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Global Organic Survey 2008/2009 (July 22, 2008) The global organic survey has now started and experts will be contacted in the coming days. Contact: Helga Willer, FiBL, and Hervé Bouagnimbeck, IFOAM. Data Collection Workshop June 18, 2008 (July 22, 2008) At the IFOAM Organic World Congress a workshop on improvement of global data collection and processing was held. Key issues associated to data collection were discussed. Some of the presentations are available. Further information will follow. >> Experiences with global data collection on organic farming
(April, 19, 2008) The 2007 edition is now available in Chinese. A paperback copy or the CD can be downloaded from the homepage of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM . >>Order print version; >> Order CD; >> Preview ;
The World of Organic Agriculture - Now also available as hardback edition
The paperback edition can be obtained from FiBL and IFOAM.
For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added.
The World of Organic Agriculture: BioFach Presentations
>> More about the World of Organic Agriculture 2008.
Global Organic Farming: Continued Growth. IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL present new facts and figures about the organic sector at BioFach 2008
The study shows that 30.4 million hectares are currently certified according to organic standards (data as at the end of 2006). Australia continues to account for the largest certified organic surface area, with 12.3 million hectares, followed by China (2.3 million hectares), Argentina (2.2 million hectares) and the USA (1.6 million hectares). The greatest share of global organic surface area is in Oceania/Australia (42%), followed by Europe (24%) and Latin America (16%). In terms of certified land under organic management as a proportion of national agricultural area, the Alpine countries, such as Austria (13%, 361,487 hectares) and Switzerland (12%, 125,596 hectares), top the statistics. Compared to the adjusted data of the previous survey, the global organic area grew by approximately 1.8 million hectares during 2006. Growth was strongest in Oceania/Australia (more than 600,000 hectares) and Europe (more than 500,000 hectares). From the first figures available for 2007, Helga Willer of FiBL expects that the area under organic management has continued to grow. >> More Forum of East Asia Organic Agriculture 2006 Taiwan: Conference papers now online (September 2007) The inaugural meeting of the East Asian Organic Forum was held at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan November 27-28 2006. This is the first time East Asian Organic leaders have met. Delegates include North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, South East Asia region, Oceania Pacific region and Taiwan. The conference papers which give an overview of organic farming in the respective countries are now online at the conference homepage. Papers of the FAO Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Rome now online. (April 30, 2007) The papers of the FAO Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, May 3 to 5, 2007 are now online.The overall objective of the Conference is to shed light on the contribution of organic agriculture to food security, through the analysis of existing information in different agroecological areas of the world. The Conference will identify organic agriculture’s potential and limits in addressing the food security challenge, including conditions required for its success. >> Conference homepage; >> Papers (September 22, 2006) Information on Organic Products and Trade at the ITC website. The newly launched organic products website of the International Trade Centre (ITC) helps exporters and importers of organic products to find each other through its easy-to-access database of business contacts. It is also an very good source of information about organic products and markets. (August 29, 2006) Project: Sustainability of organic farming in a global food chains perspective: The GlobalOrg project arises from a so-called knowledge synthesis initiated by the Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming (DARCOF). The aim of the knowledge synthesis was to provide an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective and to form the basis of launching a new research effort in this area. Scientists from Denmark, Europe, Africa, South America and USA took part in the work, which also included an international workshop. The work resulted in the book 'Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects': Some chapters are available at the knowledge synthesis website. (June 14, 2006) The Changing Face of Organic Tree Fruit Production. Market demand for organic food continues to grow in many countries, providing the impetus for expanding the production base. Organic apples and pears are important items in the produce category. Statistics on organic apple and pear production for Washington State, the USA, and internationally, and prices in Washington State, have been compiled over the past five years by David Granatstein of Washington State University.Several trends emerge. Global organic apple production is increasing, while organic pear production is flat. But individual countries vary greatly in this regard. >> Paper at the Homepage of the First International Apple and Pear Symposium. (April 28, 2006) Organic Citrus: Challenges in Production and Trade. Organic citrus is still a niche and makes about 1-2% of the global citrus production. However, it is increasing year-by-year in parallel with the increasing demand for organic products. The main production areas of organic citrus – oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, limes and lemons – are Latin America, North America, Europe and Near East. Many tropical countries in the Americas are extending organic citrus production. A paper by Lukas Kilcher of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) highlights challenges for organic citrus production and trade. >> Paper Organic Citrus; >> Organic Citrus Production Statistics (FiBL Survey 2005/2006) (April, 2006) Regional Workshop on Organic Agriculture in East Africa. In March 2006 the Capacity Building Tasc Force on Trade Environment and Development (CBTF) of UNEP and UNCTAD held a regional workshop on Organic Agriculture in East Africa in cooperation with IFOAM. This workshop provided an opportunity to exchange information, share experiences and strengthen networking between project stakeholders and other interested parties, thus contributing to existing regional cooperation between Kenya, the Republic of Tanzania and Uganda. The documentation of the workshop is available at the UNEP-UNCTAD homepage. >> Workshop Documents >> IFOAM Press releasee: UNCTAD, UNEP and IFOAM Join Forces for Regional Organic Standards in East Africa |
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The World of Organic Agriculture, 2007 Edition available ein Chinese
The 2008 edition of this annual publication documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent. 
(February 27, 2008) The presentations of the papers of the session 'The World of Organic Agriculture' at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair are available >> 
(February 26, 2008) The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) und the Foundation Ecology and Agriculture (SÖL) presented the latest statistics about organic agriculture worldwide at BioFach 2008.