CORE Organic

CORE Organic är ett transnationellt forskningssamarbetsprojekt och en del av ERA-Net (EuropeanResearch Area Network) inom EU:s ramprogram för forskning. Formas har varit den svenska partnern och en rad projekt i de första tre utlysningarna har genom åren haft svenskt deltagande vilka redovisas här. Dessutom listas samtliga projekt i CORE Organic Cofund (2018-2020) som var den senaste utlysningen med svenskt deltagande.

CORE Organic is a European transnational research cooperation project, which is part of the ERA-Net Scheme supported by the European Commission. The research council Formas is the Swedish partner in CORE Organic and a number of projects have been funded by the CORE Organic programs, with Swedish partners in three (CO I), six (CO II) and eight projects (CO Plus), which are reported here. For the program CO Cofund 2018-2020, all 12 funded projects are included, of which seven have partners in Sweden.

CORE Organic Cofund 2018–2020


GREENRESILIENT - Organic and biodynamic vegetable production in low-energy GREENhouses – sustainable, RESILIENT and innovative food production systems

Coordinator: Fabio Tittarelli, CREA - AA
Swedish participator: Beatrix Alsanius, SLU

ProRefine - Refined forage legumes as local sources of protein feed for monogastrics and high quality fibre feed for ruminants in organic production
Coordinator: Steffen Adler, Nibio
Swedish participator: David Parsons, SLU

PROYOUNGSTOCK - Promoting young stock and cow health and welfare by natural feeding system
Coordinator: Anet Spengler, FiBL
Swedish participators: Nils fall & Karin Alvåsen, SLU

MIX-ENABLE - Mixed livestock farming for improved sustaiNABiLity and robustnEss of organic animal production
Coordinator: Guillaume Martin, INRA
Swedish participators:  David Parsons & Gun Bernes, SLU

FreeBirds - Optimising the use of the free range as the key to improve organic chicken production
Coordinator: Stefan Gunnarsson, SLU

POWER - Proven welfare and resilience in organic pig production (conditionally approved)
Coordinator: Anne Grete Kongsted, Aarhus University
Swedish participators: Eva Salomon & Lotten Wahlund, RISE

SUSORGPLUS - Development of smart and low energy input processing chains, natural food additives and colourants, and supportive material for a code of practice to increase sustainability and consumer acceptance of organic food stuffs
Coordinator: Barbara Sturm, University of Kassel
Swedish participator: Girma Geresenbet, SLU

BioVine - Plant diversity in the vineyard can help controlling grapevine pests
Coordinator: Vittorio Rossi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

DOMINO - Innovative orchard management enhances soil fertility, biodiversity and economic sustainability
Coordinator: Davide Neri, Università Politecnica delle Marche

GrazyDaiSy - Cows meet their natural needs through health-support, grazing and cow-calf-togetherness
Coordinator: Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University

ProOrg - How to make the best choice for careful, minimal and mild processing methods
Coordinator: Flavio Paoletti, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria – CREA

SUREVEG - new diversified cropping systems for vegetables
Coordinator: Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen, Aarhus University

CORE Organic Plus 2015–2018

– Projekt med svenska deltagare/Projects with Swedish researchers

FertilCrop: Fertility building management measures in organic cropping systems
Coordinator: Andreas Fliessbach, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL), Switzerland
Swedish participator: Maria Stenberg, SLU

ReSolVe: Restoring optimal Soil functionality in degraded areas within organic Vineyards
Coordinator: Edoardo Costantini, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Italy
Swedish participator: Anna Mårtensson, SLU

PRODIVA: Crop diversification and weeds
Coordinator: Bo Melander, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark
Swedish participators: Theo Verwijst & Anneli Lundkvist, SLU

ECOORCHARD: Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversity of organic orchards
Coordinator: Lene Sigsgaard, UCPH, Denmark
Swedish participator: Mario Porcel, SLU

PROPara: Tackling the parasitological challenges in organic ruminant farming practices
Coordinator: Spiridoula Athanasiadou, SRUC, United Kingdom
Swedish participator: Johan Höglund, SLU

ORGANICDAIRYHEALTH: Improving animal health and welfare in organic cattle milk production through breeding and management
Coordinator: Jan Tind Sorensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Swedish participator: Anna Wallenbeck, SLU

EcoBerries: Innovative and eco-sustainable processing and packaging for safe, high quality and healthy organic berry products
Coordinator: Marie Alminger, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Swedish participators: Marie Alminger & Lilia Ahrne

SusOrganic: Development of quality standards and optimised processing methods for organic produce
Coordinator: Barbara Sturm, University of Kassel, Germany
Swedish participator: Girma Gebresenbet, SLU

CORE Organic II 2011–2013

– Projekt med svenska deltagare/Projects with Swedish researchers

COBRA: Coordinating Organic plant Breeding Activities for Diversity
Coordinator: Dr Thomas Döring, The Organic Research Centre, United Kingdom
Swedish participator: Nils-Ove Bertholdsson, SLU

Healthy Growth: From niche to volume with integrity and trust
Coordinator: Egon Noe, Aarhus University, Denmark
Swedish participator: Rebecka Milestad, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Softpest multitrap: Management of strawberry blossom weevil and European tarnished plant bug in organic strawberry and raspberry using semiochemical traps
Coordinator: Atle Wibe, Bioforsk – Organic Food and Farming Division, Norway
Swedish participator: Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

HealthyHens: Promoting good health and welfare in European organic laying hens
Coordinator: Ute Knierim, Department of Farm Animal Behaviour and Husbandry, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany
Swedish participator: Stefan Gunnarsson, SLU

ICOPP: Improved contribution of local feed to support 100 % organic feed supply to pigs and poultry
Coordinator: John E. Hermansen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Swedish participator: Maria Neil, SLU

SafeOrganic: Restrictive use of antibiotics in organic animal farming – a potential for safer, high quality products with less antibiotic resistant bacteria
Coordinator: Søren Aabo, Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute, Denmark
Swedish participator: Björn Bengtsson, National Veterinary Institute SVA

Core Organic I 2008–2010

– Projekt med svenska deltagare/Projects with Swedish researchers

COREPIG: A tool to prevent diseases and parasites in organic pig herds
Coordinator: Tine Rousing Nielsen, University of Aarhus

PHYTOMILK: What makes organic milk healthy?
Coordinator: Anne-Maj Gustavsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden

PathOrganic: Assessing and reducing risks of pathogen contamination in vegetables
Coordinator: Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit.