The 1st African Organic Conference held in Kampala, Uganda, was a success, as it attratected more than 200 participants representing a large number of institutions in Africa as well as institutions from outside Africa. See the photo gallery and download workshop presentations. Read more...
IFOAM Conference on Organic Animal and Plant breeding
[25-28 August 2009, Santa Fe, NM, USA]
Fostering the sustainable development of new low input breeds
is urgent in the face of future challenges of food insecurity and massive threats to the livelihoods of millions of people due to climate change. This international conference will revive traditional knowledge from the global North and South and connect it with the current international organic research.
- CORE Organic ERA-net proposal has been formulated
- FAO side-event raised the profile of organic agriculture
- Can you handle the media?
- 6 articles on Nitrogen managegement, organic labelling systems, greenhouse gas trade, certified organic agriculture as policy instrument, a study on the gerenhouse gas N2O, and 'economics, policy and organic agriculture
A collective effort at the UN headquarters, Rome, successfully raised the profile of organic agriculture. Supported by the Danish Minsitry of Agriculture, ICROFS arranged a "side-event" on organic agriculture, climate change and environment in FAO, Rome. ICROFS planned the event together with IFOAM and FAO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. Read more...
Draft of TP Organics' Strategic Research Agenda
The first draft of a Strategic Research Agenda has been issued by the TP Secretariat. Read more...
3rd CERTCOST Project meeting Izmir, Turkey, October 5-7, 2009
ICROFS fact sheets