RESERVED AREA
Sowing quality
Overall improvement of the quality of agri-food products is a strategic task for agriculture and rural economic development and has become a policy priority.
The key words when talking about agriculture and food products are quality and safety.
The Asia-Link BEAN-QUORUM project is aimed at creating a network of Asian and European higher education institutions that are interested in the marketing issues regarding quality food and organic food products.
LATEST NEWS
TWAS Fellowships: 2011 call for applications now open
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world announces that postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships are available to scientists from developing countries. Deadlines vary.
Organic Marketing Forum Poland 2011
The Organic Marketing Forum 2011 or 6th International Meeting on Processing and Marketing of Organic Products and Raw Materials takes place on May 26 and 27, 2011 in Warsaw, Poland
Call for International Scholars at IMaHS-International Master's Program in Horticultural Sciences
The Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna Faculty of Agriculture calls for applications by scholars to teach in the International Master’s Program in Horticultural Sciences.
A new journal focused on organic food and agriculture: IJOARD
The International Journal for Organic Agriculture Research and Development (IJOARD) is a new on-line international scientific journal aimed at providing rapid publication of research focused on organic agriculture.
New publication on Geographical Indications in Thailand
"Geographical Indications: outlook on the European and Thai systems and overview of EU gatekeepers perceptions towards GI fruit and coffee products proceeding from Thailand"
by Maurizio Canavari, Giovanni Galanti, Rainer Haas and Rungsaran Wongprawmas
Professor Chai Jun passed away
Sad news for the BEAN-QUORUM partnership. Prof.Chai Jun, who was one of the early members of the BEAN-QUORUM network, died on 6:40 am,10th August, 2010 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
Looking east looking west: organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe
The book 'Looking east looking west: Organic and quality food marketing in Asia and Europe' has been published and is now available at the Wageningen Academic Publisher's web site.
BEAN-QUORUM Multilateral Agreement: new Academic partner (HICAST)
The BEAN-QUORUM multilateral network agreement has been signed by a new Academic partner, the Himalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (HICAST).
BEAN-QUORUM Multilateral Agreement: new Academic partner (UPM)
The BEAN-QUORUM multilateral network agreement has been signed by a new Academic partner, the Technical University of Madrid (UPM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid).
The BEAN-QUORUM Multilateral Network Agreement is in force
The BEAN-QUORUM multilateral network agreement has been signed by all the five founding partners (UNIBO, BOKU, Macaulay, XJAU, and Thammasat) and is now fully operating.
Multilateral Network Agreement
The BEAN-QUORUM multilateral network agreement has been signed by the four founding partners (BOKU, Macaulay, XJAU, and Thammasat) and is now on the desk of the Rector of Unibo for the final signature.



