| Links to related websites www.minlnv.nl/international The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has supported the Mansholt Prize Foundation, both financially and otherwise, since the initiative for the Prize was taken in 1995. www.sls.wau.nl/mi The Mansholt Graduate School of Social Sciences (MGS) studies social changes and control processes in rural areas and agri- and food chains and their institutional surroundings. It also provides a training programme for researchers. www.ieep.org.uk The Institute for European Environmental Policy is an independent non-profit organization, dedicated to the analysis and development of European environmental policy. www.platformbiologica.nl Biologica is the Dutch umbrella organisation for organic farming and nutrition.www.imsa.nl The Institute for Environment and Systems Analysis is an independent environmental consultancy firm, committed to innovation. www.fal.de The Federal Agricultural Research Centre is a German governmental body, conducting research in the area of agricultural science and related disciplines. www.essex.ac.uk The Centre for Environment and Society of the University of Essex is a trans-disciplinary research centre located in the Department of Biological Sciences. It is engaged in a wide range of basic, applied and action-oriented environmental research, capacity development, teaching and training. www.Ifoam.org IFOAM is a democratic federation of organic movements. Its goal is the worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems that are based on the principles of Organic Agriculture. www.ifap.org IFAP/FIPA (International Federation of Agricultural Producers) aims at promoting cooperation between organizations of agricultural producers in meeting the optimum nutritional and consumptive requirements of the peoples of the world. It works to improve the economic and social status of all who live by and on the land. www.copa-cogeca.be COPA (Committee of Agricultural Organisations) is made up of 29 agricultural organisations from the 15 members of the European Union. COGECA (General Confederation of Agricultural Co-operatives in the European Union) has 17 full members and 4 affiliated member organisations in today's EU. www.slowfood.com In 2002, Slow Food International was the laureate of the first Sicco Mansholt Prize. Founded in 1986, it aims at protecting the pleasures of the table from the homogenisation of modern fast food and life. It promotes gastronomic culture, develops taste education, conserves agricultural biodiversity and protects traditional foods at risk of extinction. It has 80,000 members in over 100 countries. |