L’école paysanne est une approche de recherche et de formation participative, basée sur la connaissance du milieu écologique et la gestion adaptée de l’exploitation agricole. L’utilisation de cette approche en agriculture biologique est le moyen idéal pour valoriser et développer les connaissances des agriculteurs et affronter les problèmes culturaux spécifiques...

Certification is critical in organic markets because it gives buyers the confidence that a product meets the quality and process standards of organic production. The achievement of internationally recognized certification standards and procedures — mostly established by institutions in the more developed countries — can require institutional capacity and financial...

Following the request of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, in September 2003 the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) funded a technical assistance project for Croatia. The overall objective of this project was to improve rural income and food security through diversified production and specialty...

This document contains the results of a study conducted to collect information to be used in devising a marketing strategy for Croatian organic and Protected designation of origin (PDO), Protected geographic indication (PGI) and Traditional specialty guaranteed (TSG) products. In part one, the main performance indicators of Croatian agriculture are...

This publication is the report of the Seminar on the production and exports of organic fruit and vegetables in Asia. This meeting was jointly organized by the Commodities and Trade Division of the FAO, the Earth-Net Foundation and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and took place in...

The main objective of this study is to support the efforts put forth by small-scale producers in Central America (CA) to penetrate the Japanese market for products that are produced in socially and/or environmentally responsible manners. This report therefore analyzes the current trends and future prospects of the Japanese market...