Tasks / Principles

The Principles

The European Consortium for Organic Animal Breeding (ECO-AB) …

Commits itself to the principles of organic agriculture as laid down in the IFOAM Basic Standards PROVIDE and EU Regulation (EEC) 2092/91
IFOAM Basic Standards
EU Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 (.pdf)
Offers full membership to all organisations that are actively engaged in the development and promotion of organic animal breeding
Application form
Offers supporting membership to all, including farmers, breeder organisations and genetics providers, as well as those engaged in research, education and training, consultancy, certification, promotion and advocacy
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ECO-AB will:

Initiate, establish, support and maintain animal breeding programmes that conform to the principles of organic agriculture
Develop and investigate the concepts and scientific basis of organic animal breeding
Develop and promote appropriate standards and practices for an appropriate legal framework for organic animal breeding
Host meetings on organic animal breeding issues
Provide discussion papers on animal breeding issues to support decision making form organic animal breeding
Raise awareness and funds for collaborative projects supporting ECO-AB's principles and aims