The Program’s mission is to educate producers, consumers and policy makers in the research activities in organic agriculture. The Program engages in both research and extension at its Neely-Kinyon Research and Demonstration Farm. Comparison studies are ongoing, with specific areas of focus on yield studies, pest and disease control, soil management, cover crops, and horticulture. 

OFRF’s purpose is to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. They achieve this mission by sponsoring research related to organic farming, disseminating research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and educating the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues. OFRF’s integrated strategy of grantmaking, policy, education and networking initiatives supports organic farmers’ immediate information needs while moving the public and policymakers toward greater investment in organic farming systems.

The Organic Research Centre is a registered charity in the UK and a leading research, development and advisory institution for organic agriculture.  The Centre’s research is aimed at addressing the needs and questions of the UK organic sector.  Research includes work on policy, whole farming systems, cropping, livestock and soil, water and nutrients.  Studies have included work on agroforestry, seed production and quality, extended season cropping, companion cropping and disease control, nutrient flows, livestock feeds and animal welfare.

The Plant Pathology Division does research and teaching on biological and phytoiatric features of plant diseases. Its current research work concerns biology and epidemiology of fungus diseases of vegetables, ornamentals, crops and both forest and urban trees, molecular methods of diagnosis, physiological and molecular aspects of host-parasite interaction, unwanted side-effects of fungicides and fumigants and the development of ecocompatible strategies for the control of plant diseases. "Diseases in organic fruit production" is a current research project in the Division.

FiBL is committed to the international development of organic agriculture through research and knowledge transfer.  Based in Switzerland, FiBL has international offices in Germany and Austria and partners with organizations around the world.  The Institute has eight research divisions: Horticultural Sciences, Entomology, Animal Health, Animal Husbandry, Food Quality and Safety, Plant Protection and Biodiversity, Socio-economics and Soil Sciences.

Rice IPM is a joint Program by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of Queensland.  The Program engages in research and extension and contains detailed information on a range of topics such as pest ecology, crop checking and fact sheets on insect pests and beneficials, diseases and weeds.  RiceIPM aims to provide a framework for integrating knowledge, skills and information on pest management for rice production in the tropics.    

The Rodale Institute is a US-based non-profit organization that aims to improve the health and well-being of people and the planet through organic agriculture research and training.  Most famous for the Farming Systems Trial®, a long running comparison trial on organic and conventional farming techniques, Rodale now engages in a variety of studies that focus on yield, soil fertility, pest and disease management and opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

NEFG and the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University work together on organic agriculture and food research and provide advisory services to farmers, processors and consumers.  Recent and current research on organics looks at a range of issues, including consumer behaviour, the role of economics and marketing, nutrition, quality, health, food safety, pest and disease control and food policy.

The School of Biological Sciences aims to address the fundamental biological consequences of environmental change.  Researchers in the School are engaged in a number of research projects in organic agriculture and maintain a separate webpage dedicated to these endeavours.  Key research themes include crop and livestock production, pest and weed control, soil fertility, and marketing. 

Created in 1987, Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Organic Agriculture SAPOA (ASPAB) supports and coordinates the activities of farmers on agro-ecology. Through its action on assistance, capacity building and advice, SAPOA (ASPAB) works for a rigorous respect of the norms of production of organic agriculture.