International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

Type: Organization
Name: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

General Assembly

Every three years IFOAM in its entirety meets for the (GA) where the truly democratic and participatory nature of IFOAM can be seen in action. This is where the World Board is elected for its three-year tenure. The GA also provides strategic guidance ... [Published IFOAM - 3 hours ago]
First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

IFOAM Bookstore

IFOAM publishes a diverse array of information on virtually every conceivable aspect of Organic Agriculture. From the IFOAM Directory, which is a key resource listing all the contacts to IFOAM's member organizations, to the World of Organic Agriculture, ... [Published IFOAM - 5 hours ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

SSNC - PGS Project

Gaining Governmental Support for Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)The project “Gaining Governmental Support for Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) was funded by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and was implemented between November ... [Published IFOAM - 6 hours ago]
First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

The IFOAM OGS Committees

The Organic Guarantee System and IFOAM’s work on Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) operates with 4 committees listed below. The Terms of Reference for those various committees can be found on the OGS policies page.The Standards Requirements Commi ... [Published IFOAM - 22 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Alex Podolinsky

( , 2004)Alex Podolinsky is one of the outstanding pioneering individuals in Bio-Dynamics. He is mainly responsible for the wide spread and highly successful application of Bio-Dynamic farming in Australia.  Where it is practiced in situations from small ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Get Involved in SOAAN

SOAAN wants your input!Does your organization support the SOAAN’s objectives? Can you envision endorsing and using the products of our effort toward your own organization’s goals? Do you have technical expertise to share? Can you bring your real world ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Sustainability Camp - November 2012 at the IFOAM Head Office in Bonn, Germany

From 23-26 November, 2012, IFOAM hosted a Sustainability Camp in Bonn, as part of the Bonn Sustainability Days event. The discussion rounds on sustainability were broken down into multiple expert workshops, keynote speeches and a field trip, before transitioning ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 16 2013]
First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

BioFach North America

Located at Natural Products Expo East, BioFach America - All Things Organic delivers the largest organic buying audience in the United States.With a qualified audience of more than 20,000 industry members, your organic products will be seen, tasted, and ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

PGS in practice

We’re excited to start a PGS in our region. How can we get started?IFOAM provides a number of resources to assist in starting a PGS program both online and in print, including links to PGS operation manuals and case studies from around the world. There ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

IFOAM Position Paper on the Use of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials in Organic Agriculture

In 2010 and 2011, IFOAM in consultation with its membership, developed a position on the use of nanotechnology in organic agriculture. The final position was approved by the IFOAM World Board in April 2011. This position is a natural development after ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

The OGS Policies Library

The IFOAM Organic Guarantee System (OGS) is regulated by a number of internal IFOAM policies, which are under the responsibility of the IFOAM World Board. This page gives the overview of all OGS-related policies.Policy 42: IFOAM approval of Certification ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

SECOND PUBLIC CONSULTATION and CALL FOR MOTIONS on the BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINE

The next version of the best practices reference document created by IFOAM and its partners in the Sustainable Organic Agriculture Action Network (SOAAN). Now called the Best Practice Guideline for Agriculture and Value Chains, this new version follows ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 12 2013]

Quotes

* A side event under the title "Bio-sequestration vs. geo-sequestration (CCS) - Organic solutions to Climate Change and Food security" was held jointly with the World Future Council on Thursday, December 17...
IFOAM also published general recommendations for governments and guarantee system actors, in various publications, and especially in "Building trust” (a guide to developing a certification system), “Building sustainable organic sectors” (a guide for national organic movements to contribute and advocate for conditions that will favor the sector), “Best practices for organic policy” (a guide for governments to develop an enabling policy framework for the organic sector)."

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General Assembly [Published IFOAM - 3 hours ago]
IFOAM Bookstore [Published IFOAM - 5 hours ago]
SSNC - PGS Project [Published IFOAM - 6 hours ago]
The IFOAM OGS Committees [Published IFOAM - 22 hours ago]
Alex Podolinsky [Published IFOAM - Jun 18 2013]
IFOAM at the CoP10 [Published IFOAM - Jun 17 2013]
Get Involved in SOAAN [Published IFOAM - Jun 17 2013]
Sustainability Camp - November 2012 at the IFOA... [Published IFOAM - Jun 16 2013]
OSEA I Project [Published IFOAM - Jun 15 2013]
IFAD Conference on New Directions for Smallhold... [Published IFOAM - Jun 15 2013]
BioFach North America [Published IFOAM - Jun 14 2013]
PGS in practice [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
IFOAM Position Paper on the Use of Nanotechnolo... [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
The OGS Policies Library [Published IFOAM - Jun 13 2013]
ABD - Brazilian Biodynamic Agriculture Association [Published IFOAM - Jun 12 2013]
SECOND PUBLIC CONSULTATION and CALL FOR MOTIONS... [Published IFOAM - Jun 12 2013]
CoP15 in Copenhagen [Published IFOAM - Jun 12 2013]
IFOAM Position at WTO Seattle [Published IFOAM - Jun 11 2013]
Videos on the IFOAM Organic Guarantee System [Published IFOAM - Jun 11 2013]
$ IFOAM announces at Biofach that it will lead ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 11 2013]
It is vital to reinvigorate organic farming res... [Published SciDev.Net - Jun 11 2013]
Food Security Briefing in the Financial Times [Published IFOAM - Jun 11 2013]
Jobs [Published IFOAM - Jun 10 2013]
Colle Farmers Market, an Organic Farmers Market... [Published PRWeb - Jun 10 2013]
Taking the GMO risk out of Europe's food produc... [Published EurActiv.com - Jun 10 2013]
How to apply for the IFOAM Family of Standards [Published IFOAM - Jun 09 2013]
Small holder group certification for organic pr... [Published IFOAM - Jun 08 2013]
The Role of Organic Agriculture in Mitigating C... [Published IFOAM - Jun 08 2013]
IFOAM official comments on other standards and ... [Published IFOAM - Jun 08 2013]
IFOAM represents the Farmers' Constituency at t... [Published IFOAM - Jun 08 2013]
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Police seize large quantity of fake organic foo... [Published GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe - Apr 13 2013]
English.news.cn 2013-04-11 19:02:03ROME, April 11 (Xinhua) - Police seized around 1,500 tonnes of fake organic food throughout Italy on Thursday in a probe in which 23 people were reported to be under investigation.The seized foodstuffs included soya, ...
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Ana Primavesi recebe o One World Lifetime Achie... [Published PR Newswire - Sep 16 2012]
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