Global network for organic farming research announced at Rio+20

SciDev.Net: Organic agriculture researchers are fighting back against what they see as a lack of support from mainstream research funders, by creating a global network to foster research capacity in developing countries. The Global Organic Research Network (IGORN), developed by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, will showcase organic science and farming practices, in an attempt to garner funding for establishing a series of research centres in the developing world, and mainstreaming...

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