International Society of Organic Agriculture Research
The International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), in German International Society for Research in Organic Agriculture , in French Societé Internationale de la Recherche en Agriculture Biologique is a scientific organization. The registered association has its seat in Bonn and unites institutions and persons around the world who conduct agricultural research in the field of organic farming .
history
ISOFAR was initiated by the Bonn Institute for Organic Agriculture (IOL) and the Swiss Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and was officially founded in Berlin on June 20, 2003. Ulrich Köpke was elected founding president by the IOL.
Board
ISOFAR is networked worldwide and is represented by an international board of directors.
Board members since 2014:
Executive Board
- President Gerold Rahmann
- Vice-President Anne-Kristin Løes
- Treasurer Ilse A. Rasmussen
Board
- M. Reza Ardakani
- Stefano Canali
- Mahesh Chander
- Peter von Fragstein and Niemsdorff
- Ulrich Hamm
- Anne-Kristin Løes
- Victor IO Olowe
- Gerold Rahmann
- Use Rasmussen
- Ewa Rembiałkowska
- Wu Wenliang
- Raffaele Zanoli
Board members 2011–2014
- Mohamed Ben Kheder (Tunisia)
- Carmelita Nidea Cervantes (Philippines)
- Peter von Fragstein and Niemsdorff (Germany)
- Ulrich Hamm (Germany)
- Ulrich Köpke (Germany)
- Anne-Kristin Løes (Vice-President; Norway)
- László Radics (Hungary)
- Gerold Rahmann (Treasurer; Germany)
- Ilse Rasmussen (Denmark)
- Sang Mok Son (President; South Korea)
- Charles Ssekyewa (Uganda)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release (PDF; 119 kB) on the establishment of ISOFAR on the FiBL website
- ↑ ISOFAR Board of Directors with brief profiles on the ISOFAR website