Agro Eco Louis Bolk Institute conducts research on organic agriculture, nutrition and health care and engages in knowledge transfer in Africa.  The Institute, which is based in the Netherlands, has two regional offices in Africa to engage in research and information dissemination around tropical organic agriculture: Eastern Africa (Uganda) and West Africa (Ghana).  Research at the Institute is divided into four thematic areas: Human, Animal, Plant and Soil.  Current studies include organic productivity trials using different pest and disease management strategies; organic cotton staple length trials; studies on organic livestock rearing techniques; research on the nutritional and health attributes of organic food; and work in support of organic social impact research. 

ART is a federal research centre of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture focusing on plant production and animal husbandry systems.  Research at the Station combines ecology, economics and agricultural engineering to support an agricultural system that is non-industrial in nature.  Studies on organic agriculture are focused on looking for solutions to technical problems in organic production in arable crops, in grassland systems and in management of organic manure, farm and ground fertilizers in order to maintain soil fertility and produce high yields.  In partnership with FiBL, ART maintains a long-term trial on organic and biodynamic versus conventional farming known as the DOK project.

The ABDP is an association of plant breeders who breed cultivated plant varieties for the organic sector, working with a biodynamic background. Goals are to breed varieties suited for organic growing conditions, and which are appropriate for human nutritional needs and adapted to local conditions, thereby enhancing regional diversity. Breeding activities focus on vegetables and cereals.

The aim of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association of Southern Africa (BDAASA) association is to strengthen, promote and advance the practice of biodynamic agriculture in southern Africa. In order to do this, the association seeks to establish an effective resource centre that can support the development of biodynamic farmers, farms and farming practice.

CSANR is actively supporting the expansion of organic agriculture through teaching, research and outreach.  Current research priorities in organic agriculture include nutrient and soil management, the integration of livestock and cropping systems, pest management, seed production, food quality and economics.  

El objetivo general del CIFAED es potenciar la Agricultura Ecológica como motor de desarrollo rural sostenible, dado que ésta permite mejorar y mantener el buen estado de los recursos naturales; generar renta para los habitantes de los pueblos; revalorizar los recursos locales; articularse con otras actividades económicas y desarrollar canales cortos de comercialización que permiten a los productores la captación de un mayor valor añadido, y mostrar el importante impacto socio-económico que la Agricultura Ecológica está generando en la Unión Europea, en conjunción con otras estrategias con las que establece sinergias. En el Centro de Investigación y Formación de Agricultura Ecológica y Desarrollo Rural de Granada se llevan a cabo diversas labores de investigación en torno a la agricultura y ganadería ecológicas.

The Working Group functions across departments at Cornell to increase teaching, research and extension activities in organic agriculture.  Research priorities include studies on pest and disease management; whole-of-farm systems; marketing, economics and farm business management; making the transition to organic production; plant breeding; crop and animal management; soil quality, fertility and organic matter management

DiSTA’s staff is involved in numerous collaborative efforts across various disciplines falling into six areas. The Agronomy and Crop Science Area provides statewide leadership in research, teaching, and extension in the subjects of crop production, sustainable agricultural systems and environment, soil physics, crop physiology, bioenergy and fibre crops, land management and use, applied plant ecology, weed biology, agrometeorology, agroclimatology, crop modelling, seed biology and production. "Environmental sustainability of organic farming" is one of the ongoing projects of the department.

Within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, the Plant Breeding Unit’s objective is to identify and obtain maximum benefit from agricultural genetic resources.  While researchers in the Department use both classical approaches and biotechnological approaches, there is some work being done on organic safflower, tomato and lentils. 

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences has seven academic departments, covering a breadth of agricultural issues.  The University is a collaborating centre with ICROFS and researchers in the Faculty have partnered with ICROFS to study various organic issues.  Recent organic research undertaken by the Faculty has included comparison studies of dairy products produced under organic and non-organic systems, selective livestock breeding, methods of plant pest protection and levels of greenhouse gas emissions from organic soils under different agricultural management schemes.