The studies from different Sub-Saharan countries demonstrate that successful organic farming is about whole farm management, where feeding the soil feeds the plant, where optimal nutrient cycling is achieved through plant and animals management in time (i.e. rotations) and space (i.e. associations) and where quality production goes hand-in-hand with market...

Sustainability is about ecosystem integrity, social well-being, economic resilience, and good governance. According to the current state of knowledge and development, how does organic agriculture contribute to each of these sustainability dimensions? Sustainability has first been equated with environmental soundness in order to ensure the continued provision of goods and...

Posljednjih 10 godina u pojedinim zemljama Zapadne Evrope organska poljoprivreda se razvila uz godišnji rast do 10%. Crna Gora ima odlične uslove za razvoj kvalitetne, zdravstvenobezbjedne, sertifikovane organske hrane. Organska proizvodnja je zakonski regulisana proizvodnja koja uključuje kontrolu i sertifikaciju proizvodnje i proizvoda (kontrola „od njive do trpeze“). Nakon čitanja ovog...

Ovaj priručnik je osmišljen tako da služi kao priručnik za obuku za zaposlene u Savjetodavnoj službi Crne Gore. Priručnik se zasniva na obukama koje su sprovedene tokom FAO projekta TCP MNE 3201 “Organska poljoprivreda u Crnoj Gori: Zajednička podrška malim proizvođačima u organskoj poljoprivredi“. Obuke su održane u 2009. i 2010....

Despite the increasing attention given to organic supply chains over the past decade, there are still significant market opportunities to pursue. The demand for organic products in developing countries continues to grow and price premiums for organic certified products are available, albeit not comparable with those of a decade or...

The Sustainability and Organic Livestock model (SOL-m) is a project (see Concept Note) of the FAO Natural Resources and Management Department that has been commissioned to the Research Institute of Organic Farming (FiBL) in Frick, Switzerland. This summary report presents the preliminary results of the SOL-model. Currently, plausibility checks are...