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by Jonathon Landeck, Deputy Executive Director

Organic Farming Research Foundation How OFRF and SARE Can Nurture and Grow Organic Agriculture Together. by Jonathon Landeck, Deputy Executive Director. OFRF Mission: Foster the widespread improvement and adoption of organic farming systems )

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by Jonathon Landeck, Deputy Executive Director

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  1. Organic Farming Research FoundationHowOFRF and SARECan Nurture and GrowOrganic Agriculture Together by Jonathon Landeck, Deputy Executive Director

  2. OFRF Mission: Foster the widespread improvement and adoption of organic farming systems) * New focus on “systems” rather than “practices.” Need to cultivate alternatives to an input-substitution paradigm * National Organic Research Agenda “Organic Farmer First” to promote and highlight organic producer knowledge in research, education, and policy advocacy Working Assumption: That alleviating production constraints would give rise to widespread adoption. * Need to analyze best approaches to spur adoption. Is this a role for SARE? OFRF’s Mission and Values

  3. OFRF’s Structure & Scope OFRF Grantmaking* Region% Grants% $$ West 52 51 Northcentral 13 14 Northeast 15 18 South 11 5 * OFRF data is from 2006 % Grants & avg grant size Farmers (15%): $ 5,181 Researchers (67%): $ 6,525 Non-profits (18%): $ 5,284 • National organization • Grants & advocacy (more $$ for organic R&E) • Majority of board is organic farmers • 260+ R&E grants made

  4. OFRF GrantmakingTypology “Topic”% Grants% $$ Insects 23 19 Weeds 13 13 Disease 13 13 Educational 12 9 Systems 12 12 Fertility 8 8 Breeding 6 9 Cover crops 5 7 Food quality 4 6 Livestock 2 2 Economics 1 1 “Crop”% Grants% $$ Vegetables 47 47 Grains 12 17 Apples 10 9 Fruit (other) 10 7 Tomatoes 5 4 Livestock 4 6 Herbs 4 4 Grapes 3 2 Strawberries 2 2 Citrus 1 1 Mushrooms 1 0.4

  5. OFRF R&E Directives • Organic producers should set the research & education agenda 2. Fund research that has practical applicability to large numbers of organic farmers • Address nexus of research issues associated with organic farming & the environment 4. Leverage partnerships with producer organizations, commodity commissions, corporations

  6. Funding Profiles (SARE, IOP, OFRF) • OTHER KEY COMPARATIVE ELEMENTS (Producer Grants): SARE vs OFRF • SARE will fund demonstration projects. OFRF does not. • SARE requires producers to partner w/technical consultant. OFRF does not. • SARE has a larger pool of funds to draw from than OFRF.

  7. Questions to Consider • How can SARE better use information generated from OFRF-funded research to spur adoption? 2. How can SARE leverage OFRF grantmaking to augment the impact of SARE funding? 3. How can SARE contribute to the development of a Social and Economic Organic Research Agenda?

  8. Thank You !Jonathon Landeckjonathon@ofrf.org831-426-6606

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