Danish research: Organic Research, Development and Demonstration Programme "Organic RDD"

Organic RDD 10

  • Measuring the effectiveness of wasps as pest controllers (The Wasp Alliance)
  • Develoment of new high-yielding and quality-stable varieties of rye and lupin (RUPIN)
  • Better utilization in crop rotations of winter oilseed rape combined with either peas or clover grass (GLORY)
  • Development of new and exciting cereal varieties for human consumption (GRAINGOOD)
  • Development of alternatives to the current organic growing-finishing pig production model in order to promote multidimensional quality from 'farm to fork' (QUALIPORK)
  • Develpment of new organic solutions for enriching organic feed with the most critical essential amino acids (NextOrganic)
  • Quantifying the effects of management regimes in organic dairy crop rotations that increase soil C storage while improving soil health and reducing N losses (SoilHeal)
  • Reducing loss of nitrogen and nitrous oxide from intensive vegetable production and sustaining soil fertility and carbon sequestration in vegetable production
    with high yields (CloseFerVeg )
  • Development of a model predicting the optimal longevity in individual dairy herds (ØKO-HOLDBAR)
  • Increasing yields and reducing the climate impact by increasing the nutrient supply based on legumesus nitrogen (CloverValue)

Organic RDD 9


Organic RDD 8


Organic RDD 7


Organic RDD 6


Organic RDD 5


Organic RDD 4, 2019-2021


Organic RDD 3, 2017-2020: Organic RDD 3 

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Organic RDD 2.2, 2016-2017:  Organic RDD 2.2 

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Organic RDD 2, 2014-2018

The Organic Research, Development and Demonstration Programme 2 (Organic RDD 2) runs in the period 2014-2018. The board of GUDP has now decided which projects will be funded in the first round of Organic RDD 2.

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Organic RDD 1 

Organic RDD 1 was carried out in the period 2011-2013 and consisted of 11 projects under GUDP.  The programme had three main themes: Growth,Integrity and Robust Systems.
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DARCOF III was carried out in the period 2000-2010 and consisted of 15 research projects.
DARCOF III encompassed the entire organic food chain - from farmer to consumer. The aim was to provide more knowledge on the potential contribution of organic farming to a sustainable development of society.

Previous research programmes (old static website):
DARCOF I
DARCOF II