Bonn, Germany
November 27, 2008
The
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
(IFOAM) is pleased to announce the publication of the Growing
Organic internet pages.
The Growing
Organic pages focus on information that is practical to grow
the organic sector as a whole; they provide comprehensive
information for everyone from grassroots organizers engaged in
advocacy, to trainers and smallholders, to policy makers. They
are full of recommendations and options for the successful
growth of Organic Agriculture through capacity building,
strategic relations, and partnerships.
The Growing Organic pages are a collection of tools and
information from all corners of the organic world.These pages
represent the cumulative knowledge and experience of IFOAM, the
global network for Organic Agriculture, and are a community
resource designed to represent and serve global organic
movements.
While other sections of the IFOAM website focus more
specifically on the work of IFOAM as an organization, the goal
of the Growing Organic pages is to provide a hub of easily
accessible and navigable information for developing Organic
Agriculture.
IFOAM, having brought this information together, believes that
it will serve governments, the private sector and other key
stakeholders that are showing great interest in promoting and
developing organic and are looking for comprehensive and
reliable sources of information.
The development of Organic Agriculture around the world will be
facilitated through this knowledge resource.The Organic Pages
cover eight major topic areas relating to Organic Agriculture:
Policy, Advocacy, Strategic Relations, Quality Assurance,
Marketing, Training, and Research.
The Rationale behind creating this resource is to share lessons
learned in the development of Organic Agriculture so far, e.g.
on policy setting and market development, so that communities
and governments at all stages of organic development might avoid
re-inventing the wheel. Also, the existence of one,
authoritative reference site for information on organic
facilitates the identification of knowledge gaps and the need
for further research and action. Providing this global resource
is a visible expression of IFOAM’s role to lead, unite and
assist the organic movement in its full diversity.
Go to Growing Organic
www.ifoam.org/growingorganic to learn more! |
|
