Program for the Organic World Congress in Modena including the 4th QLIF congress
The 4th QLIF congress takes place on 19-20 June 2008 at the occassion of the 16th Organic World Congress (IFOAM) and the 2nd ISOFAR Scientific Conference in Modena, Italy. The program and preliminary timetable is now available.
QLIF have organized five interdisciplinary workshops that presents and reviews the findings within major topics of the QLIF project.
See the outline of the 4th QLIF congress here.
New issue of the QLIF Newsletter
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Read the QLIF newsletter no. 6 including articles on:
- QLIF research in focus of Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- E-learning guideline for submission of papers to Organic Eprints
- Low level of Salmonella shedding in pigs from outdoor production systems |
New book organic food safety and quality
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The Handbook of organic food safety and quality issued in 2007 provides a comprehensive review of the latest research in the area.
Many of the authors that have contributed to the book are partners or collaborators in QLIF and a range of chapters report results from the project.
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| See the book outline |
Video-clips at the QLIF website
A series of videoclips has now been added to the QLIF website as introduction to the research activities in different subprojects. The vidoeos can be accessed from the individual web-sides as listed under 'Research'. For further information, see QLIF NewsBrief from April 2007.
3rd QLIF Congress, March 2007
The 3rd annual scientific congress of the QLIF project was exellently hosted by the University of Hohenheim during March 20 to 23, 2007. The congress was organized in parallel with the 9th Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture in the German speaking countries and in total more than 600 participants joined the organic conferences in Hohenheim.
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During the congress about 50 presentations and posters were given by scientists from all seven subprojects in QLIF. In addition, scientists from other projects were invited and contributed to the programme. Proceedings from the QLIF congress are available:
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At the opening of the congress two of the main keynote presentations were given by Dr. Timothy Hall, DG Research, European Commission and professor Dr. Carlo Leifert, coordinator of the QLIF project.
Links to the presentation by Dr. Hall and the summary paper on the QLIF progress are available below.
The role of organic farming research in the context of an innovative and competitive European Bio-Economy
Dr. Timothy Hall, Head of Unit of E4 (Agriculture, Forestry, fisheries, Aquaculture), DG Research, European Commission
[Powerpoint presentation, pdf]
Improving the quality and safety of organic and low input foods and maximizing the benefits to consumers and producers
Summary paper by Urs Niggli (FiBL) and Carlo Leifert (University of Newcastle)
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