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New Report from Eurostat
(08/03/2010)
According to a new report released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, organic farming in the 27 countries of the European Union covered almost eight million hectares in 2008, up by seven percent compared with 2007. In 2008, the five member states with the largest organic...
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GOMA Launches Website and Publishes First Newsletter
(03/03/2010)
Recently the homepage of GOMA, the Global Market Access project, was launched. GOMA is a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM and the United Nations Conference for Trade and Environment UNCTAD.
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Organic Cotton: New Organic Exchange Report
(24/02/2010)
Organic cotton weathered the global economic storm during the 2008/09 farming season, albeit with challenges, according to a new report by Organic Exchange, documenting growth and challenges in the global organic fiber sector.
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Italy: Tutto Bio 2010
(24/02/2010)
Tutto Bio 2010, the yearbook of organic farming is available now. Published by Egaf Edizioni, this year's edition has 328 pages and costs 16 euros. In its 16th edition, information on about 8000 operators is published, of which more than 3100 are farm-gate sales. Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and...
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BioFach and Vivaness 2010: Closing report
(20/02/2010)
Some 43'500 trade visitors (2009: 46'777) streamed into the exhibition centre in Nürnberg from 17–20 February for BioFach and Vivaness, the annual get-together for the global organic market.
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35 Million Hectares of Organic Agricultural Land World-wide
(15/02/2010)
FiBL and IFOAM present new facts and figures about organic agriculture world-wide at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Germany: Market and production data 2009 published
(14/01/2010)
The German Federation of the Organic Food Industry BOELW has recently published the latest market and production data for Germany.
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ISOFAR Journal: Call for papers
(07/01/2010)
The first edition of 'Organic Agriculture' will be published in spring 2010 by Springer. It is the Journal of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR). Contributions can be submitted online.
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Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change established
(17/12/2009)
Climate change directly influences food production and food security. To address these new challenges, the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change has been established on December 16, 2009, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
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Agriculture can slow global warming – but which type of agriculture?
(14/12/2009)
At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the farmers' organisations are calling for agriculture to be included in the negotiations as part of the package of climate change solutions. But: Which type of agriculture is really suited to sustainably mitigate climate change? FiBL director Urs...
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