The project Data network for better European organic market information (OrganicDataNetwork) aims to increase the transparency of the European organic food market through better availability of market intelligence about the sector to meet the needs of policy makers and actors involved in organic markets.

This overall objective will be broken up into the following  key objectives:

• Bring together stakeholders and bodies actively involved in organic market data collection and publication and review the needs of end-users with respect to organic market data;
• Provide an inventory of relevant private and public bodies that are involved with the collection, processing and dissemination of organic market data in Europe
• Classify existing methods of organic market data collection and develop criteria for quality improvement of available data
• Collect, store in a common format and provide access to currently available data on organic markets in Europe
• Develop and test common methodologies to assess the consistency of national data, with special reference to available data on trade flows
• Test innovative approaches to improve the data collection and market reporting in six case study regions
• Disseminate project results and develop recommendations including a code of practice for organic market data collection and network beyond the conclusion of the project.

OrganicDataForum

OrganicDataForum has been established by the OrganicDataNetwork project to provide an electronic tool to facilitate interactive information exchange between and among stakeholders and project partners. Currently under discussion: Improving organic data collection - follow up of the March 2013 Workshop.

The OrganicDataNetwork project is funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union and runs from 2012 to 2014.