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Organic Agriculture (OA).
OA Meetings
| Date | Location | Title | M |
| 6-7 Oct 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland | 8th meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 22 April 2008 | Accra, Ghana | Making Sustainability Standards Work for Pro-poor Agricultural Development and Trade. UNCTAD XII side event | More |
| 7-9 April 2008 | Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania | Making Sustainability Standards Work for Small-scale Farmers. A Pre-UNCTAD XII Event | More |
| 27-30 Nov 2007 | Bali, Indonesia | 7th meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 14-15 Dec 2006 | Nairobi, Kenya | 4th meeting of the Regional Standard Technical Working Group (RSTWG) | More |
| 13 Dec 2006 | Nairobi, Kenya | Organic Standard Forum | More |
| 11 Dec 2006 | Nairobi, Kenya | CBTF-IFOAM East Africa Organic Policy Workshop | More |
| 18-19 Oct 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | UNCTAD/ UNESCAP back to back event 1: Maximizing the contribution of Organic Agriculture to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia and Pacific Region, and the UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF Briefing session | More |
| 6-9 Mar 2006 | Arusha, Tanzania | Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products in East Africa | More |
| 6-7 Dec 2005 | Havana, Cuba | Seminario Nacional Sobre Comercio, Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo | More |
| 5-7 Dec 2005 | Tunis, Tunisia | 5th meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 21-22 July 2005 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Workshop on Post-Doha Trade and Environment Issues | More |
| 30-31 Mar 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Taller Regional sobre Requisitos Ambientales, Acceso a Mercado y Oportunidades para la Exportación de Productos Orgánicos Market Access, Environmental Requirements and Organic Agriculture | More |
| 28 Feb 2005 | Nuremburg, Germany | 4th meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 17-19 Nov 2004 | Rome, Italy | 3rd meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 20-21 Oct 2003 | Geneva, Switzerland | 2nd meeting of the UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 4-10 May 2003 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Integrated Framework Activity Promoting Exports of Organic Products | More |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Nürnberg, Germany | UNCTAD/ FAO/ IFOAM Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
| 2-4 Oct 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Expert Meeting on Environmental Requirements and International Trade | More |
| 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Inter-regional Consultative Meeting for the DFID II project | More |
| 11 Sept 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Meeting on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Implications for Geneva-based Negotiations and National Legislation | More |
| 1-3 July 2002 | San José, CostaRica | Capacity-building seminar related to Post-Doha negotiations on trade and environment | More |
| 19-26 April 2002 | Cotonou, Bénin | Cours Train for Trade sur Commerce et Environnement. | More |
| 21-22 Feb 2002 | Brussels, Belgium | UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF Policy Dialogue on Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products | More |
| 18-19 Feb 2002 | Nuremberg, Germany | Program Committee Meeting for the IFOAM - UNCTAD Conference on International Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture | More |
OA Coordinators
| Name | Position | Email, tel, fax |
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| Sophia Twarog | Economic Affairs Officer | sophia.twarog@unctad.org | tel: +41 (0)22 917 5082 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247 |
The Issues
Organic 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.