horizontal Project Activities.   

CRPA has been able to provide both the private and public sector with the benefit of its experience in the fields of agricultural food production and the environment. Its objectives are the conduct of research and the establishment and management of services with the aim of promoting technical, economic and social progress in the livestock farming sector and promoting the spread of the most advanced forms of environmentally friendly agriculture. The CPRA's project "Organic farming" is aimed at the provision of useful answers to the most frequently asked questions by farmers who whish to convert their traditional farms into organic ones by setting up various zootechnical farms models with different production plans.

FiBL is committed to the international development of organic agriculture through research and knowledge transfer.  Based in Switzerland, FiBL has international offices in Germany and Austria and partners with organizations around the world.  The Institute has eight research divisions: Horticultural Sciences, Entomology, Animal Health, Animal Husbandry, Food Quality and Safety, Plant Protection and Biodiversity, Socio-economics and Soil Sciences.

SOAR offers PhD courses, seminars and a network for PhD students with interest in organic agriculture and food systems. A major goal is to raise the scientific level of research within areas relevant to organic agriculture by training the students to deal with complex problems. The research school focuses on three themes: organic crop production, organic livestock production and health and organic agriculture/food production and society.

The School of Biological Sciences aims to address the fundamental biological consequences of environmental change.  Researchers in the School are engaged in a number of research projects in organic agriculture and maintain a separate webpage dedicated to these endeavours.  Key research themes include crop and livestock production, pest and weed control, soil fertility, and marketing. 

SAFO was an EU funded Concerted Action, which was carried out between 2003 and 2006.  The objective of SAFO was to improve food safety and animal health in organic livestock production systems through exchange and active communication of research results and conclusions between researchers, policy makers, farmers and consumers.  Although the project has competed, the website includes various publications of relevance, including conclusions and recommendations and the proceedings from SAFO workshops on certification and standards, quality and safety, animal health, animal husbandry, and socio-economic aspects of organic animal production.