ifoam annual report 2012
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Annual Report of IFOAM for the year 2012TRANSCRIPT
IFOAM Latin America
Organic World Foundation
One Earth, One Future
- 2012 Consolidated Annual Report of the IFOAM Action Group -
Organic Trade Forum Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations
IFOAM AgriBioMediterraneoIFOAM JapanIFOAM France
IFOAM EU GroupGlobal IFOAM
IOAS
IFOAM Amenity Agriculture Alliance IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance
Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM
IFOAM Asia
IFOAM Aquaculture Group
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www.ifoam.orgInternational Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) e.V. | Trial Court Bonn, Association Register no. 8726 Executive Board: Andre Leu, Roberto Ugas, Gabi Soto
©2013 IFOAM
Table of ContentsA Message from the President ................................................... p. 1
The Organic World in 2012 at a Glance ........................................ p. 2
The IFOAM Action Group at a Glance ...................................... p. 3
Global IFOAM in 2012: Our Activities ..................................... pp. 4-9
Resuming the Lead ........................................................................... p. 4
The Organic Umbrella ..................................................................... p. 5
Organic Advocacy ........................................................................... p. 6
The Organic Value Chain ............................................................... p. 7
Organic Programs ........................................................................... p. 8
The IFOAM Academy ...................................................................... p. 9
IFOAM’s Self-organized Structures in 2012 ......................... pp. 10-17
TheIFOAMActionGroupTakesOff................................................p.10
TheRegionalBodies...................................................................pp.11-13
TheSectorPlatforms.................................................................pp.14-16
TheDaughterOrganizations..........................................................p.17
The Organic Movement in 2012: Our Impacts ..................... pp. 18-20 The Value Chain in Focus
OrganicProducers...........................................................................p.18
ProcessingandTrade.......................................................................p.19
OrganicServicesandDevelopment.................................................p.20
Inspiring Change in 2012: Our Messages .......................... pp. 21-24
OneWorld,OneFuture..............................................................pp.21-22
SustainabilityinAgricultureisourVision.Worldwide.....................p.23
IFOAM Awards ................................................................................... p.24
2012 Financial Statement & Thanks ........................................ p. 25
This year’s edition shows the wide and varied scope of activities that both IFOAM staff and World Board Members carry out on behalf of the whole organic sector. The year 2012 is one of great momentum, brimming with events and actions, culminating with the arrival of hundreds of people at the Sustainability Camp in Bonn and the celebration of our 40 Year Anniversary. Additional highlights include the Prime Minister of Bhutan’s speech at our IFOAM event at Rio +20, the 2nd African Organic Conference in Zambia, the IFOAM Animal Husbandry Conference in Hamburg, and our IFOAM Academy leadership course in India.IFOAM advocacy campaigns promoting the multifunctional benefits of organic systems enjoy significant success on a number of levels. Our Food Security Campaign is based on putting people before commodities. It demonstrates how good organic practices can improve the yields of small holder farmers, the world’s most food insecure population, making them food secure and reducing poverty. Our Climate Change Campaign uses peer reviewed scientific information to show how good organic practices produce resilience and reliable yields in extreme climate conditions such as droughts and destructive rainfall. Crop failure, resulting from increases in extreme weather events induced by climate change, is a food security issue that affects us all.Our Biodiversity Campaign is based on the concept of Eco-Functional Intensification. This is where we use applied functional biodiversity to provide crops with both nutrition and protection from pests and diseases rather than using toxic synthetic inputs. We are particularly active in promoting the universal benefits of Organic Agriculture to governments and the main international organizations that influence agricultural policies, funding, and practices such as the United Nations, the European Union, and the African Union. By actively participating in international events, we ensure that our messages are heard on and delivered through relevant global platforms. This part of the IFOAM strategy plays a fundamental role in taking the organic alternative to the mainstream. In closing I would like to thank you for your support. I also hope you enjoy reading this and learning more about the activities we undertake on your behalf.
Promoting the Multifunctional Benefits of Organic
Andre Leu - IFOAM President
1Photo: Launch of the balloon at IFOAM’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
Andre Leu at the opening ceremony of BioFach 2012, Nuremberg, Germany
The Organic World in 2012
at a Glance
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Countries with data on certified Organic Agriculture
162(2008: 154; 2000: 86)
Number of IFOAM Affiliates(as of 01.01.2013)
766 Germany (96), India (46), China (41)
Organic certifiers 576 (as of 2012)(2010: 523)
South Korea, Japan, US
Indicator Global Totals Leading Countries
Countries withorganic regulations
86(2008: 73)
Organic market size $US 62.9 bn. (2008: 50.9; 1999: 15.2)
US ($US 29 bn.), Germany (9.2), France (5.2)
Producers 1.8 million(2010: 1.6)
India (574,591), Uganda (188,625 as of 2010), Mexico (169,570)
Further, non-agricultural organic areas
32.5 mil. ha(2010: 43)
Finland (7 mil. ha), Zambia (5.9), India (4.5)
Countries with > 5% organic agricultural land
25 (2008: 22)
Falklands (35.9%), Liechten-stein (29.3%), Austria (19.7%)
Organic agricultural land 37.2 mil. ha(2006: 30.7; 1999: 11)
Australia (12 mil. ha), Argentina (3.8), US (1.9)
Organic per capita consumption per year
Switzerland ($US 250), Den-mark (226), Luxemburg (187)
$US 9 (2009: 8)
Source: The World of Organic Agriculture 2013, IFOAM and FiBL Note: Data as of 31.12.2011
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Organic agriculture is practiced in 160 countries and 37 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by 1.6 million farmers. The global sales of organic food and drink reached 59 billion US dollars in 2010.
The 13th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture 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, specific information about land use in organic systems, numbers of farms and other operators as well as selected market data.
The book also contains information on the global market for organic food, the latest developments in organic certification, information on standards and regulations as well as insights into current and emerging trends for organic agriculture by region.
In addition, the volume contains a number of country reports: Australia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bulgaria, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Pacific Islands, Peru, Thailand, and the United States.
The latest data are presented annually at BioFach in Nürnberg, Germany2013: 13. – 16. February.
ISBN IFOAM 978-3-940946-90-4ISBN FiBL 978-3-03736-212-9
Supported by
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Forschungsinstitut für biologischen LandbauInstitut de recherche de l’agriculture biologique Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
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The IFOAM Action Group in 2012 at a Glance
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IFOAM Sector
PlatformsAffiliates
General Assembly
World Board
Offices
Committees & Task Forces
Departments
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Organizations
The IFOAM Action Group
Global IFOAMIFOAM
Regional Bodies
IFOAM Amenity Agriculture Alliance
Liu Qingdong
IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance
Otto Schmid
IFOAM Aquaculture GroupStefan Bergleiter
Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers’ Organisations
Moises Quispe
Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM
Urs Niggli
Organic Trade Forum Kari Örjavik
IFOAM AsiaDr. Suh Chong Hyuk
IFOAM AgriBioMediterraneoCharikleia Minotou
IFOAM FranceVianney Le Pichon
IFOAM Latin America Patricia Flores
IFOAM EU GroupChristopher Stopes
IFOAM JapanKatsushige Murayama
Internationa Organic Accreditation ServicesJan Deane
Organic World Foundation
Andre LeuDavid Crucefix
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Global IFOAM 2012:Our Activities
Resuming the lead
Think-tanking and capacity-building - two core functions
at IFOAM - take shape. The concept of Organic Agriculture
moves center stage in the global sustainability debate.
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IFOAM’s mission is to lead, unite and assist the organic movement in its full diversity. Guiding a large and constantly expanding movement, with limited financial resources, remains a major challenge that often seems insurmountable. Yet despite working on a shoestring budget, we were the first to bring organic advocacy to global institutions such as the UN, and, we instigated and led the global organic guarantee system. The year 2012 sees IFOAM resuming the lead in sustainability and Organic Agricul-ture as well as ca-pacity building with the IFOAM Academy introducing training for organic leaders. SOAAN, the Sustainable Organic Agriculture Action Network, based on a motion of the General Assembly in Korea inspired heated discussions throughout the movement, resulting in an initial draft of the ‘Best Practice Reference’. This is the first detailed description of our aspirations on sustainable agriculture and the value chain. The IFOAM membership will vote on it in 2013. Novel IFOAM Organic Leadership Courses seek to empower a new generation of
organic leaders. The first candidates celebrated their graduation at BioFach India and are now building an alumni network to facilitate both personal success and the global realization of the organic vision. May these future leaders impact the world in the same way that Ana Primavesi, Brazil, Mayor June, Philippines
and their fellow One World Award laureates.
Another highlight is the increased recourse to Organic Agriculture by powerful countries and mainstream organiza-tions (e.g. the African and European Unions) as success stories and for-ward-looking strategies during the Earth Summit
Rio+20. In addition, the announcement by the Prime Minister of Bhutan, at an IF-OAM side event, that the country has set a goal of completely converting to organic stirs up huge interest and sends ripples of excitement around the world.
Further to the success celebrated in Rio, IFOAM plays a leading role in events in Lusaka, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Shanghai, Bangalore, Bogota, Dhaka, Quatar, Brussels, Addis Ababa, Rome, Baltimore, Tokyo, Dubai, Seoul, Amman, Bonn, Bishkek and Istanbul.
IFOAM Head Office staff (asofApril2013)
The Organic Umbrella.Participants flock from across the globe to attend IFOAM’s conferences and join in discussions that contribute to shaping organic practices.
The year 2012 is in many ways marked by events, which the umbrella department either fully organizes or to which it pro-vides its expertise. Early in the year the ‘Let Good Products Flow’ conference of the Global Organic Market Access Project (IFOAM, FAO, UNCTAD) high-lights key issues and chal-lenges for organic mar-ket access, attracting 114 participants from over 30 countries.The 2nd IFOAM Ani-mal Husbandry Con-ference, organized with the von Thünen Institut in Hamburg, Germany, discusses health and food safety in organic livestock pro-duction systems, marketing trends, innovation and livestock breeding strategies.
Under the slogan ‘Addressing our Fu-tureToday’, the Sustainability Days and subsequent 40 Year Anniversary round off the year with IFOAM spearhead-ing debates while bring-ing together the organic movement, with some 200 partici-pants from 41 countries.
In its role of service provider to the broad-er organic
and like-minded sector, IFOAM has been able to continuously improve the ser-vices provided to event organizers, nine of which sought support from IFOAM in
2012 to maximize the success of their conferences and fairs.
The patronage agreement with the world’s leading
organic trade fair Bio-Fach is also renewed.
Internally, the um-brella works across the strategic pillars to provide diverse
communication ser-vices, blogging ‘Organ-
ic without Boundaries’ and tweeting its way into
the world of social media, thus broadening its communica-
tion platform. The foundations are laid for the launch of a new website, in conjunc-tion with a comprehensive information platform.
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‘Moments Forts’• 200 participants from 39 countries
travel to Hamburg to IFOAM’s 2nd Animal Husbandry Conference
• Overwhelming messages of support and appreciation from the movement for IFOAM’s 40th Anniversary
IFOAM World Board member Mathew John (India) at BioFach China
Participants of the Sustainability Days at the experimental farm Wiesengut in Hennef, Germany
Organic Advocacy. IFOAM’s advocacy activities in 2012 aim at positioning Organic Agriculture at the center of the global paradigm shift towards sustainable development, and as a key tool for affordably and effectively addressing food security and climate change.
At the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), IFOAM brings to-gether the European Commission, USDA, key UN agencies and global humanitarian organizations such as the World Food Pro-gram and the Red Cross to illustrate the potential of Organic Agriculture (OA) as a means of implementing inclusive sustain-able development. IFOAM’s science event in Rio outlines the ecological science re-quired to underpin the transition to sus-tainable agriculture. Fourteen of the 24 thematic sustainable development priori-ties agreed by governments during Rio+20 are highly relevant to OA. One was ‘Moun-tains’. IFOAM organizes an event hosted by the Mountain Partnership, which fea-tured ‘organic green economies’ from mountainous regions of Bolivia, Peru and Sri Lanka.
IFOAM’s invitation to participate in the High Level Panel ‘Feed the World - Pro-
tect the Planet’ during the IFAD Govern-ing Council, along with the inclusion of OA in the UN’s overarching policy framework for addressing global food security, indi-cate the growing recognition in Rome of IFOAM and OA in international food secu-rity policy processes. During the UN Cli-mate negotiations in Bonn, IFOAM dem-onstrates its convening power by bringing together FAO, WFP, UNCCD and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Ag-riculture and Food Security to highlight the importance of affordable and people-centered approaches to food security.
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‘Moments Forts’• 30 min. inspirational speech on organic by
the PM of Bhutan at the IFOAM learning event in the Rio+20 negotiation center
• Increasing institutional recognition of IFOAM and organic from IFAD and FAO
• Emerging informal strategic advocacy al-liances between governments, UN agen-cies and key NGOs as an enabling tool for people-centered sustainable development
• Social media based collaboration with Young Organics at Rio+20 and the launch of IFOAM on Twitter
• Recognition from the mainstream sci-ence community that greater invest-ment in organic is warranted.
• Strengthening of UNEP’s decision-making powers and their pro-organic green econ-omy initiative as a consequence of Rio+20.
IFOAM ADVOCACY TARGETS & PARTNeRS
Organic Value Chain. IFOAM consolidates its OGS deliverables and ventures into new areas of leadership.
In 2012, IFOAM continues the advance-ment of its Organic Guarantee System (OGS). The development of the IFOAM Norms is a core area of work, with the completion and membership approval of the IFOAM Standard, replacing the long-standing IFOAM Basic Standards (IBS). A new committee is set up and starts work on a major revision of the IFOAM Accreditation Requirements. The ac-creditation program for certification bodies, linked to the IFOAM Family of Standards, is re-branded into the IFOAM Global Organic System Accreditation (IGOSA). The first Glob-al Organic Mark con-tracts are signed.The Harmonization and Equivalence work continues with a wrap-up of the Global Organic Market Access (GOMA) project. The project has a particularly significant impact in Asia and the Pacific, where 6 government or-ganic standards are assessed against the COROS/IFOAM Standards Requirements. One of them (the Pa-cific Organic Standard) is approved for the IF-OAM Family of Stan-dards, and a new re-gional standard based on the COROS, is final-ized and published: the Asian Regional Organic Standard (AROS).IFOAM continues to play an advocacy role for the improvement of guarantee systems globally, such as with advocacy activities to-
wards the EU regulation revision process, the Codex organic guidelines and the PGS program for Bhutan.
Welcoming new staff members to the Value Chain team makes
it possible for IFOAM to embrace new work
areas, the main one being Sustainability and Best Practices. IFOAM and part-ner organizations launch the Sustain-able Organic Agri-
culture Action Net-work (SOAAN) and
draft a Best Practice Reference document that
will serve as an inspiration to the entire organic movement and
beyond. Stakeholders hold numerous discussions about this process during the Sustainability Days in Bonn. Another new venture for IFOAM is the exploration of an IFOAM-supported global organic certi-fication database.
‘Moments Forts’• Launch of SOAAN• Approval of the AROS • PGS well featured in Rio+20 conferences• Approval of IFOAM Standard • Sustainability Days in Bonn
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Meeting of the Accreditation Requirements Committee at IFOAM Head Office in Bonn
Participants of the ‘Organic Certification Workshop’, coached by Joelle Katto-Andrighetto, IFOAM Value Chain Manager visit the Songhaï demonstration center in Benin
Organic Programs. Capacity-building and serving the sector where it matters.
The IFOAM Programs Pillar has the vision and strategy to deliver services and expertise in strategic partner-ships with members world-wide. The principle of cre-ating measurable impact across the organic value chain is foremost in our mind. Projects where we achieved this kind of impact include:• OSeA II: The aim of the
Regional Cooperation for Organic Standards and Certification Capacity in East Africa (OSEA) is to take Organic Agriculture and trade to the next level in East Africa: not only export of products – which has been a success story for the last number of years, especially in Uganda - but the promotion of local markets, alternative guarantee systems like PGS, and the increased awareness and use of the East African Organic Products Standard and Kilimohai organic mark. Training, promotions and capacity building of organic movements took place, successfully linking regional stakeholders, producers and consumers to growing local markets and increasing the acceptance and consumption of
locally produced organic products.
• BOKK project: The first year of the Bridges for Organic Knowledge in Korea (BOKK) proj-ect was successfully implemented, despite many challenges and
obstacles in 2012; coop-eration with our Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterpart the
Pyongyang International Information Center for New Technology and Econ-omy (PIINTEC) is strengthened; activi-ties such as a study tour in China lead to a better understanding of the organic sector among the target group and to opportunities for networking with Or-ganic Agriculture stakeholders from the region, and outside the country.
• OFIA Award: IFOAM and the Korean Rural Development Administration (RDA) initiated the Organic Farming Innovation Award (OFIA) in remem-brance of the Organic World Congress (OWC) 2011. OFIA honors organic in-
novations and is awarded every three years at the OWC. In 2012, the first OFIA summit takes place in Hamburg and publish-es a declaration on sug-gested research priorities. The Programs pillar aims to continue its impact-fo-cused approach in 2013, with new projects ready for implementation, and other, current projects reaching a conclusion.
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‘Moments Forts’• 600,000 € total annual project income,
up from 80,000 € in 2010• Two new projects approved• Project activities in 11 countries
Field visit to the PGS Ngong Organic Farmers’ Association, Kenya, as part of the
OSEA II project
Meeting at the Rhyuhyun farm, DPRK, as part of the BOKK project
The IFOAM Academy. Building ca-pacity, creating networks.
The IFOAM Academy concludes its initial year with the graduation of the first Leadership Group at Biofach India in December 2012. The Organic Leadership Course (OLC) is the first project launched and implemented by the Academy, and resulted in 14 participants from seven South Asian countries successfully graduating fromthis course. The OLC utilizes a participatory methodo logy, coupled with the inclusion of regional experts across the value chain. This provides a diversity of approaches and a variety of views to chal-lenge and inspire the next generation of leaders. OLC participants conclude their training by presenting their development plans, flowing from personal research coupled with the knowledge gained dur-ing the training. Their plans cover a wide range of topics: Training and research ac-tivity in India, local market development in Nepal, advocacy in Sri Lanka and on-line knowledge system access for Indian farmers, to name but a few. This training and devel-opment has its feet on fertile ground and the potential to make an impact in the real world of Organic Agriculture development.An important as-pect of this training is not just the gain-ing of knowledge, skills and leader-ship attitude, but
the network created by this group of OLC Alumni.
This network build-ing augurs well
for key activities such as regional advocacy, co-op-eration, knowl-edge sharing and
s t r e n g t h e n i n g our strong and ef-
fective regional foot-print.
The IFOAM Academy also devel-oped a curriculum for the training of extension officers in South Korea (in partnership with the Korean Rural De-velopment Agency). In tandem with fur-ther OLC Courses in regions across the globe, this pillar is fulfilling its vision to strengthen our network’s capacity to lead, assist and unite the global organic world.
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‘Moments Forts’• Lifetime Award winner and organic
pioneer Bhaskar Save inspires and informs students
• Participants of the first Organic Leadership Course receive their diplomas from stalwart and pioneer Vanaja Ramprasad at BioFach India
Open space session of the Organic Leadership Course South East Asia
Alumni of the 2011/2012 edition of the Organic Leadership Course South East Asia
IFOAM Self-organized
Structures in 2012:Our Activities
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The IFOAM Action Group Takes OFF
The year 2012 sees the concept of Self-organized Structures (SoS) greeted with great interest by the organic world and marks the expansion of the IFOAM Action Group into new sectors and regions.
Located in China, the IFOAM Amenity Agriculture Alliance (IAAA) is established as a SoS. World Board approval is also given to the setting up of IFOAM Asia with offices to be based in Korea and India as well as the IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) and the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM (TIPI).
In addition, several other initiatives find themselves at various stages of the decision-making process in setting up an SoS. Two membership meetings take place in the Middle East namely in Jordan and the UAE. The suggestion for two new offices, in Abu Dhabi and Tehran, is put forward for World Board consideration with a decision expected in 2013.
The membership in Southern Africa discusses the possibility of building a regional body, which would qualify as a SoS. Other initiatives such as Community Supported Agriculture and Young Organics are also appraising the
opportunity of becoming a SoS.
At the same time a harmonization of SoS names takes place accompanied by the signing of new contracts with Global IFOAM. IFOAM France, previously known as the ASAFI initiative, is the first body to confirm its name change and status, followed by IFOAM Latin America, previously known as GALCI, and IFOAM AgriBioMediterraneo, previously known as AgriBioMediterraneo.
Following intense deliberations about its scope and resources, the Organic Retailer Association (ORA) decides, unfortunately, to disband.
Further changes in 2012 include the implementation of a new membership fee structure where funds are collected specifically for regional development. This ensures proactive and targeted financial support throughout Global IFOAM, the impact of which will be compiled in a report for the next General Assembly.Yet, these are only the first steps in the realization of the SoS concept and the IFOAM Action Group looks forward to welcoming more Self-organized Structures into its network.
IFOAM Asia. Representation of the organic movement throughout Asia becomes a reality.
In June 2012, 18 leaders of the organic movements in Asia from 13 countries met to discuss the need for the formation of a regional organic alliance in Asia. Af-ter a two-day discussion consensus was
reached that the regional alliance would be a Self-organized Structure under the umbrella of IFOAM and be known as ‘IFOAM Asia’. IFOAM Asia is then formally approved by the World Board on November 24th, 2012. The inaugural General Assembly of IFOAM Asia will be held on June 28th, 2013 at the Namyangju Organic Museum in South Korea.
Working in synergy with Glob-al IFOAM, IFOAM Asia’s vision is to more effectively further the organic movement. It is open to all IFOAM affiliates and other stakeholders of Or-ganic Agriculture in Asia.
Projects in 2013 include the hosting of the IFOAM Acad-emy East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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IFOAM AgriBioMediterraneo (ABM). ABM is an IFOAM regional body, founded in 1997 and made up of 17 Mediterranean countries. 2012 is an active year for ABM consisting of several exhibitions and competitions.
AgriBioMediterraneo (ABM) started in 1990 as a voluntary initiative, became an official IFOAM regional group in 1997, and a Self-organized Structure in 2012. It brings together 17 Mediterranean countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. In 2012, ABM participates and presents in the Ecofestival exhibition in Athens, Greece and also attends the
‘Organic Days in Cyprus’. Once again ABM is involved in the promotion of the BIOL prize, a competition dedicated to the best extra virgin organic olive oils as well as the BIOLMIEL competition, an international competition for organic honey. Promotion of BIOLMIEL was particularly successful with an unprecedented number of organic beekeepers participating.
IFOAM’s Regional Bodies
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ABM Board during the annual meeting, November 2012 in Turin
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IFOAM France. 10 years of conserted action for organic.
Established in 2004 under the name AsAFI, the association of French members of IF-OAM brings together the full spectrum of stakeholders of the French organic sector. Its mission is to strengthen interaction be-tween French organic players in order to better defend their vision of agriculture in their ex-changes with other coun-tries. In 2012 AsAFI is formally recognized as a Self-organized Structure, under the name IFOAM France. IFOAM France is actively involved with other European countries in the development of organic regulations and policies. Through IFOAM EU, French representatives take part in many meetings to build together positions
based on the principles and interests of Organic Agriculture to be presented to the European Commission. Pressure groups are numerous and agreement with other European countries is often difficult to find. In the context of the revision of the regulation on organic greenhouse produc-tion in 2012, IFOAM France strongly de-fended the methods commonly adopted
in Southern Europe. In line with this, debates around technical, eco-nomic and social topics are ongoing to limit the use of heating and fertil-ization, following organic principles.
IFOAM France aims to strengthen its position at a national level, increase international visibility and promote the Organic Agriculture to a greater audience.
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IFOAM EU Group. Busy and successful on the legislative scene.
The primary objective of IFOAM EU is to ad-vocate for the interests of the organic move-ment and help mobilize organic advocacy in EU States.
8 IFOAM EU representatives are invited by the European Commission (EC) to speak at hearings to evaluate a review of existing EU Organic Regulations. IFOAM EU urges the EC to focus on improving specific areas such as controls and imports, and ask for a new EU organic action plan. They make clear that a full regulation review would only lead to uncertainty, given that a regulation ((EC) No 834/2007) came into force in 2009.
IFOAM EU pro-poses amend-ments to Horizon 2020, the EU re-
search and innovation framework program. IFOAM EU and TP Organics – the technology platform for organic food and farming in Eu-rope – work together to strengthen organics in the next framework program and increase funds allocated directly to organic research. The EU Group welcomes an EC declaration of organic farmers as “green” by definition in its proposal to Council and Parliament for the post-2013 Common Agriculture Policy.Another key success is the adoption of rules for organic wine processing, allowing organic wine labeling in the EU – and implementing IFOAM EU’s recommendations 100%.Advocacy is most effective when there is strong sector support. Therefore, IFOAM EU starts additional efforts to increase visibility of its work, further engage European organic stakeholders and expand membership in the lead up to its 10th anniversary (2013). Together, we are Making Europe MoreOrganic.
Discussions at IFOAM EU General Assembly - Board Member Cécile Lepers speaking
IFOAM Japan. Still battling the effects of the Fukushima fallout.
Though no longer omnipresent in the pub-lic eye, the impact of the earthquake and subsequent nuclear reactor accident is of course still very much part of daily life for many in Japan.
Numerous organic producers face serious financial problems since consumers do not want to buy products from farms with a certain proximity to Fukushima. IFOAM Japan is active here on a number of levels. They advise producers and organic special-ized distributors to invest in equipment so that they can test the levels of radioactivity in their products. As soon as results show that the products are safe to eat, they are involved in communicating this all-impor-tant message to consumers. Building con-sumer confidence is a mammoth task and failure to restore consumer confidence is very likely to endanger the livelihoods of numerous farmers. Yet it is not only here that farmers need as-sistance. Compensation for losses incurred
is also a major issue. A national congress examining just this is also called into action, and IFOAM Japan is one of the few organic sector representatives to have a seat here. From a training perspective, IFOAM Japan hosts a seed seminar offering new organic farmers insight on the importance of and methods used to preserve home grown seeds. Facilitating the extension of Organic Agriculture in such seminars plays a crucial
role in keeping Japan free of GMO seeds. On a policy-making level, IFOAM Japan continues its efforts to improve the stand-ing of Organic Agriculture in Japanese leg-islature so that it is no longer seen in the same vein as conventional agriculture.
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IFOAM Latin America. Towards diversity.
The Latin American organic movement aims for a diverse landscape to produce healthy and diverse staple food as a reflec-tion of its cultural and biological diversity.In line with the implementation of the con-cept of Self-organized Structures, GALCI is
renamed to IFOAM Latin America in 2012. IFOAM Latin America continues support-ing Participatory Guarantee Systems, and local market development within the framework of Family Agriculture (Small-holder Agriculture).IFOAM Latin America takes full advantage of Rio+20 actively taking part in discus-sions and conferences, and advocating to a large and diverse audience the several opportunities Organic Agriculture offers to the world.Looming GMO liberalization is also high on the organic agenda with many but not all governments giving in to political pressure. IFOAM Latin America is and will continue to work hard with national multi stake-holder platforms to bring GMO liberaliza-tion to a halt.
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An excursion to the site of a home-grown seed farm, organized by IFOAM Japan
IFOAM Latin America at the IFOAM G.A. 2011
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IFOAM Amenity Agriculture Alliance (IAAA).
Recreation agriculture takes center stage.
On May 25, 2012 in Shanghai, China, 55 people were welcomed to the launch and signing ceremony of the IFOAM Self-orga-nized structure, the IFOAM Amenity Agri-culture Alliance (IAAA).
This event marked the realization of an idea first voiced in 2009. Amenity agri-culture covers all forms of agriculture used for parks, gardens, sporting fields, golf courses, resorts, hotels, roadsides and other public areas where plants are grown. The IAAA, which now builds the platform for worldwide recreation agri-culture, extends the concept of eating pesticide free to relaxing in pesticide free environments. On a regional level it pro-vides more work for local organic farm-ers and entire communities benefit from spending their free time in cleaner parks and leisure facilities. The IAAA also initi-ated the Amenity Agriculture Fund, which should get full approval in March 2013.The year 2013 will be the first complete year of operation for this new alliance which is headquartered in Beijing and supported by the Chinese Government. Approximately 300 members from around the world are expected to join.
One Earth, One Future: IFOAM’s Self-organized Structures
IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA). Organic animal husbandry is a global issue.
In response to a recommendation made to the IFOAM General Assembly 2011, some livestock activists launch the IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance. The IAHA steering group is made up of Otto Schmid, Angela Escosteguy, Chris Atkinson, Mahesh Chander and François Labelle. It aims to become a glob-al informal network of persons and groups in-terested in supporting, strengthening, and, stimu-lating the development of organic animal husbandry.
It builds working forums initiated by core group members or other IAHA partici-pants to address certain issues. The core group compiles the results of the working group and makes them available to inter-ested parties.One key activity in 2012 is the 2nd IFOAM Animal Husbandry Conference, in Ham-
burg where questionnaires are distributed to gather information which is sub-sequently published in a report. Planning also gets underway for an IAHA news-letter, which plans to discuss a wide range of topics in-cluding breeding concepts, alternatives to antibiotics treatments, and more out-come oriented animal hus-bandry control and monitor-ing.
IFOAM’s Sector Platforms
Announcement of IAHA foundation at the Animal Husbandry Conference
IAAA’s first meeting (L to R): Hu Jie, Xiao Xingji, Andre Leu, Liu Qingdong and Shen Sunan
IFOAM Aquaculture Group. A voice for protecting aquatic resources.
The IFOAM Aquaculture Group is a Self-organized Structure (SoS) bringing to-gether members interested in organic aquaculture. It represents IFOAM Affili-ates working in aquaculture within and beyond IFOAM and aims to facilitate the exchange of information between Affili-ates.
The year 2012 sees the IFOAM SoS pre-pare contributions to the Codex Alimen-tarius which was established by FAO and WHO. This process continues into 2013.
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Stefan Bergleiter
Representatives of the SoS during the Self-organized Structures’ Summit at BioFach (February 2013)
Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM (TIPI). The establishment of TIPI is announced at Rio+20 and brings together over 35 members.
An initiative welcomed by the entire organic sector, TIPI already has over 35 research institutes as members. It aims to encourage more global research projects on the impact Organic Agriculture can have on issues such as food security and ecosystem degradation, as well as social and economic discrimination of farmers. TIPI is a platform for all who benefit from research and who want to become involved in the further evolution of organic farming
research: farmers, rural communities, food processors and traders, and of course scientists. It makes the power of organic research concepts and the diversity of activities more visible on a global level. TIPI will hold its first board meeting in 2013.
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The Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers’ Organisations (INOFO). At the heart of the Rio+20 debates.
The Intercontinental Network of Farm-ers’ Organizations (INOFO) was called into action to represent farmers from the five continents and facili-tate inter-organiza-tion consultation. From Rome to Rio, the year 2012 is filled with activities where INOFO plays a signifi-cant role. Rome sets the scene for the fourth global meet-ing of the farmers’ forum. The official INOFO side event is a great success with networking opportuni-ties galore.The participation in Rio+20 of a small delegation of farmers is made possible
thanks to financial support from FAO via La Via Campesina and Associazione Itali-ana per l’Agricoltura Biologica (AIAB). The delegation engages in dialogue with sev-eral other organizations and builds impor-tant relationships. INOFO also participates in a EU call for proposals titled ‘Participation for Gover-nance in Food Security’. The application
scores high but un-fortunately it is not enough to guaran-tee the award of the grant. Throughout the year INOFO is kept busy confirming or renewing the man-dates of conveners and delegates of organic farmers’ or-
ganizations for the Organic World Congress 2014. These delegates will represent their organization(s) at the INOFO General Assem-bly and present to Congress the best practic-es of organic farmers from around the world.
In Rio (L to R): Moises Quispe (Peru), Georgina Koomson (Ghana) and Thilak Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka).
Newly elected TIPI Board Members on Science Day at BioFach Nuremberg
IOAS. Celebrating 15 years of success with over 50 certifiers worldwide.
Since its establishment by IFOAM in 1997, the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) has enjoyed consistent and sustainable growth. It continues to build a strong and credible reputation world-wide and is a sought after partner in the organic sector and beyond. One major landmark set in 2012 is the establishment of core values, which underlie how IOAS works.
The IOAS believes in: • contributing to the well-being of
people and our planet• quality of work• integrity• innovation
These values reflect how IOAS services are evolving in the sustainable agriculture sector and the new partnerships they are entering, for example with the Sustain-
able Agriculture Network (SAN)/Rain For-est Alliance and COSMOS AISBL. Over a period of 2 years IOAS worked with SAN/RA to develop an accreditation system that met both the needs of SAN/RA and complies with international guidelines on accreditation. Since June 2012, IOAS is the designated accreditation body assessing and moni-toring certification bodies wishing to provide certification in line with the SAN standards.
The COSMOS scheme is a further addi-tion offered by IOAS in 2012. The scheme extends activities into the fast developing organic and natural cosmetics sector.
The Organic World Foundation (OWF).
The Organic World Foundation is a fully owned subsidiary and registered char-ity, actively supporting IFOAM in secur-ing funding for core activities as well as increasing awareness of the benefits of organic production the world over. The year 2012 sees some changes in the Board of Trustees. The OWF bids farewell to Katherine De Matteo, Urs Niggli and Jac-queline Haessig and welcomes Frank Ey-horn, Volkert Engelsman as well as Andre Leu as Chair of the Board. The Four Spheres of Activity are defined as: Leadership Capacity Building; Research & Extension; Global Advocacy; and Media
Outreach. These spheres will play a role in promoting the solutions Organic Agriculture can bring to the diverse challenges faced by humankind, nature and the environment by providing education, organic facts and figures, ensuring the organic voice is heard and building relations to promote accurate media reporting of Organic Agriculture. The OWF is committed to assisting IFOAM real-ize its vision and is grateful for donations, pledges and bequeaths.
IFOAM’s Daughter Organizations
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The Value Chain in Focus
Organic Producers. Global advocacy discussions may seem virtual and abstract. In the long run they are relevant and have an impact on farming. We give two examples of IFOAM’s commitments.
Global Organic Market Access
Farmers exporting their products as organ-ic have to comply with both domestic rules and those of the country of destination. If the same farmer wants to sell products to several export markets, the situation can become very complicated: multiple certi-fications to multiple standards, while the certifier needs multiple accreditations. This is costly and the farmer foots the bill. Over a decade ago, IFOAM and partners (e.g. FAO and UNCTAD) began lobbying governments for the harmonization and acceptance of each others rules based on equivalence instead of compliance. This activ-ity, now known as the GOMA project and fi-nanced by Norad, con-cludes in 2012 with a major conference. More recently, ma-jor players such as the EU, USA, Canada and Switzerland are reach-ing agreement on equivalence. Australia and the EU now accept imports based on equivalent systems from anywhere in the world. Largely as a result of GOMA’s work (37 out of 83 countries with organic regula-tions participated in the process), the atti-tudes of regulating countries and their ap-
proach has shifted, but more is still needed to make life easier for farmers, certifica-tion more affordable, and, organic farming more adapted to local conditions. In 2013, the United Nations is launching a Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) where GOMA will be taken as a shining example of reducing non-tariff trade barriers for the benefit of producers.
Organic Africa Center Stage to Hivos Evaluation
Hivos, a long-standing IFOAM supporter, has made unparalleled investments in our work. Using an external evaluator, they wanted to see how effective IFOAM is and examined the work carried out in Africa, particularly in Kenya and Zambia. They
came to 44 outcomes (defining an outcome as a visible change sup-porting the develop-ment of Organic Ag-riculture), which are representative of our achievements in 2008-2012. They concluded, amongst others, that where IFOAM obtained
funding to support a project such as OSEA — in five East African countries—rapid de-velopment of the organic sector with buy in from governments to develop policies sup-porting Organic Agriculture can be noted. They also recommend that this success be repeated in Western and Southern Africa.
The Organic Movement in 2012:
Our Impacts
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Processing and Trade. While the trend of consolidation and globalization in the mainstream organic processing and trade sector continues, a somewhat counter trend can be observed regarding the development of short and local supply chains.
Short supply chains and local food are now the object of various campaigns and initiatives, particularly in the US and Europe, the strongest organic markets. Such campaigns are often supported by governments and public authorities. In the US, the USDA hosts the campaign ‘Know your Farmer, Know your Food’, while the EU Commission organized in April 2012 a conference on ‘Local agriculture and short food supply chains’.
The organic movement is well positioned in this trend, with the concept of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) being most often associated with organic practices. This concept is spreading rapidly, both in terms of growth within established markets (e.g. US, France, Germany), and in terms of
new initiatives developing in other regions of the world (e.g. Eastern Europe, Africa). Urgenci, the international network of CSA is particularly active in 2012
and is among the finalists of the Food Sovereignty Prize 2012.
Urban gardening, perhaps the most consolidated approach to short supply chains, attracts much interest, and is increasingly associated with the Organic Agriculture movement. Particularly in Asia, urban agriculture is a growing topic, while the first ‘Urban Agriculture Summit’ took place in Canada. The Transition Towns movement, spreading rapidly across the globe, is another catalyst of organic urban
agriculture initiatives.
In Korea the Hansalim Coop has an annual income of $200 million and enables several thousand smallholder farmers to receive incomes that are higher than the average Korean income and around 300,000 families (1,200,000 consumers) to receive the best quality, fresh, local, organic food at prices that are the same or lower than conventional food in supermarkets.
Within the organic movement itself, the value of short supply chains and local food is being better acknowledged, particularly in the context of SOAAN sustainability discussions. SOAAN’s draft reference document describing best practices that lead to sustainability already states: “A more locally self-sufficient production-consumptionsystemismoresustainable”. IFOAM’s continued work to support Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS ) is also particularly relevant to supporting this trend with effective and accessible organic assurance, focusing on local markets and stronger links between producers and consumers.
Changes in individual preferences and priorities, supported by collective initia-tives, are the main factors influencing this trend. However, in some contexts regula-tory changes may also reinforce it. This could be the case with the new Chinese organic regulation, which makes formal organic certification so difficult to access for smallholders that the move towards alternative marketing mechanisms and assurance systems such as CSAs and even PGS becomes necessary.
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Greenhouse at the CSA farm Buschberghof, Hamburg, Germany
Organic Services and Development. IFOAM, its strategic pillars, global action network and great diversity of affiliates worldwide represent a cross-section of Organic Agriculture. We reflect a diversity of approaches, areas of focus and scopes of activity.
Apart from representing this diverse net-work, spearheading new initiatives to mainstream Organic Agriculture, bringing the world to recognize the importance of
sustainability as well as conscious and re-sponsible agricultural development, 2012 also sees IFOAM establishing its Academy for Leadership, increase its activities in services in Central Europe by assisting the Kyrgyzstan organic movement in develop-ing a National Action Plan and advising the Azerbaijani organic sector in export strat-egy for commodity crops to the EU.In order to make a difference, to improve livelihoods, develop a real alternative to the incumbent paradigm of industrialized agriculture and offer support to emerging and established farmers, IFOAM remains involved in grassroots activity.The further development of the regional and Self-organized Structures has taken a front seat since OWC 2011.
By strengthening our regional offices, and supporting the development of Self-organized structures, the impact of a global organization is becoming more rel-evant and substantially more measurable on a local level.By developing an integrated advocacy strategy and partnering with not only organic and organic-minded organizations, but also with partners outside of our traditional sphere of influence, we are becoming more relevant and at the same time more effective in moving towards the goal of 100% adoption of Organic Agriculture.
By focusing on projects that create real and measurable impact on production, markets, locally relevant standards and livelihood improvement, we can improve our visibility and our desirability as a productive and relevant partner to our affiliates and supporters worldwide.By continuing the path towards global organic market access by harmonizing standards, creating tools to facilitate equivalence, and by assisting organic sectors globally to develop regionally appropriate and trade-friendly standards, our Organic Value Chain pillar is having a real and valuable impact on the capacity of the organic world to contribute to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of people and societies.
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One World, One Future: Organic for Sustainability.Organic Agriculture offers a holistic perspective on agriculture, land use and their societal and cultural set-tings; it represents a serious and nec-essary alternative to the dominant agricultural paradigm.
In November 2012, IFOAM celebrated its 40th anniversary on the back of the four-day ‘Sustainability Days’. The positive turn-out for this event - some 200 registrations and 40 attendees from over 40 countries via livestream - bear wit-ness to the strong inter-est in partaking in an in-depth discussion of sustainable agriculture guidelines and policy recommendations for the sector. The discus-sion rounds on sustain-ability are broken down into multiple expert workshops, keynote speeches and a field trip, before transition-ing to a public discussion forum, where re-
nowned international leaders of sustain-
ability share their practi-
cal experi-ences in close-up, personal meetings with par-
t ic ipants . The forum
culminates in
a Declaration of the conclusions of these four days of exchange.
With ‘sustainability’ increasingly used as a buzzword by non-organic mainstream players, the articulation of the qualitative difference that sets the organic approach to sustainability apart from the conven-tional approach becomes a necessity.
Sustainability, from an organic perspective, of-fers a holistic approach on agriculture, land use and their societal and cultural settings. It ad-vances the cultural el-ement, which seeks to address diversity, inspi-ration and knowledge capital as a key differ-
entiating aspect.The reference document worked on by the Sustainable Organic Agriculture Ac-tion Network (SOAAN) and other organic expert practitioners during the ‘Sustain-ability Camp’ is intended to become a ref-erence document for interested parties in the organic world and beyond. Sustain-ability is dynamic, open to permanent im-provement, and context-specific: the way it is applied may depend on who is apply-ing it, where and when it is applied.With the Sustainability Days, IFOAM took the lead to bring the organic movement into the global discussions on sustainabil-ity, reaching like-minded opinion makers
Inspiring Change in 2012:
Our Messages
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Guests and World Board members at IFOAM’s 40 Year Celebration
beyond our organic family and celebrating the diversity of our movement.The 40th Anniversary Celebration provides an opportunity to look back on the road IFOAM has travelled and look forward to the road that lies ahead. IFOAM has come a long way since its first Assembly in Ver-sailles, held during the 1972 congress of the Nature et Progrès association, where five organizations signed the found-ing of IFOAM: In 1972 organic practitioners were regarded as a fringe element, in opposition to modern, scientific agricul-ture. Now, with ever-increas-ing amounts of costly inputs needed to maintain yields, many of our pioneering meth-ods such as composting, green manuring, crop rotations and mulching are being adopted. In 40 years IFOAM has con-tinuously worked towards the attainment of a number of milestones – the Definition of Organic Agricul-ture, the articula-tion of the Prin-ciples of Organic Agriculture – and has set the bench-marks for organic standards, with most national stan-dards having used the IFOAM Basic Standard as a ref-erence. But with-out the dedication of the members of our movement who participate on committees, task forces or serve on
our World Board, the achievement of these mile-stones and benchmarks would simply not have been possible.
Our movement has grown, standing today for a sector worth over $60 billion. Still, it continues to actively define the development of IFOAM and the organic sector world-wide, as seen in the strong interest in the redefinition of the complex area of sustain-ability in organic systems dur-ing the Sustainability Days.IFOAM’s role as the organic lighthouse, identifying areas that require attention, reas-sessing old values and prem-isses, and serving as a cata-lyst for change, is still as valid today as it was 40 years ago. And in this context, the im-portance of participatory pro-cesses that seek to draw on the expertise and experience of organic and like-minded stakeholders remains unal-tered.
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Elizabeth Henderson, a US farmer, during the Sustainability Days
Sustainaility for People! Forum
Mayor of Bonn, Jürgen Nimptsch, with Bärbel Höhn, Green Party
Body-drumming at IFOAM’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
One Earth, One Future: Our Messages
Sustainability in agriculture is our vision. Worldwide. We have achieved a lot. Now is the time to initiate the next steps for continuous improvements on all levels: From local farms to global coordination.
Organic pioneers passionately set out to change the world. Decades later, organic farming can look back on considerable success with 80 million ha certified land, 1.8 million certified farmers and US$ 63 billion turnover. Beyond these figures there is also a substantial amount of non-certified organic production. We have established standards and verification systems that are recognized and respected throughout the sector. Our labels have won the trust of billions of consumers who are willing to buy organic despite higher prices. We have examples of systems in which biodiversity is enriched, carbon is sequestrated, nutrient and energy cycles are closed, people’s welfare is ensured, universal wealth creation is on the rise and cultural expression is rich. However, fraud is an issue, soil fertility stagnates in some places and organic operators have to make compromises to be able to compete in the market. Conventional agriculture improved and copied certain organic practices. It even adopted some of our language. What’s more non-organic labeling schemes – even though none of them are considered equally ambitious – now promise customers sustainable production.
We actively contribute to solutions that tackle international, environmental and social chal-lenges (e.g. food security or cli-mate change). Our goal is the global uptake of Organic Agricul-ture (presently < 1%) and the achievement of the functional in-tegrity of our sys-tems. Therefore, Organic Agricul
ture must expand and improve its own sustain-ability. Organic farming has to remain afford-able and, at the same time, credible. The price premium for organic products is a key element in balancing development priorities. Exces-sively high production requirements, driven by too fast standard developments, result in too high prices. If the pace of sustainability devel-opment, driven by innovations and standards, is too slow, Organic Agriculture will come under public pressure and lose its position as a credi-ble alternative to conventional production. The optimal balance needs to be defined locally. The higher the uptake of Organic Agriculture and the less wealthy a society, the less promi-nent price premiums can be.
The expansion of Organic Agriculture largely depends on its attractiveness to farmers who may adopt organic systems for many reasons including: market demand; economics; health;
necessity, food security, sustain-ability & ideolo-gy; and policies. The Earth Sum-mit Rio+20 with its 50,000 partic-ipants was high-ly disappointing, but the case for organic received a behind the scenes push.
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Patricia Flores, Latin America Coordiantor at Rio+20
IFOAM Awards. The alternative systems we advocate do exist. Be inspired by IFOAM’s awardees. Innovate
to scale up.
The Organic Farming In-
novation Award. R e c e n t d e v e l o p -ments show d y n a m i c
growth in or-ganic markets
yet with a fairly slow new uptake of
organic by farmers. Organic Ariculture yes, but how can organic methods solve farming problems, such as fer-tilization, plant protection or animal health? To encourage creative thinking, IFOAM and the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of South Korea initiated the Organic Farming Innovation Award (OFIA) with its annual OFIA summit (2012 in Hamburg, 2013 in Lima).
One World Award: sustainability in practice.
The One World Award (OWA) winners prove implementation is possible. Ana Primavesi
(92, Brazil) received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her decisive, pioneering role in promoting Organic Agriculture and agroecology in Latin America. Without Ana, the organic
world would be deprived of several insights into the relationship between healthy soil and a humane agriculture.
Nacianceno M. Pacalioga, known as Major Jun from the Philippines is the OWA winner 2012. His visionary commitments to promoting Organic Agriculture and rural development in his municipality are groundbreaking and he is a perfect example of ‘good governance’. The other OWA finalists were Nazmi Ilicali from Turkey, Premanjali Rao from India, Elba Rivera from Nicaragua and Humberto Rios from Cuba.
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Major Jun during a visit to the IFOAM Head Office
Heike Kirsten (Rapunzel) talks about the One World Award at the Sustainability for People! Forum
OFIA signing Ceremony between RDA and IFOAM
Ana Primavesi
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Income & Expenses (€x1000)Income 2012 2011Contributions & fees 376 306Donations 11 49Other income 251 349Project income 1,315 1,213Interest Income 2 2 1,955 1,918ExpensesPersonnel expenses 812 688Administrative expenses 203 175Internal structures 24 19Self-organized Structures 43 0Other expenses 56 76Depreciation 7 7Project expenses 801 827 1,945 1,794Income before taxes 11 125Taxes 18 -7Annual Net Income 28 118Retained Earnings brought forward 53 35Liquidation from appropriated reserves 230 130Transfer to appropriated reserves 283 35Net Retained Earningsto bring forward 28 53
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C. Prepaid Expenses 5 15 1,292 829Equity & LiabilitiesA. EquityAppropriated reserves 283 230Net Income 28 53B. ProvisionsTax Provisions 7 7Other Provisions 11 18C. LiabilitiesTrade Payables 132 103Other liabilities 17 14D. Deferred Income 813 404 1,292 829
Nature of Cost
Activities(€x1000) Income Expenses
2012 2011 2012 2011IFOAM Governance 0 20 36 72IFOAM Direction 142 272 256 371Organic Umbrella 472 500 260 268Organic Advocacy 63 59 134 121Organic Value Chain 385 419 465 426Organic Programs 802 611 711 507IFOAM Academy 101 36 83 36 Net Income 28 118 Total 1,973 1,918 1,945 1,801
Financial Statement
& Thanks
ProjectsOver500,000€Sida, SwedenOver250,000€Norad, Norway100,000-250,000€EU Commission Hivos, Netherlands50,000-100,000€RDA, South KoreaSSNC, Sweden10,000-50,000€BLE, Germany Migros, SwitzerlandStiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung NRW, GermanyStiftung Internationale Begegnung der Sparkasse in Bonn, GermanyUNALM, Peru5,000-10,000€CFC, NetherlandsRapunzel, GermanyZukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft, Germany1,000-5,000€AIAB, Italy
Clients
50,000-100,000€Nürnberg Messe GmbH, Germany10,000-50,000€GIZ, Germany and Saudi Arabia IOAS, USA 5,000-10,000€Federation of Organic Development, Kyrgyzstan Inner Mongolia Yili, P.R. of ChinaLouis Bolk Institute, NetherlandsÖkoland, Germany Organic Valley, USA
Organic Bamboo Industries AG, Switzerland 1,000-5,000€BNS, CyprusBologna Fiere e Communicazione, Italy D.Dakar, India IOIA, USAISEAL, UKIntegrated Art Holding AG, Germany KRAV, SwedenMENOPE, U.A.E.The International Analog Forestry Network, Costa RicaS. Dahal, IndiaSiyavuna Abalimi Dev. Centre, South Africa
Donations
1,000-5,000€Alnatura, GermanyAurora, USABioSuisse, SwitzerlandBiovision, SwitzerlandHelvetas, SwitzerlandTradin, Netherlands100-1,000€AgriSystems Intl, USACCOF, USACoen van Beuningen, Netherlands Henry Short, AustraliaInka Boehncke, GermanyInka Sachse, Germany Lebensbaum, GermanyLizzie Jespersen, DenmarkOne World alc (P. Ltd.), NepalUpto100€Kamut, GermanySlices Restaurant and Cafe,U.A.E.
In kind donations: Aegean Exporters Association, Allos, Andre Leu, Biohof Bölingen, Bionade, Bohlsener Mühle, Budgay Association, Chungbuk Province - South Korea, City of Bonn, Byodo, Ecovin, Elta Ada, ETO Association of Organic Agriculture, Etna, Frank Eyhorn, FSC, Gepa, Guayapi, Hanegal, Hanspeter Schmidt, ICROFS, Inter-clusters Organics, Isik, Kurmakka - Organic Food ltd, Lebensbaum, Mayka, Neumarkter Lammsbräu, Osman Akca, Paldang Farmers, Rapunzel, stifterhelfen.de, Taris, Thünen-Institut, Vinolus, Vinos Cambronero, Volkert Engelsmann, Weingut Bäcker, Yerlim
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Bio Suisse here in Bonn congratulate @IFOAMorganic on #IFOAM40 years successful work looking forward to the next 40 - Jurg Schenkel Mon Nov 26 17:09:45
@IFOAMorganic #sustainability declaration in Bonn calls for wide collaboration with #agriculture stakeholders worldwide http://t.co/IhD5gqw5 Mon Nov 26 15:36:58
Helmy of Sekem @ #IFOAM40 years celebration: #food from conventional #agriculture to cost more than #organic in future http://t.co/mQLdUn1X Mon Nov 26 14:43:10
Urs Niggli @IFOAMorganic : #sustainability & #foodsecurity depends
on #ecological intensification of #agriculture http://t.co/yaxcG1K0 Mon Nov 26 14:33:14
#OrganicAlternative for #Africa lead campaigner Herve celebrating #IFOAM40 years @IFOAMorganic head-office in Bonn http://t.co/GSHqRnrs Mon Nov 26 14:25:05
Concluding session on #sustainability by #IFOAM40 being broadcast now. Watch on http://t.co/mBMXEKK0 Join us! Mon Nov 26 09:43:28
#IFOAM40 #sustainability camp coming to a close. Concluding discussions to be livestreamed on http://t.co/mBMXEKK0 tomorrow from 8:30am CET Sun Nov 25 18:59:40
@summerofsoil @GlobalSoilWeek #IFOAM40 we are also celebrating 37 million plus hectares of #soil cared for by #organic #farmers worldwide! Thu Nov 22 22:35:34
@BrynCocynFarm #IFOAM40 lets celebrate diversity of #organic consumption & production systems like your #local #organic #economy in Wales Thu Nov 22 22:18:55
@IFOAMorganic is celebrating 40 years of uniting & leading the global #organic #agriculture movement. Tweet #IFOAM40 to join the celebration Thu Nov 22 19:31:22
@goshoppinggreen everyone deserves non-toxic food -lets grow & replicate the diversity of #organic production & consumption models worldwide Sun Oct 28 07:45:15
@UN approves GSF: @IFOAMorganic #foodsecurity campaigner Cristina Grandi celebrates 2 years of advocacy work at #CFS39
http://t.co/XQGbqOUz Wed Oct 17 15:26:21
@IFOAMorganic members leading civil society strategy to break political deadlock threatening key outcomes at #CFS39 http://t.co/UACZsD0b Tue Oct 16 16:31:08
Brazilian Minister introduces their National Organic Production Policy @FAO Committee on World #foodsecurity in Rome http://t.co/ZaLJNRS1 Mon Oct 15 16:06:49
RT @CanadaOrganic: two new @IFOAMorganic organic leadership courses announced for 2013: http://t.co/zZkC4n4R Wed Jul 04 14:53:46
@IFOAMorganic makes #Rio20 #futurewewant Voluntary Commitment 2 #zerohungerchallenge @nourish9billion @oxfam @undp @UN http://t.co/DnYddXga Fri Jun 22 19:52:35
#organic #agriculture movement makes #RioPlus20 Voluntary Commitment to #zerohungerchallenge @WFP @IFADnews @FAOnews http://t.co/DnYddXga Fri Jun 22 19:34:43
@IFOAMorganic at French Pavilion @ #RioPlus20 Livelihoods & land regenerated in #Africa by #organic #agriculture @WFP http://t.co/eWsPd8q3 Fri Jun 22 19:21:04
#organic mountain livelihoods showcased at @IFOAMorganic Mountain Pavilion event at #RioPlus20 @IFADnews @WFP @UNDP http://t.co/M9pax373 Fri Jun 22 19:07:49
Bhutan PM: Bhutan to become global #organic #agriculture capacity building centre @IFOAMorganic #RioPlus20 event @nourish9billion @IFADnews Fri Jun 22 18:58:58
Bhutan PM @IFOAMorganic #RioPlus20 event #organic #agriculture essential for #foodsecurity @nourish9billion @IFADnews http://t.co/RfpIKxrW Fri Jun 22 18:52:59
@IFOAMorganic @ #RioPlus20 EU event: #organic #agriculture by design key to #Africa #foodsecurity @nourish9billion http://t.co/HTDVXg1T Fri Jun 22 18:43:07
RT @geopavlos #Rioplus20 #Bhutan PM commitment to 100% #organic nation goes viral in Australia @IFOAMorganic @brittanylaidlaw @oday_camal Fri Jun 22 11:42:38
RT @geopavlos: #Rioplus20 #Bhutan PM commitment to 100% #organic nation goes viral in Australia @IFOAMorganic @brittanylaidlaw @oday_ca ... Fri Jun 22 11:42:01
RT @ActionCounts: @IFOAMorganic speaking on #volunteerism and #organic for the #FutureWeWant Fri Jun 22 00:15:17
RT @MTatalovic: Organic farmers are doing it for themselves @scidevnet http://t.co/Ijr1zAU0 @IFOAMorganic #rioplus20 @fiblorg Thu Jun 21 19:03:12
EU & African Union outlining #africa #organic #agriculture policies @ #Rioplus20 @ECspokesRoger @geopavlos http://t.co/yHJD2uj8 Thu
Jun 21 17:48:42
Farmers call for #organic #agriculture @ opening of #rioplus20 #sustdev @wfp #Futurewewant @UNEP @guardianeco @IFADnews http://t.co/Oc6T5UOH Wed Jun 20 15:26:52
IFOAM marches on at #rioplus20 to mainstream #Organic Agriculture for #sustdev Check out our calendar http://t.co/AeFBbeyR #IFOAMrio Wed Jun 20 10:53:20
Today at 12ECT! @IFOAMorganic live dialogue on #RioPlus20 #organic ag agenda #sustdev @nourish9billion @CAP2013 http://t.co/mBMXEKK0” Wed Jun 20 10:24:26
RT @mtatalovic: Global network for #organic farming #research announced at #rioplus20 @SciDevNet http://t.co/OdmzrmDE @IFOAMorganic... Tue Jun 19 19:57:07
@geopavlos: @IFOAMorganic side event on #local to #global #Riosolution with PM Bhutan. Today at #Riocentro - invitation only #IFOAMRio Tue Jun 19 10:48:16
@_AfricanUnion Summit decision calls for an African #organic farming platform #IFOAMrio #rio4ag cc @agricultureday Mon Jun 18 16:21:09
#Organic reduces barriers to entering productive farming creating opp’ty for people to improve their livelihoods, #foodsecurity #rio4ag Mon Jun 18 16:19:07
30% of school meals in Brazil must come from local #organic smallholder farmers, reducing poverty and hunger in one go #rio4ag
#IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 16:17:43
Photo:Hans Herren-the #organic push & pull method of production- the future for growing maize in Africa #rio4ag http://t.co/GzveVckt Mon Jun 18 16:16:33
“All the knowledge and sweat of farmers are contained in their
seeds”- @DrVandanaShiva at IFOAM’s #rio4ag event #IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 15:36:18
Photo: IFOAM President @andreleu1 speaking at IFOAM’s #organic learning event #rio4ag http://t.co/ysAOJh9o cc @DrVandanaShiva Mon Jun 18 15:28:26
“Organic ag intensifies water infiltration increasing yields in floods and droughts”- IFOAM President @andreleu1 #rio4ag #IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 15:26:34
ISD’s Sue Edwards speaking at IFOAM’s #organic learning event #foodsecurity #rio4ag http://t.co/emCcFFCx Mon Jun 18 15:21:01
“African can nourish itself through #organic ag- yields doubled in Ethiopia using organic compost”-ISD’s Sue Edwards at #rio4ag #IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 14:56:46
“Systems through #Organic Agriculture results in much greater nutrition per HA”- @DrVandanaShiva at #foodsecurity #rio4ag #IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 14:53:04
Photo: @DrVandanaShiva opens IFOAM’s #organic learning event @agricultureday #rio4ag #IFOAMrio http://t.co/dk6VwDNS Mon Jun 18 14:52:11
Photo: #Organic Gurus- Sue Edwards of ISD & @DrVandanaShiva at @agricultureday #rio4ag #IFOAMrio http://t.co/Yqesm9VI Mon Jun 18 14:51:11
Snapshot of @DrVandanaShiva at @agricultureday in Rio to lead IFOAM #organic learning event at 11:30 #rio4ag #IFOAMrio http://t.co/5mqitfOy Mon Jun 18 14:17:21
Photo- @WorldFoodPrize winner Dr. Hans Herren in Rio, he’ll lead IFOAM’s learning event at 11:30 #rio4ag #foodsecurity http://t.co/Zuek3DL9 Mon Jun 18 14:06:57
IFOAM’s Learning Event starts in a half hour! Learn how to intensify food & farming the #organic way #rio4ag http://t.co/0PgiNopT Mon Jun 18 14:00:59
Brazil Min of Ag calls 4 greater conversion to #organic as system to enhance sust food production & enhanced livelihoods #rio4ag #IFOAMrio Mon Jun 18 13:52:35
Join us at 11:30! @IFOAMorganic @WFP @ClimateHealthCx (PHI) & @futureforall (Biovision) learning event at @agricultureday #rio4ag... Mon Jun 18 13:38:28
11:30 today! IFOAM’s learning event on ecological & social intensification @agricultureday #rio4ag #IFOAMrio http://t.co/5x3yAVBn Mon Jun 18 13:31:45
Follow @IFOAMorganic at @agricultureday to support a food and nutrition secure future. #rio4ag #IFOAMrio #foodsecurity http://t.co/08FoHxsb Mon Jun 18 13:25:14
Scale up resilient, accessible & productive #organic systems now!
@IFOAMorganic2012: selected tweets