Proceedings
Proceedings of the Conference "Researching Sustainable Systems"
The proceedings of the conference "Researching Sustainable Systems" were published by ISOFAR and are available both in a printed version and as PDF.
The volume contains the papers and posters presented at the Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), held in Adelaide, Australia, September 21 - 23, 2005. The conference was organised as part of the 15th IFOAM Organic World Congress in cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA).
Title
The full title of the proceedings is
- Köpke, Ulrich; Niggli, Urs; Neuhoff, Daniel; Cornish, Peter; Lockeretz, Willie und Willer, Helga, (Hrsg.) (2005) Researching Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Held in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), 21 – 23 September 2005, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, and International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o Institute of Organic Agriculture (IOL), DE-University of Bonn.
Table of Contents
The papers cover the following aspects of organic farming research:
- Arable crop rotations,
- Nutrient managment of arable crops in closed cycles,
- Quality aspects of composts, Soil communities,
- Managing weeds,
- Pests and Diseases,
- Vegetable Growing and vegetables under glass,
- Food Quality, Long Term Field Experiments,
- Animal husbandry and welfare - ruminants,
- Animal husbandry and welfare - Non-ruminants,
- Economics and farmers' perspectives,
- Land use, conversion and rural development,
- Political instruments for organic farming, Market analysis:
- Improving knowledge about markets and their actors,
- Supply chain management - Improving cooperation between market actors,
- Knowing how conumers think and act to improve marketing,
- Sociology,
- Sustainability of farms,
- Environment, Biodiversity & Landscape,
- Research Structures and Methods.
Abstracts
The abstracts of the papers are available in the Organic Eprints Archive.
Distribution
Paper copies or the PDF may be ordered from FiBL at a cost of 28 Euros or 14 Euros respectively plus mailing costs (see FiBL shop at http://www.fibl.org/shop); FiBL order number 1394.
Availability for ISOFAR members
The proceedings of the Conference Researching Sustainable Systems are available online for members at the member area of the ISOFAR Homepage. Members may request their password from the ISOFAR Secretariat.
Availability for Authors
Authors will receive the PDF copy on request. Please send an e-mail to the ISOFAR Secretariat.
