ISOFAR welcomes papers on all aspects of Organic Agriculture and particularly calls for the submission of cross-disciplinary papers and issues related to the agricultural situation in Asia.

 In September 2011 the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR) will carry out the 3rdScientific Conference at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) in Korea.

This event will be a milestone for the development of the Organic Sector in Korea and other Asian countries. Based on the experiences gained in Adelaide (2005) and Modena (2008) the organizers will set up a comprehensive programme for important stakeholders of the organic sector including farmers, consultants and researchers. The practical implementation of the IFOAM Organic World Congress will be managed by the Korean Organizing Committee, while ISOFAR will be responsible for the scientific part of the conference.

The 3^rd  ISOFAR Scientific Conference will be carried out at the 17^th IFOAM Organic World Congress in Gyeonggi Paldang, Republic of Korea. The International Society of Organic Agriculture Research has supported the idea to bring this important event for the first time to Asia, where almost 60 % of the world’s population live. High population densities and smallholder farms create a distinctive research context in particular for Organic Agriculture. The scientific conference will be coordinated by the  International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR) in cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the local organizers, the Korean Organizing Committee (KOC). The Korean hosts will offer an interesting and comprehensive overall programme that will also include excursions to organic farms and exhibitions.