Aims

The aims of the EISFOM concerted action have been to:

• Review existing systems of data collection and processing for organic as well as conventional markets in order to understand their characteristics and identify opportunities for development and improvement
• Develop proposals for harmonizing existing data collection and processing methods, assess measures for improving data quality and provide tools for the development of new data collection systems at various levels within national frameworks/institutional circumstances
• Co-ordinate and evaluate pilot data collection and processing systems
• Stimulate further development of data collection and processing by integrating with national and international statistical affairs offices and preparing a framework for the development of a European wide database for organic markets
• Provide relevant recommendations to the EU in order to better coordinate and support data collection on organic production, processing and imports as well as prices