CERTCOST
Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM
Organization address
address: Schloss Hohenheim 1 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.certcost.org/ |
| Totale costo | 3˙481˙895 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙733˙185 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-09-01 - 2011-11-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM
Organization address
address: Schloss Hohenheim 1 contact info |
DE (STUTTGART) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Nordre Ringgade 1 contact info |
DK (AARHUS C) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: "King Street, Old College" contact info |
UK (ABERYSTWYTH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
CESKA ZEMEDELSKA UNIVERSZITA V PRAZE
Organization address
address: Kamycka 129 contact info |
CZ (PRAHA 6 - SUCHDOL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
EGE UNIVERSITESI
Organization address
address: EGE UNIVERSITY KAMPUSU contact info |
TR (IZMIR) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHENLANDBAU STIFTUNG
Organization address
address: ACKERSTRASSE POSTFACH 1 contact info |
CH (Frick) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
INSTITUT FUER MARKTOEKOLOGIE
Organization address
address: Weststrasse 51 contact info |
CH (WEINFELDEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
ISTITUTO PER LA CERTIFICAZIONE ETICA ED AMBIENTALE
Organization address
address: VIA NAZARIO SAURO contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LTD LBG
Organization address
address: ELM FARM HAMSTEAD MARSHALL contact info |
UK (NEWBURY) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE
Organization address
address: PIAZZA ROMA 22 contact info |
IT (ANCONA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITAET KASSEL
Organization address
address: MONCHEBERGSTRASSE 19 contact info |
DE (KASSEL) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'With the ongoing growth of the organic sector and the spread of organic production across the EU, the field of organic certification has become a maze of competing labels and logos, involving different private and public standards, in addition to European law. This diversity reflects the specific conditions for organic operators in countries or regions but can also lead to confusion for both producers and consumers and may create a variety of costs. Reg. (EC) 834/2007 intends a review of the revised regulation by the year 2011. It is imperative to conduct a comprehensive economic analysis of the variety of existing certification systems and their impact on the internal market for organic goods. This project proposes to combine the experience and knowledge of both researchers and SMEs to fulfil the following objectives: analyse the implementation of organic certification systems and estimate all relevant expenditures or transaction costs for different certification systems along the organic food supply chain in various regions of the EU, including a candidate country and Switzerland. It will involve stakeholders. Access to the necessary data has already been agreed with the involved partners or appropriate agencies for all seven study countries. In addition to costs, benefits of certification will be analysed, using data on consumers' recognition, image and willingness to pay for different organic logos and trademarks, with their underlying production standards and certification procedures. The project will consider consumer and certification issues equally. Economic models will be applied to analyse the determinants of costs and benefits, as well as provide recommendations for the development of risk-based certification systems. Finally, recommendations will be drawn for the EU Commission, national competent authorities and private actors in organic food and farming on how to increase effectiveness and efficiency of organic certification.'