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IFOAM News New Standard for East African Organic Products Launched A uniform set of procedures for growing and marketing organic produce has been established for East Africa The East African Organic Products Standard (EAOS) is the second regional organic standard in the world, following that developed by the European Union. The EAOS and associated East African Organic Mark will ensure to consumers that produce so labeled has been grown in accordance with a standardized method based on traditional methods supplemented by scientific knowledge, and based on ecosystem management rather than the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides. As organic produce generally sells at premium prices in rapidly growing overseas markets, it is hoped that the standard will increase sales and profits for small farmers in the region. The standard was developed by a public-private sector partnership in East Africa, supported by the UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF), a joint initiative of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and IFOAM. Tanzanian Prime Minister Edward N. Lowassa presented the standard and organic mark on May 29th during a week-long series of meetings and workshops titled “East African Organic Conference: Unleashing the Potential of Organic Agriculture.” Also on May 29th, Secretaries of Agriculture and other high- level government officials from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi took part in a roundtable discussion on “Unleashing the Potential of Organic Agriculture in East Africa.” The conference was jointly organized by the CBTF, IFOAM, the Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) and Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa (EPOPA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives of United Republic of Tanzania, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/World Trade Organization (WTO)). Work on the East African Organic Product Standard has been made possible by financial support from the European Commission, the Swedish International Agency for Development Cooperation (Sida), and the Government of Norway. EAOPS-related documents are available at the following websites: IFOAM Africa Office Coordinator Hervé Bouagnimbeck discusses IFOAM‘s activities in Africa with Tanzanian Prime Minister Edward N. Lowassa. www.ifoam.org/partners/projects/osea.html www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf/projecteastafrica.asp The East African Organic Mark will be help to make organic products widely identifiable throughout East Africa. IFOAM – News Ecology & Farming | SEptEmbEr -DEcEmbEr 2006
1 ST IFOAM INTErNATIONAL CONFErENCE ON MArkETING OF OrGANIC ANd rEGIONAL VALuES Organized by Organic Services and Ecoland in cooperation with IFOAM. AuGuST 26 – 28, 2007 SChwäbISCh hALL, GErMANy register at www.ifoam.org This conference will focus on a discussion of specific marketing strategies that aim to give value to products by taking into consideration their uniqueness. It will deal with the question of how to create and identify regional and other specific values, and ultimately how to translate these values into successful marketing strategies for organic products. Communicating these values to the consumer is part of that strategy. The conference will consider various concepts and marketing strategies, including regulatory approaches, to protect regional values and traditional knowledge. The conference goal is to initiate and foster the discussion and knowledge about marketing of organic and regional values, respective tools and frameworks. The main objectives of the conference are to: • Create awareness among organic stakeholders involved in organic marketing for additional values and ways of marketing these values • Initiate thinking about new approaches, especially among farmers and their representatives • Discuss and review successful examples • Identify challenges and opportunities for the sector • Information exchange and networking Cooperating Partner Main Sponsor Silver Sponsors bronze Sponsors basic Sponsors Media Partner Organizer Organic Services GmbH Landsberger Str. 527 81241 München, Germany Tel: +49 (0) 89 820 759-07 Fax: +49 (0) 89 820 759-19 Email: ifoam.conference0708@organic-services.com www.organic-services.com IFOAM – News
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