Organic Agriculture Home
The long-term objective of the FAO Organic Agriculture Programme is to enhance food security, rural development,sustainable livelihoods and environmental integrity by building capacities of member countries in organic production, processing, certification and marketing.
This Website offers information on organic agriculture available at FAO. It also functions as a "road map" whereby users are directed to other relevant websites.
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Organic botanical garden at Enei’ o, Vava’u (Tonga) Organic vanilla pod (Tonga) Processing unit for organic virgin coconut oil (Upolu, Samoa) Coconuts collected from neighbouring certified organic farms (Samoa) Drier powered with coconut husks for the production of organic virgin coconut oil (Samoa) Hand pressing for the extraction of organic virgin coconut oil (Samoa) Organic and fair trade virgin organic coconut oil (Samoa) Integrated production of organic cattle and coconut (Samoa) Typical Samoan diversified farm undergoing organic conversion Open organic market Over 50 types of salt on Amsterdam's organic market Raw food stand on farmers' market Organic entrepreneur enjoying his home-grown green tea Organic green tea plantation and factory Ankole organic cow Gaochun organic valley (Janjsu Province, China) Organic lotus farm Biodegradable plastic sheets in organic strawberry greenhouse The true meaning of organic is coming back to Nature (Hu Jie) Organic vegetables fields (Shondong Province, China) Solar insectecidal device in organic vegetable field Organic restaurant in Nanjing, China Diversified mango and papaya field (Uganda) Kampala organic shop Organic cotton workers Certified organic cotton Organic cotton textile factory (Kampala, Uganda) Sorting organic sesame Water weeding in organic crab farm Organic honey is also derived from wild forest bees Harvesting of organic olives (Italy) Organic cabbage field Family farming horticulture Traditional varieties of organic pulses and pasta Organic agriculture in protected area safeguards wildlife Backyard production of local poultry Agroforestry raises agricultural productivity and soil quality Selection of Italian organic cheese Organic school garden Pristine river water flows in organic trout farm Better use of the aquatic food chain Supporting healthy pastures for the environment and livestock Maintaining the organic claim throughout the food chain Putting prevention ahead of cure Adapting research and generating knowledge Satisfying consumers of a growing market Connecting farmers and consumers Control of conformity authorizations by organic certifier Food quality control, Kenya Guaranteeing the validity of the organic system Biodynamic farm in buffer zone of Circeo national park, Italy Connecting agricultural land and wildlife habitats Potato varieties, Lima, Peru Celebrating traditional varieties, adapted breeds and specialty products Retaining water, conserving soil and restoring degraded land An ecologically and socially friendly food system Urban consumers’ visit to Adonis Valley for organic wild harvesting (Lebanon) Cooperative supply of organic vegetables to Geneva dwellers (Switzerland) Fodder and fruit trees in rehabilited gully in Tigray (Ethiopia) Fodder storage (Ethiopia) Organic farmer in Tigray (Ethiopia) Organic horticulture in rehabilitated drylands (Ethiopia) Organic project in Tigray (Ethiopia) Organic shopper in a Virginia Beach supermarket (USA) Organic wine cellar (Switzerland) Traditional treading of teff (Ethiopia) Organic theatre at FAO (Italy) Cuddled organic goat (Norway) Extension officers visiting an organic village in Drenshing (Buthan) Community discussions on conversion to organic management in Namthir (Buthan) Nadia’s organic aperitif Tasting of multi-ingredients organic bread (Bali) Awareness campaign for organic local production (Hong Kong) India Organic Fair (India) Organic farmers market (Honk Kong) Organic producers fair (Bali) Quality control of organic medicinal and aromatic plants in Bangalore (India) Sun drying of organic and fair trade vanilla in Mysor (India) Traditional drying of hot peppers in Drenshing (Buthan) Traditional drying of hot peppers in Drenshing (Buthan) Traditional drying of organic corn in Drenshing (Buthan) Organic pumpkin harvest in Geneva (Switzerland) Emigrant labour in a biodynamic greenhouse in Sabaudia (Italy) Biodynamic cow pasture in the protected area of Sabaudia (Italy) Organic garden in Mull (Scotland) Happy organic sheep (New Zealand) Autochthonous dairy organic cows (Norway) Peri-urban organic horticultural greenhouse (Switzerland) Biodynamic vineyard (Switzerland) Organic sheep in Iona (Scotland) Dairy organic cows (Norway) “Free roaming” organic goat (Norway) Yusipang area is declared as fully organic (Buthan) Organic rice fields in Trongsa (Buthan) Organic medicinal, aromatic and dye plants area in Trongsa (Buthan) Organic sheep (Norway) Biodynamic animal husbandry in Mysore (India) Biodynamic research farm in Mysore (India) Organic sheep pasture (Norway) Weeds in an organic garden (Scotland) Organic goat shed (Norway) Organic seedling production for medicinal and aromatic plants in Bangalore (India) Organic nursery in Karnataka (India) Biodynamic water management on a Mysore farm (India)
Last update: November 2009
