TIPI - Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM - Organics International

TIPI - Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM - Organics International
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Mission & objectives of the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM (TIPI)
Mission
The World Board of the International Federation of of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) approved the following mission statement of TIPI - the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM.
TIPI’s mission is
- to foster international collaboration in organic agriculture research;
- to engage and involve all stakeholders that benefit from organic agriculture research;
- to facilitate exchange of scientific knowledge of organic food and farming systems; and
- to help practitioners disseminate, apply and implement innovations and scientific knowledge consistent with the principles of organic agriculture.
Objectives
The IFOAM World Board has provided TIPI with the following objectives:
- To be a network for exchange and collaboration between Organic Research Institutions and scientific partners throughout the world.
- To develop organic food and farming science, knowledge, and technology innovation within the global organic movement.
- To serve as a global technology platform for the application of knowledge derived from scientific research through farmer-driven innovation and information dissemination.
- To enable IFOAM policies to be based on good science.
- To establish research priorities with the various stakeholder organizations in IFOAM and to network with regional technology platforms and other bodies thatformulate research and innovation strategies for organic agriculture.
- To enhance the sustainability of agriculture based on the principles of organic agriculture.
- To build capacity and mobilize partnerships for organic farming research that assists small-scale producers in developing countries alleviate poverty, establish food sovereignty, and meet food security and nutritional needs through healthy, ecologically sound and socially just farming systems.
- To influence and inspire donors and research funding bodies to increase funding for research and innovation in organic food and farming.
- To represent IFOAM members that conduct and apply research, develop technologies, and disseminate information as a sector group.
Current work and goals
Currently TIPI works on the global vision on organic food and farming research, a strategice pland and an action plan.
- Engage organic stakeholders, primarily IFOAM members from different sectors and regions, in a process that will develop a shared vision for research, development, technology, and innovation.
- Draft a strategic plan to present research priorities identified by organic stakeholders as both global and regional challenges.
- Establish an action plan to set and implement a global and regional research agenda.