eprintid: 27953
rev_number: 19
eprint_status: archive
userid: 185
dir: disk0/00/02/79/53
datestamp: 2015-01-19 15:51:21
lastmod: 2015-01-20 11:18:56
status_changed: 2015-01-19 15:51:21
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
doclang: en
publishedas: 2A Organic Visions and Trends. Fish bowl.
projects: int-conf-owc-2014-systems
confdates: 13-15 October 2014
conference: 18th IFOAM Organic World Congress 2014
confloc: Istanbul, Turkey
refereed: never
budget: 0
publicfulltext: TRUE
presentationtype: workshop
creators_name: Scialabba, N.E.-H.
creators_name: Henderson, E.
creators_name: Huber, B.
creators_name: John, M.
creators_name: Niggli, U.
creators_name: Savory, A.
creators_id: nadia.scialabba@fao.org 
creators_id: elizabethhenderson13@gmail.com
creators_id: beate.huber@fibl.org
creators_id: urs.niggli@fibl.org
title: Sustainability of Organic Agriculture. Achievements and shortcomings
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 1organics
abstract: IFOAM and FiBL publish global statistics on the Organic World every year. The Organic Sector has grown to over US$ 60 billion in turnover, 1.6 million farmers and 80 million ha of certified land. Non-certified Organic Agriculture is not even included. However, market shares are still low. The present main driver of development of Organic Agriculture is the demand from consumers ready to pay a premium.
After the Organic World Congress 2011, a number of leading organic stakeholders under the initiative of IFOAM built the Sustainable Organic Agriculture Action Network (SOAAN). In the meantime they have described a sustainability vision in a reference document for all who are working in the Organic World. IFOAM plans to bring this document to a membership vote in 2013.
The Organic World has achieved a lot but nonetheless fallen short of fulfilling many expectations. It has faced criticism worldwide, for example in studies and media reports.

date: 2014-10
date_type: completed
full_text_status: public
contact_email: beate.huber@fibl.org
fp7_project: no
access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
citation:    Scialabba, N.E.-H.; Henderson, E.; Huber, B.; John, M.; Niggli, U. and Savory, A.    (2014) Sustainability of Organic Agriculture. Achievements and shortcomings.       Workshop at:   18th IFOAM Organic World Congress 2014, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-15 October 2014.     [Completed]     
document_url: /id/eprint/27953/1/27953.pdf