About ECO-PB

The Goal

The European Consortium for Organic plant breeding (ECO-PB), founded 20th April 2001 in Driebergen (NL), pursues...

providing a platform for discussion and exchange of knowledge and experiences.
the initiation, support of organic plant breeding programmes,
the development of scientific concepts of an organic plant breeding
the provision of independent, competent expertise to develop standard setting with respect to organic plant breeding

The European Consortium for Organic plant breeding (ECO-PB)...

commits itself to the principles of organic agriculture as laid down in the IFOAM Basic Standards and EU Regulation (EEC) 2092/91
is member of IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
offers full membership to all organisations that are actively and predominantly engaged in the development and promotion of organic plant breeding or organic agriculture
offers supporting membership to all persons and organisations predominantly engaged in organic agriculture and complying with the objectives of the association

carry out meetings on organic plant breeding issues
work out a sound concept based on principles of organic agriculture as a basis for organic plant breeding
set up organic variety trials on cereal and vegetable crops in different countries in Europe to study how they perform under different conditions
set up research projects on organic plant breeding
raise funds for projects and ECO-PB's work
providing discussion paper on plant breeding issues to support the decision making process