<div align="justify">IFOAM is developing an international network to coordinate and advance the sharing of information between various research institutions that are conducting research on organic farming and food systems. Tentatively named the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM (TIPI), it has several objectives:<br> <br><ul><li>to be a network of exchange and collaboration between Organic Research Institutions and scientific partners throughout the world, to develop organic food and farming science, knowledge, and technology innovation within the global organic movement;</li></ul><ul><li>to serve as a global technology platform for the application of knowledge derived from scientific research through farmer-driven innovation and information dissemination;</li></ul><ul><li>to build capacity and mobilize partnerships for organic farming research that assists small-scale producers in developing countries alleviate poverty, establish food sovereignty, and meet food security and nutritional needs through healthy, ecologically sound and socially just farming systems;</li></ul><ul><li>to represent IFOAM members that conduct and apply research, develop technologies, and disseminate information as a sector group.</li></ul><br>All IFOAM members are welcome to join the network. A kick-off meeting will be held as part of Science Day at BioFach in Nuremberg, Germany on 15 February 2013. More information is available at the Fact Sheet: <a href="http://www.organic-research.org">http://www.organic-research.org</a> . Members are also welcome to voice their opinions about the network on the forum: <a href="http://www.organic-research.net">http://www.organic-research.net</a>/or… href="organicresearchforum.html">organicresearchforum.html</a></div><br>Source: Organic-Market.info<br>
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