We at EkoConnect have the experiences in the following fields:

know-how-transfer

• Consultancy for:
• agricultural and horticultural farms and companies
• companies of the food processing industry
• marketing organisations
• retailing and wholesaling companies involved in the conventional and specialised organic food market
• politics and administration
• consumer and consumer organisations
• carrying out of trainings, information sessions and coaching for farmers, companies and organisations

building up marketing and organistional structures in the organic sector

• building up and leading associations for the representation of interests
• building up and leading of organic marketing organisations for organic products
• development of marketing concepts for organic products in general and for special product categories
• building up national systems for consultancy services

organic inspection and certification systems

• building up of inspection and certification systems
• accreditation – IFOAM-accreditation
• inspection and certification of organic farms
• national and international standards
• IFOAM structures: co-operation with the IFOAM
• implementation of the inspection system according to the EU-regulation 2092/91 at the level of the national authorities
• building up regional labelling systems

agricultural environmental programmes and other subsidizing instruments

• design and implementation of subsidizing instruments in the field of
• agricultural environmental programmes
• EU-structure funds
• promotion of investments
• institutional and project support of associations
• support of scientific and development projects

scientific work

• scientific research
• about the organic markets in Central and Eastern Europe
• about the organic market in German-speaking countries
• accomplishment of qualitativ social research / qualitativ interviews
• accomplishment of field research in Central and Eastern Europe
• research about production techniques in organic agriculture