The Communication Initiative has worked to increase the profile of communication as a central element of successful development practise and to enable communication practitioners to use peer review and real time information exchange to improve their work. Through its `location' as a crossroads for a range of information about, evaluations on,...

In terms of markets for labelled products, products labelled "organic" have captured the biggest market shares. For tropical products, market shares of labelled products (i.e. organic and fair-trade together) are typically one to two percent of the total North American and European markets. This ranges from 0.8 percent in the...

De acuerdo con los análisis de la FAO y otras instituciones, la información de mercados (Market Information) ayuda a los agricultores en la toma de decisiones sobre aspectos importantes del proceso de mercadeo. Además contribuye a: la reducción del riesgo asociado con la comercialización; la selección de mercados convenientes para...

The fact sheets in this package provide an overview of the crucial connections that link organic agriculture to farmers, their traditions, their resources, their communities and the global markets with their potential for export and trade. The fact sheets also provide insight into the many ways that organic agriculture contributes to...

Some of the systemic problems and challenges that have resulted from this labyrinth of standards and conformity assessment systems are as follows: Import discrimination whereby compliance is required with standards not always suitable to the agro-ecological conditions of exporting countries; Multiple accreditation of certification bodies in order to access international markets, namely...

The Expert Consultation on the Development of International Guidelines for Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries was convened by FAO at the request of the twenty-fifth session of the Committee on Fisheries, Rome, 24-28 February 2003. Drawing upon various sources including relevant guides of the International Organization...