IFOAM and FiBL announced the publication of the 14th “The World of Organic Agriculture” statistics book at Biofach in Germany on February 13, 2013. The global value of certified organic market sales was estimated to be US $62.9 billion globally in 2011. This is an increase from $59.1 billion in 2010 and US $54.9 billion in 2009. …. more
Biodynamics / Organics
Kingdom of Jordan’s product exhibition
THOUSANDS of organic traders and organic farming experts from around the world took part in the Kingdom of Jordan’s first Natural and Organic Products Exhibition and Conference in Amman in May, 2012. The four-day conference, under the patronage of the Kingdom of Jordan’s royal family, showcased the growing organic agricultural industry in the Middle East and …. more
Government support sought for ‘African Organic Action Plan’ at Lusaka
ABOVE: IFOAM President Andre Leu, second from left, with conference delegates at the ‘Mainstreaming Organic Agriculture into the African Development Agenda’. Photo Courtesy of UNCTARD AFRICA’S organic agricultural future was under the spotlight at the 2nd African Organic Conference in Lusaka, Zambia last year, with attendees lobbying for greater government support of the industry and the …. more
Profile of African agriculture
SMALL-SCALE farmers are still the backbone of agricultural production in Africa. Some 80 per cent of rural African people depend on smallholder agriculture to improve their livelihood. Agricultural quality and productivity has remained largely low due to bad farming practices that have damaged the health and fertility of Africa’s soil. With little access to organic fertilisers, …. more
Himalayan kingdom embraces national organic farming system
Bhutan, landlocked between India and China, is just 38,394 sq km in size. Photos: Andre Leu. THE Kingdom of Bhutan, in the eastern Himalayas, is on track to develop a 100 per cent organic sustainable agriculture industry to boost the country’s economy and food security, and relieve rural poverty. In the past few years, the …. more
IFOAM Asia member group
THE International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) has been working towards establishing an IFOAM Asia member group to bring independent Asian member countries under the one umbrella. IFOAM president Andre Leu attended talks in the Republic of Korea last year to map out a timeline to establish this history-making IFOAM Asia. After two days …. more