States should integrate organic agriculture objectives within national priorities, FAO says3 May 2007, Rome
“Organic agriculture is no longer a phenomenon in developed countries only, as it is commercially practiced in 120 countries, representing 31 million hectares and a market of US$40 billion in 2006”, FAO underlines in a paper, Organic Agriculture and Food Security, presented here at an International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security (3-5 May 2007).
The paper identifies the strengths and weaknesses of organic agriculture with regards to its contribution to food security, analyzes attributes of organic supply chains against the Right to Food framework and proposes policy and research actions for improving the performance of organic agriculture at the national, international and institutional levels. MORE
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000550/index.html
For complete information about the conference, visit:
www.fao.org/organicag/ofs/index_en.htm
Please also see:
FAO Convenes International Conference to Demonstrate the Huge Potential of Organic Agriculture for Food Security (photo source)
http://www.ifoam.org/press/press/FAO_Food_Security.html
“Organic agriculture is no longer a phenomenon in developed countries only, as it is commercially practiced in 120 countries, representing 31 million hectares and a market of US$40 billion in 2006”, FAO underlines in a paper, Organic Agriculture and Food Security, presented here at an International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security (3-5 May 2007).
The paper identifies the strengths and weaknesses of organic agriculture with regards to its contribution to food security, analyzes attributes of organic supply chains against the Right to Food framework and proposes policy and research actions for improving the performance of organic agriculture at the national, international and institutional levels. MORE
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2007/1000550/index.html
For complete information about the conference, visit:
www.fao.org/organicag/ofs/index_en.htm
Please also see:
FAO Convenes International Conference to Demonstrate the Huge Potential of Organic Agriculture for Food Security (photo source)
http://www.ifoam.org/press/press/FAO_Food_Security.html