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