Research Publications
Concepts of plant health – reviewing and challenging the foundations of plant protection
What is plant health? ORC-led publication explains
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Farming:An overview of current evidence
OCW has published a report, written by ORC staff, of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.
Stakeholders issues and aspirations to inform future public funded research in organic farming (OF0350)
In 2005 Defra commissioned a study to identify and analyse issues and aspirations that organic stakeholders felt should be addressed by publicly funded organic food and farming research in the UK. A series of 12 workshops were undertaken throughout the UK, attended by nearly 300 stakeholders. These workshops used participatory approaches to identify and record the most important issues and aspirations from those attending.