CORE Organic: Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming

The European ERA-NET Project CORE Organic (Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming) was a three-year coordination action in organic food and farming (2004 to 2007). Eleven European countries were represented in the project.  A follow-up project started in April 2010 (CORE Organic II). The overall objective was to gather the critical mass and enhance quality, relevance and utilisation of resources in European research in organic food and farming. CORE Organic I was coordinated by the Danish Research Centre of Organic Farming DARCOF, now International Centre of Organic Farming Research ICROFS. ICROFS also coordinates phase II of the project. 

The following results were achieved during phase I of the project:

• The current status of organic farming research (projects, publications) in the countries of the project members is documented in the Organic Eprints archive;
• Country reports on the current status of organic farming are published on Organic Eprints;
• Launch of a pilot call for joint transnational research projects in organic food and farming in late 2006;
• Following a comprehensive evaluation procedure, eight research projects were selected for joint, transnational, funding, by means of a virtual, common pot approach.