Objective The possible use of GM plants in future agriculture needs in-depth investigations of ecological and economical consequences. Following state-of-the-art ecological risk assessment we combine simple lab tests, multi-species model ecosystems and field studies to acquire mechanistic and realistic knowledge. Hitherto this has not been done for soil. The investigation will give an important input to the administrators of Directive 200l/18/EC Annex II, who needs specifications of how to do the GM risk assessment, and to farmers and the public who are on the alert to the possible ecological implications. Economic aspects need to be clarified to enable an assessment of trade-offs in relation to ecological effects. The accumulated experience in the ECOGEN project will then be taken one step beyond a simple comparison of GM based farming systems and conventional systems, by combining soil ecological studies with an economic evaluation at the farm level in a rule based model as a decision support tool. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY EU contribution No data Address 25,Vejlsoevej 25 8600 SILKEBORG Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE TECHNIQUE INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES OLEAGINEUX METROPOLITAINS France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Georges V, 12 PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Denmark EU contribution No data Address 8830 TJELE See on map Total cost No data Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Invergowrie DD2 5DA Dundee See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE DROIT D'ECONOMIE ET DES SCIENCES D'AIX-MARSEILLE III France EU contribution No data Address Ave Escadrille Normandie -Niémen Faculté des Scie 13397 MARSEILLE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE-COMTÉ France EU contribution No data Address Place Leclerc 25030 BESANCON See on map Total cost No data WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Costerweg 50 WAGENINGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data