[Community_garden] Fwd: [NEFOOD] Fw: [IFOAM] FAO Convenes International Conference to Demonstrate theHuge Potential of Organic Agriculture for Food Security

[Libby J. Goldstein]

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> Demonstrate theHuge Potential of Organic Agriculture for Food Security
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> Bonn, April 3rd, 2007
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> FAO Convenes International Conference to Demonstrate the Huge 
> Potential of Organic Agriculture for Food Security
>
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> Bonn, May 3rd, 2007 -  From May 3rd until Saturday May 5th, the Food 
> and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding an 
> international conference Organic Agriculture and Food Security at its 
> headquarters in Rome, Italy. The conference is organized in 
> partnership with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture 
> Movements (IFOAM). The results of the conference will be presented to 
> the Committee on World Food Security.
>
> The overall objective of the Conference is to shed light on the 
> contribution of Organic Agriculture to food security through the 
> analysis of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of 
> the world. The conference will identify Organic Agriculture?s 
> potential to address the food security challenges, including 
> conditions required for its success.
>
> According to the paper Organic Agriculture and Food Security that the 
> FAO has published in connection with this conference, "The strongest 
> feature of Organic Agriculture is its reliance on fossil-fuel 
> independent and locally-available production assets; working with 
> natural processes increases cost-effectiveness and resilience of 
> agro-ecosystems to climatic stress." The paper calls on governments to 
> "allocate resources for organic agriculture and to integrate its 
> objectives and actions within their national agricultural development 
> and poverty reduction strategies, with particular emphasis on the 
> needs of vulnerable groups."
>
> The outcome of the Conference will be a thorough assessment of the 
> state of knowledge on Organic Agriculture and food security, including 
> recommendations on areas for further research and policy development. 
> The Report of the Conference will be submitted to the 33rd Session of 
> the Committee on World Food Security, both to inform government 
> delegations from around the world and to provide a basis for tangible 
> actions to be taken by the FAO.
>
> "Given the global conditions of war, climate change, disasters and 
> inequity, food security is not just a matter of production figures," 
> stated IFOAM Executive Director Angela B. Caudle,  noting that the 
> positive contribution of Organic Agriculture to food availability, 
> food access, food stability and food utilization - all aspects of food 
> security - will be carefully analyzed and discussed during the 
> conference. "IFOAM member organizations from all over the world will 
> present their positive examples and share how the conversion to 
> organic made a significant difference in the livelihoods of people," 
> such as with the organic farmers? organization AOPEB in Bolivia and 
> with Masipag in the Philippines.
>
> Representatives of all sectors of the IFOAM network will share a 
> wealth of experiences and the challenges they face with participants ? 
> government delegates and country representatives to the FAO - and 
> answer questions regarding Organic Agriculture that they might have.
>
> >From May 7th to 10th,  IFOAM will advocate that the outcomes of the 
> conference are taken into consideration by the 33rd Committee on World 
> Food Security, which should result in policy changes within the FAO 
> that favor Organic Agriculture.
>
> For complete information about the conference, visit:
> www.fao.org/organicag/ofs/index_en.htm
>
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> IFOAM Press Release, Responsible: Angela B. Caudle, Contact: Neil 
> Sorensen
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> Tel: +49-228-92650-10
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> Email: headoffice at ifoam.org
> http://www.ifoam.org
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> © 2007 IFOAM - All rights reserved.
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