Fourteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Citrus Fruit
The Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Group (IGG) on Citrus Fruit informs that the Fourteenth Session of the IGG on Citrus Fruit will be held in Rome from 27 to 28 March 2007 at FAO Headquarters. The registration of delegates will start at 8.00 hours on Tuesday 27 March and the opening meeting will begin at 10.00 hours. The Session will be conducted in English, French and Spanish. Official invitations will follow soon.

The Secretariat is exploring the possibilities for organizing a trip after the Session to visit citrus orchards and facilities in selected citrus growing areas of the South of Italy. The tentative dates are 29 to 30 March 2007. The feasibility of this travel will depend, among other factors, on the number of participants. Delegates are kindly requested to inform the Secretariat at their earliest convenience on whether they intend to participate in the trip. [ more... ]

Thirteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Citrus Fruit
Havana, Cuba, 20-23 May 2003. For further details please see: Meetings & Events [ more... ]

Citrus Commodity Notes: developments in international citrus trade 2005-2006
THE PREVIOUS SEASON (2004-2005)

Overall, citrus production fell in 2004-05 from the previous season in the wake of much reduced citrus crops in Brazil and the United States, the world's largest producers. Orange production fell markedly in both countries. The rise in Mediterranean production was not sufficient to offset this decrease. World grapefruit production was severely curtailed by several hurricanes that ravaged groves in Florida and Cuba in September 2004. World citrus exports contracted moderately in the wake of smaller orange crops in Spain and the United States and lower shipments of grapefruit. [ more... ]

Working Group on Environmentally and Socially Responsible Horticulture Production and Trade
What is the Working Group? The Working Group was formed to facilitate dialogue, collaboration and joint activities among stakeholders working with social and environmental issues in horticultural production and trade. The participants in the Working Group have various backgrounds. These include NGOs involved in standard setting, certification and/or labelling of horticulture produce, auditors and environmental experts, banana producers and FAO. [ more... ]

Citrus Fruit: Fresh and Processed - Annual Statistics 2006
This bulletin contains annual statistical data on prices, production and trade of fresh and processed citrus fruit. The 2006 edition may be downloaded in PDF format (198KB) and read using Adobe Acrobat reader. [ more... ]

Common Fund for Commodities
Projects on Citrus Fruit [ more... ]

Organic Citrus
World Markets for Organic Citrus and Citrus Juices

Economic Comparison of Organic and Conventional Citrus Growing Systems in Spain

Seminar: Producing and Exporting Organic Fruit and Vegetables in Asia - 3 to 5 November 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

World Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables

Conference on Supporting the Diversification of Exports in the Caribbean/Latin American Region through the Developments of Organic Horticulture

Workshop on Organic Agriculture: "Taller sobre Agricultura Orgánica: una herramienta para el desarrollo rural sostenible y la reducción de la pobreza 19-21 mayo 2003, Turrialba, Costa Rica" (In Spanish Only) [ more... ]

Portal Page: Links to Socially and Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Production and Trade

The Japanese Market for Environmentally and Socially Certified Agricultural Products from Central America (click on right side of screen)

Meeting on Voluntary Standards and Certification in Environmentally and Socially Responsible Agricultural Production and Trade

Environmental and Social Standards, Certification and Labelling for Cash Crops

Organic agriculture

Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Working Group on Environmentally and Socially Responsible Horticulture Production and Trade

Manual on certification for export

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World Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables - Opportunities for Developing Countries in the Production and Export of Organic Horticultural Products
This publication presents the recent findings of a joint FAO/ITC/CTA study on international trade in fresh organic fruit and vegetables. It provides detailed information on demand for these products in the world's largest organic markets (United States, Japan and European countries), including data on sales and imports. In addition to the current market situation, the study analyzes the prospects for further growth in sales in the short and medium term. Moreover, it provides case studies of seven developing countries which have established an organic export sector or are in the process of doing so. The publication gives recommendations on which product categories are likely to provide market opportunities to developing countries. [ more... ]

China/FAO Citrus Symposium - Proceedings

Beijing, China, 14-17 May 2001 [ more... ]