ABSTRACT
The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |24 pages
Current Statistics
part |6 pages
Information Sources
part |5 pages
The Global Market for Organic Food & Drink
part |24 pages
Standards and Regulations
part |5 pages
Organic Aquaculture
part |12 pages
Africa
part |16 pages
Asia
part |31 pages
Europe
part |15 pages
Mediterranean Region
part |25 pages
Latin America
part |16 pages
North America
part |25 pages
Oceania/Australia