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Organic Aquaculture regulated at EU level
(01/07/2009)
After more than one and a half years of discussion, the Standing Committee on Organic Farming decided on June 28, 2009, on implementing rules on organic aquaculture. The IFOAM EU Group welcomes that Member States found a compromise to define for the first time ever EU wide rules for organic...
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Global organic cotton platform launched
(29/06/2009)
Recently the Global Organic Cotton Community Platform was created for active members of the global organic cotton community to share conversations, knowledge and information about organic and fair-trade cotton.
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Canada: New organic logo
(28/06/2009)
On June 24, 2009, the Government of Canada revealed the new organic logo that will give organic producers access to more markets and make sure Canadian consumers can find more certified organic food products in their grocery stores.
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First African Organic Conference: Growth in African organic sector unity
(23/06/2009)
The first African Organic Conference “Fast tracking sustainable development in Africa through harnessing Organic Agriculture and Biotechnology” was held in Kampala, Uganda, from May 17 to 22. The next African Organic Conference will be held in Zambia in 2012.
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Costa Rica: 2008 figures available
(18/06/2009)
The unit in charge of organic agriculture at Costa Rica's Ministry of Agriculture AROA has recently released the latest figures (2008) on organic agriculture in the country. More than 8000 hectares are under organic management.
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Global organic market: Time for organic plus strategies
(12/06/2009)
The economic slowdown is impacting global organic food sales. After reporting high growth rates for over a decade, 2009 could be the first year of single-digit market growth says Organic Monitor in a recent press release.
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France: Market and land under organic management increase strongly in 2008
(11/06/2009)
Sales of organic food in France jumped 25 percent last year and more than 60 percent in three years to reach 2.6 billion Euros, according to Agence Bio, the French Organic Food and Farming Agency.
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US: New study: Emerging Issues in the U.S. Organic Industry
(08/06/2009)
Since the late 1990s, U.S. organic production has more than doubled, but the consumer market has grown even faster. This fast-paced growth has led to input and product shortages in organic supply chains, and several new issues are emerging in the organic industry.
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IFOAM EU Group comments declaration on the future Common Agricultural Policy
(04/06/2009)
At a recent meeting, the Ministers for Agriculture of the European Union agreed on a common declaration for the future of the Common Agriculture Policy CAP. The IFOAM EU Group’s response is that serious steps to tackle these challenges must follow in order to make the 2013 reform of the CAP a...
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Jordan: National programme for organic farming launched
(03/06/2009)
On May 11, 2009, Queen Rania of Jordan launched the National Programme for Organic Farming Development, which seeks to replace traditional cultivation methods with organic farming in 2 to 5 percent of the Kingdom's agricultural lands by 2014.
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The World of Organic Agriculture 2009
