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European Strategic Research Agenda for organic food and farming
December 2009
The TP Organics Strategic Research Agenda presents a comprehensive overview of the research and development priorities for organic food and farming. It is expected that this will contribute to ensuring the sustainability and competitiveness of European organic agriculture and food systems.
- Part I provides background to Technology Platforms and the organic sector.
- Part II provides the detailed research goals under cross-cutting and thematic headings.
Organic Farmers for Nature – Wildlife-Friendly Organic Production
A Joint Project of FiBL Switzerland, FiBL Austria and
Bioinstitut Czech Republic
PROJECT REPORT 2006-2009
In 2006 Bioinstitut joined the international project “Diversity Blossoms on Organic
Farms– Wildlife-Friendly Organic Production”, the aim of which is the conservation of
the species-rich countryside and landscape on the level of organic farms. Throughout
its duration the project was well received by farmers, for whom it was primarily intended,
by government bodies and by the general public. It thus became one of the main
projects of Bioinstitut.
The New EU Regulation for Organic Food and Farming: (EC) No 834/2007
BACKGROUND, ASSESSMENT, INTERPRETATION 
Edited and published by IFOAM EU GROUP
Publication is divided into three major parts:
1. a summary of the history of the organic regulations and of the political processes involved in developing
the new organic regulation
2. an overview of the new organic regulation by the EU Commission and a general assessment by the sector
3. more detailed interpretation of the regulation, with a range of authors highlighting different aspects.
THE ANNUAL REPORT 2008 OF BIOINSTITUT o.p.s. 
News about the organization, structure of the organisation, management and supervisory board meetings, scientific board, projects, publications, cooperating organizations, financial report.
9th EUROPEAN SUMMER ACADEMY ON ORGANIC FARMING
"Organic Farming - A Response to Economic and Environmental Challenges"
This year’s Bioacademy held on 24th – 26th June 2009, at the end of the Czech Presidency of the EU, reacted, in its focus, to the economic crisis and environmental change currently taking place.
Press release Bioacademy 2009
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BIOACADEMY AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Year book of organic farming 2008
9.12. 2008 - The number of organic farmers increased in the first half of 2008 by 448, which means that as at 30 June 2008 there were atotal of 1,766 organic farms in the Czech Republic.The share of organically farmed land area was approximately 7.84 % of the total agricultural land. The new YEAR BOOK of ORGANIC FARMING 2008 brings the most recent data and information about this sector.
The Year Book was prepared by Bioinstitut, o.p.s., in cooperation with the PRO-BIO LEAGUE and published by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic in December 2008.
Norwegian - Czech research project focused on legume-cereal intercropping
1.12.2008 - Bioinstitut has started new research project "Utilizing legume-cereal intercropping to increase self-sufficiency with animal fodder and maintain soil quality on organic farms in the Czech Republic", which is supported by the Financial Mechanisms of European Economic Area and Norway (FMs EEA/Norway) with a contribution from the Czech state budget intermediated by the National Training Fund. Partners of the project are Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research - Bioforsk Organic, AGRITEC, Research, Breeding & Services, Ltd. and Institute of Regional and Business Economics (MZLU Brno).
8th EUROPEAN SUMMER ACADEMY ON ORGANIC FARMING - BIOACADEMY
5th of September 2008, Lednice CZ
“New Developments in Science and Research on Organic Farming” was the main topic of the Bioacademy 2008. Perception of organic farming was shifted from the point of view of edge sector to the point of view of potential leader in sustainable development farming as well as cause of low organic food production. Also the danger of coexistence of organic farming and GMO was called attention to.
1st Scientific conference became a part of Bioacademy this year. Many of European research institutes represented new outcomes of their research issues.
Information about Bioacademy 2008 here
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF BIOINSTITUT 2007
News about the organization, structure of the organisation, management and supervisory board meetings, scientific board, projects, publications, cooperating organizations, financial report
Year book of organic farming 2007 
Bioinstitut, o.p.s. in cooperation with the PRO-BIO Association has compiled the National Report on the State of Organic Farming in the Czech Republic (CR) or the so-called Country Report 2007. This report serves to inform the public about the latest developments in the area of organic farming in the CR. At the time of compilation most of the available statistical data was for 2007.
Organic Farmers for Nature
Seminar 4.-5. 2. 2008 in ecological centre SLUNÁKOV (11.2.2008)
Within the project "Organic Farmers for Nature", 2-days seminar was organised and 52 participants and 9 lectors took part in this nice event. Our colleagues from Bioforsk (Norway) came to share their experience with us. Main topics of the seminar were "Functional Biodiversity" and "Biodynamic Farming".
Annual Report of Bioionstitut 2006
The description of Bioinstitut activities can be found in new Annual Report.
Annual Report is prepared in Czech - English version.
