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I have just joined the list and would like to introduce myself.

I am employed by CAB International (CABI), which is dedicated to improving 
human welfare worldwide through the dissemination, application and 
generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development, 
with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, human health and the management of 
natural resources, and with particular attention to the needs of developing 
countries.

CABI's Information Institute, where I have worked for the last 13 years, 
compiles and maintains the CAB ABSTRACTS, CAB HEALTH and associated 
databases, and maintains a research programme on information collection and 
management. My academic background is in botany and botanical taxonomy.

Currently, I am involved in an EC funded project to develop a strategy for 
cooperation between documentation centres for ecological agriculture in 
Europe (DOCEA is the acronym). There are several specialist databases 
throughout Europe on organic farming/ecological agriculture. Our aim is to 
develop a unified database covering the scientific, grey and practical 
literature, which will be of interest to a wide range of users: farmers, 
extension officers, researchers, retailers, policy makers, etc.

I would be particularly interested to hear of similar database projects and 
from anyone who would like to comment on the DOCEA concept.

Best wishes,

Anton Doroszenko
CAB International
Wallingford
OX10   8DE
United Kingdom
a.doroszenko@cabi.org