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ARCHIVE: Related organic websites

In this section we have brought together websites that provide further information on organic food and farming.

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• UK Certification Control Bodies:
  • Organic Farmers & Growers       
  • Scottish Organic Producers Association
  • Organic Food Federation
  • Soil Association Certification Ltd
  • Biodynamic Association
  • Irish Organic Farmers & Growers Association
  • Organic Trust Ltd
  • Quality Welsh Food Association Ltd
• Elm Farm Research
  Independent advice and information on organic farming
• Henry Doubleday Research Association
  Dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food
• The Soil Association
  A charity which provides general information on organic food and organic farming
• IFOAM
  The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
• Organic Centre Wales
  Provides support to the whole of the organic community in Wales
• Northwest Organic Centre
  The website contains a comprehensive directory of organic farmers and food processors in the Northwest region, as well as a noticeboard where goods and stock can be advertised for sale or as wanted.
• Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
  Swiss institute looking at the nutritional quality of organic food
• Food Standards Agency
  The agencies view of organic food can be found by searching for 'organic' on their site
• OMIaRD
  The Organic Marketing Initiatives and Rural Development programme for the EU
• IFST
  The Institute of Food Science and Technology's position paper on organic food
• Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)
  Information on the SAC's organic activities
• Northern Ireland Organic Website
• Organic Eprints
  Organic Eprints is an international open access archive for papers related to research in organic agriculture.
• The Organic Material Research Institute
  OMRI is an American not-for-profit organisation which advises on materials and ingredients used in organic production
• Organic Research
  An international database covering research into organic farming, available on a subscription basis
• Organic TS
  Weekly update on organic news from the UK and around the world
• The Organic Standard
  An international bulletin covering development in the world of organic standards and certification issues
• University of Newcastle
  Nafferton Ecological Farming Group
• EU
  The official EU site includes two useful reports as pdf downloads:
  Organic farming - facts and figures (100 KB). and Organic farming - guide to community rules (330 KB). Also see the European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming.
• Red Meat Industry
  The Food Chain Centre and the Red Meat Industry Forum work on value chain analysis and the marketing of red meat.
• Demonstration Farms Pilot
  Successful commercial farmers, including organic farmers, are making available all their expertise.
• Institute of Organic Training and Advice (IOTA)
  The Institute of Organic Training and Advice provides a list of accredited advisers and trainers specialising in organic farming and provides its members with information, training and accreditation.

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