Every three years, the organic sector assembles to host the Organic World Congress (OWC), the world’s largest organic gathering. In 2020, the 20th OWC will be held 21-27 September in Rennes, France.

The Organic Farming Innovation Award (OFIA) is an initiative of the government of the Republic of Korea in remembrance of the 17th OWC held in 2011 in its Gyeonggi Province. At every OWC, IFOAM - Organics International, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of the Republic of Korea, and the IFOAM Technology Innovation Platform (TIPI) award outstanding organic innovators with the OFIA.

The overall goal of OFIA is to contribute to solving problems and exploring potentials in order to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of organic farming, improve viability for environment, plants, animals and human beings. The objective of OFIA is to regularly highlight outstanding innovations and to incentivize organic innovations among researchers, extension agents and practitioners.

The applications on innovations should meet the following criteria:

·       Innovative: are new in their context

·       Applicability: are applicable to organic farming, processing and trade

·       Relevant: are relevant for solving real problems or exploring new potentials

·       Impact potential: have the potential to have a great impact

The deadline for applications is 1 April 2020.

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