Basically this is a tool for doing collaborative work on the Internet. It allows one to edit webpages and make new pages from any internet browser, and it is very easy to use. The power of this tool in comparison with email discussions is that the arguments presented in the discussions and the present version(s) of the end product are available and clear to all. It is therefore a good supplement to email. Therefore this can be a valuable tool in the difficult process of determining basic principles of organic agriculture, which involves many different stakeholders.

In its original form, everyone can read and edit the pages on Eco Wiki, but one can also restrict editing, or both editing and reading, to a chosen group of people by way of setting passwords.

The password restriction can be done on individual pages, or we might make two groups: a private intranet group for internal group work and a public group for external information and communication.