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About Organic Agriculture

ted_OrganicAgriculture_300x250.jpgOrganic Agriculture (OA) offers a range of environmental, social and economic benefits for developing countries.

On the economic side, growing world markets for OA products offer interesting export opportunities for developing countries who may have some comparative advantage in OA due to relatively abundant labour and lower use of agrochemicals.

In addition, OA production has been shown to have a positive effect on the local environment, biodiversity and soil fertility, and has the potential to increase the yields and incomes of subsistence farmers in developing countries who are not currently using agrochemicals, thus contributing to poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.

UNCTAD supports interested countries through country projects and thematic research studies aimed at developing win-win policy options through promoting OA and easing access of organic products in overseas markets.

 

 Documents

 
Financing Organic Agriculture in Africa: Mapping the Issues (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2016/6)
08 Aug 2016, 1057.4 KB
Enhancing Backward Linkages between Tourism and Other Sectors in Lao People's Democratic Republic (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2014/4)
20 Jan 2015, 1885.2 KB
Sustainable agriculture and food security in LDCs, UNCTAD Policy Brief, No. 20 (c) (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2011/6)
08 May 2011, 2 page(s), 861.0 KB
Scoping Study for Equivalence and Harmonization of Organic Standards and Technical Regulations in the Asia Region (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2010/7)
20 Dec 2010, 50 page(s), 2054.0 KB
Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture - Volume 6 (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2009/1)
01 May 2009, 1150.7 KB
Sustaining African Agriculture - Organic Production, UNCTAD Policy Brief, No. 6 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2009/1/rev.1)
09 Feb 2009, 2 page(s), 496.0 KB
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Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture - Volume 5 (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2008/3)
01 Oct 2008, 847.3 KB
Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/15)
30 Sep 2008, 61 page(s), 475.0 KB
Private-Sector Standards and National Schemes for Good Agricultural Practices: Implications for Exports of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables from sub-Saharan Africa - Experiences of Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/13)
29 Feb 2008, 126 page(s), 1755.0 KB
Best Practices for Organic Policy - What developing country Governments can do to promote the organic agriculture sector (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/3)
31 Jan 2008, 105 page(s), 636.0 KB
Certified organic export production: Implications for economic welfare and gender equality among smallholder farmers in tropical Africa (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/7)
31 Jan 2008, 20 page(s), 92.0 KB
Challenges and Opportunities Arising from Private Standards on Food Safety and Environment for Exporters of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Asia: Experiences of Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/6)
31 Dec 2007, 114 page(s), 2171.0 KB
The Implications of Private-Sector Standards for Good Agricultural Practices - Exploring Options to Facilitate Market Access for Developing-country Exporters of Fruit and Vegetables: Experiences of Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/2)
30 Sep 2007, 73 page(s), 816.0 KB
Hamonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture. Volume 4 (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/14)
06 Jun 2007, 1211.1 KB
Food Safety and Environmental Requirements in Export Markets - Friend or Foe for Producers of Fruit and Vegetables in Asian Developing Countries? (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2006/8)
31 May 2007, 134 page(s), 1148.0 KB
Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture - Volume 3 (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2007/1)
06 Jan 2007, 233 page(s), 749.0 KB
OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN KENYA, UGANDA AND THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL HARMONIZATION by Alastair Taylor, Agro-Eco Uganda Branch (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2005/16)
30 Nov 2006, 65 page(s), 796.0 KB
STRATEGY ON SOLUTIONS FOR HARMONIZING INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (Volume 2) (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2005/15)
31 Aug 2006, 95 page(s), 1820.0 KB
Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture - Vol. 1 (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2005/4)
01 Feb 2005, 695.5 KB
Trading Opportunities for Organic Food Products from Developing Countries (DITC/TED/11)
01 Jan 2004, 647.0 KB
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 Meetings and Events

 
Start DateTitleLocationCountry
18-20 Nov 2009Burundi Awareness Raising and Training WorkshopBujumburaBurundi
09 Aug 2009Ethiopian Organic Forum: Public Private PartnershipAddis AbabaEthiopia
06 Oct 2009Ethiopian Stakeholder MeetingAddis AbabaEthiopia
13-14 Feb 2012FAO/IFOAM/UNCTAD International Conference on Global Organic Market Access in 2012 and beyondNuremberg
23 Mar 2012First Lao Organic Agriculture ForumVientiane CityLao People’s Democratic Republic
20-21 Mar 2012Lao Project Technical Workshop March 2012Luang PrabangLao People’s Democratic Republic
30 Nov-01 Dec 2009Rwandan Organic Stakeholder WorkshopGicumbiRwanda
02-04 May 2012Second African Organic Conference: Mainstreaming organic agriculture in the African development agendaLusaka, ZambiaZambia
10-11 Dec 2012Second Lao Organic Agriculture ForumLuang PrabangLao People’s Democratic Republic
28 Aug 2009Tanzanian National Stakeholder MeetingDar es SalaamUnited Republic of Tanzania
14-15 Jul 2014The Third Lao Organic Agriculture Forum (LOAF 3)VientianeLao People’s Democratic Republic
08 Jun 2011Working Group Meeting of the UNCTAD, IFOAM and GlobalG.A.P. Secretariats on Reviewing Options to Reduce Costs of Organic and GlobalGAP CertificationBonnGermany
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