August 09
The UK Food
Standards Agency (FSA) report on the health benefits of organic
versus conventional food
June 09
Announcement of the
1st International IFOAM Conference on Organic Animal and Plant
Breeding
March 09
International
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) selects
Executive Director
February 09
IFOAM and FiBL
present new facts and figures about organic agriculture
worldwide at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair 2009
November 08
IFOAM launches
the Growing Organic internet pages, a collection of tools and
information from all corners of the organic world
October 08
IFOAM, UNCTAD
and FAO launch tools for uniting the organic world
April 08
IFOAM appreciates
IAASTD report on a new agriculture paradigm focusing on poor
farmers as a step in the right direction
February 08
IFOAM, FiBL and
SÖL present new facts and figures about the organic sector at
BioFach 2008
May 07
New standard for
East African organic products to be launched at Tanzanian
conference - Organic label expected to boost profits for small
farmers, expand exports and domestic and regional sales
FAO convenes
international conference to demonstrate the huge potential of
organic agriculture for food security
February 07
Nearly
31 million certified organic hectares worldwide
December 06
East Africa leads the
continent in organic agriculture - East African Organic Standard goes
public
October 06
Investing in organic
agriculture for food security
June 06
Organic agriculture
contributes to food security and rural development in Africa
March 06
IFOAM believes that
proposed EU regulation on organic agriculture undermines integrity and
credibility of system
UNCTAD, UNEP and IFOAM
join forces for regional organic standards in East Africa
February 06
First IFOAM Organic
Certification Body Forum sets stage for future development of organic
agriculture
December 05
Brazilian Government
sets sights high for organic agriculture
September 05
General assembly of
IFOAM approves principles of organic agriculture
Organic agriculture
contributes to Millennium Development Goals in Africa: IFOAM to
establish Africa Organic Service Centre in Dakar, Senegal
August 05
Italian organic standards
join family of IFOAM standards
International Federation
of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) announces new Executive
Director
May 05
Global organic agriculture crop area reaches 26 million hectares -
Organic sector calls for strict liability under the Cartagena Protocol
on Biosafety
IFOAM, the International
Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements, re-launches its website
April 05
Organic pioneer seeks new challenges: Bernward Geier resigns from IFOAM
March 05
European Patent Office
upholds decision to revoke Neem patent
December 04
International
organic movement makes headway against GMOs at the IUCN World
Conservation Congress
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