This document sets out international requirements for organic certification bodies (IROCB). These requirements are intended to represent a consensus on good practices in organic conformity assessment among private and public...
The organic market is confronted with hundreds of private sector standards and governmental regulations, two international standards for organic agriculture (Codex Alimentarius and IFOAM) and a host of conformity assessment...
Natural resources management is a critical branch of sustainable rural development that requires thorough understanding of theland, the people who nurtures the land and how they govern land. They are historically, socially-ecologically constructed...
In developing the Scientific Conceptual Framework for the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, FAO seeks to accomplish the challenging task of integrating perspectives from those sciences that are...
Integrated rice-duck farming system (IRDFS) is one of the main practices in traditional Chinese agriculture. IRDFS as shown great effects on rice growth, insect, disease and weed control and paddy...
A field experiment on nitrogen dynamics and cycling in integrated rice-duck and rice-fish ecosystems in subtropical region of China was conducted from May to September in 2007. The experiment field...
The effects of integrated rice-duck farming technology on rice roots were studied. The results showed that the growth quality of rice roots was markedly improved in the integrated rice-duck farming...
Key measures of eco-agricultural practices include landscape design at landscape level, circulation system design at ecosystem level and biological relationship design at community or sub-community level. Landscape design includes biological...
Organic Monitor was commissioned by Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations to assess the European and North American market for organic ingredients: organic cocoa, coffee and vanilla....
The last decades have seen a proliferation of economic studies that have compared the economic performance of organic and non-organic farming systems. Several criticisms were formulated questioning the validity of...
Is low greenhouse gas emission (GHG) agriculture possible? Is it, in fact, desirable? In seeking answers to these two basic but extremely relevant questions, this study examines current farming practices,...
This document discusses the opportunities and constrains of carbon accounting for organic agriculture management in developed and developing countries.
The aim of this document is to describe the potential of organic...
The most suitable biofuel crop under the agro-ecological conditions of Samoa was determined. Secondary and primary data on the status of the agricultural sector of Samoa, and its soil and...
The introduction of organic food in school canteens is a complex process, with economic and organizational implications. It requires a serious commitment on the part of national and local authorities...
This paper presents the general trends of demand and supply of organic products in Asia and the Pacific. This regional market is put in perspective within the global organic agrifood...
Over the last 5 years Vanuatu has enjoyed strong economic growth. The excellent overall growth performance has not been matched by commodity exports. If growth is to be more broadly...
"La diversidad, el reciclaje y la gran importancia del conocimiento local son características esenciales de los sistemas de pequeña agricultura en casi cualquier parte del mundo. La diversidad puede asumir...
In 2003, FAO joined forces with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and formed the International Task Force...
There is barrier among farmers in developing countries to convert to organic farming. This study examines factors affecting the decision of Thai vegetable farmers to convert and suggests possible measures...
