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Sustainability and Perspectives
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Agenda Orgánica |
| This Chilean government site provides a variety of information from global organic farming news and technical articles to directories of producers, organic inputs and extension services. There are also contact names and addresses of organic inspectors and buyers. [Available only in Spanish]. |
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Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) |
| ATTRA is the US sustainable farming information centre that links people to information and resources on sustainable agriculture including farming news, workshops and courses, and publications on production practices. The ATTRA web page provides advice from experts, resource guides, and a rich list of links to non-profit organisations, institutions, agricultural directories and virtual libraries. [Available in English and Spanish]. libraries. [Available in English and Spanish]. |
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Biopuglia |
| Biopuglia is a project realized by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy, to promote organic production. The site contains a multimedia information system, which provides 1800 pages of data about the scientific and technical aspects of organic agriculture; a documentation centre, including an on-line library with over 4500 documents, a collection of Biopuglia publications and standards of production; advanced services of Biopuglia for organic farm management and results of research and experimentation. [Available only in Italian]. |
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Canadian Organic Growers (COG) |
| COG is the national information network for organic gardeners, farmers, and consumers in Canada. The site provides information on the organisation and membership, events, publications, an online resource library, a message board (for discussions), an eco-market database of growers, products and services, as well as job and apprenticeships opportunities. [Available only in English]. |
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Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS) |
| The aim of this Australian non-profit organisation is to provide a forum for organic growers to exchange information, and encourage the general public to adopt organic growing methods. The page offers a wide range of general information on organic farming, selected articles, web-links, a discussion forum, and a free expert question and answer service. It covers most information on organic agriculture in Australia, including events, resources, education, statistics, certification, products, and contacts. [Available only in English]. |
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Danish Organic |
| Provides information on Danish companies and organisations affiliated with organic agriculture, statistics on organic farming in Denmark, summary of developments in Danish organic farming, and international links. [Available only in English and Danish]. |
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National Organic Program |
| This Agricultural Marketing Service site of the US Department of Agriculture provides information about the National Organic Program (NOP). It contains links to the NOP regulations and guidelines, the National Organic Standards Board, NOP policies and news updates as well as other resource materials on organic production. It now features the new National Organic Program policy for apiculture, greenhouse, hydroponics, mushroom, and aquatic animal products. [Available only in English]. |
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Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE) |
| SEAE was established in 1992 to combine the efforts of farmers, technicians, scientists and others to develop socially, economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems. The fundamental objective of ecological agriculture movements is to produce premium food and raw materials while safeguarding the environment and soil fertility through the optimal use of local resources and a stronger focus on rural cultures, ethical values of social development and quality of life. [Available only in Spanish]. |
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Soil Association |
| The Soil Association provides a great deal of information on a variety of organic farming issues. Through their website there is access to over 400 documents in their virtual library and a list of their own publications, which can be purchased on-line. The site also contains an organic directory with details of over 1200 organisations supplying organic goods and services, information about organic standards, and educational resources for both teachers and students. [Available only in English]. |
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Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC) |
| SAC is an alliance of groups that together take common positions on critical US federal agricultural and environmental policy issues and provides financial support for collective representation before the US government. The website contains a wealth of information about US legislation, proposed changes to US law, and latest news regarding sustainable and organic agriculture. [Available only in English]. |
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Traditional Use and Availability of Aquatic Biodiversity in Rice-Based Ecosystems: I. Kampong Thom Province, Kingdom of Cambodia |
| This report, published by FAO as a CD ROM, contains the findings of the first case study of the series Traditional Use and Availability of Aquatic Biodiversity in Rice-Based Ecosystems. It describes the Great Lake, Tonle Sap, ecosystem and ricefield fisheries in Cambodia, explains the scope and limitations of the study, describes the methods used in the study and examines the results obtained. More than 100 species (fishes, reptiles, amphibians crusateceans, molluscs, insects, plants) collected in ricefields and used daily by rural household are presented: the species descriptions and photos are linked to information on collection tools and methods, uses and traditional knowledge.
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Vida Sana |
| A Spanish website focused on organic agriculture, consumer responsibility, and environmental protection. Their website features publications on sustainable agriculture, links to environmental periodicals, information on workshops and courses, and links to entities which certify organic products in Spain. [Available only in Spanish]. |
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Working out the Kinks: Labor in Sustainable Agriculture |
| This is a series of excerpts from the FAO review, Ceres, focused on labor in sustainable agriculture and it includes an overview of increased labor on organic farms in developing countries, a bibliography on labor and sustainable agriculture, and a case study in Japan. |
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