ORGANIC FARMING
Useful Links
SAFO www.safonetwork.org
IFOAM www.ifoam.org
- Soil Association http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf?Open
- US National Family Farm Coalition http://www.nffc.net
BioFach World Organic Trade Fair
GTZ / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Department: Program Office for Social and Ecological StandardsSector
Project Organic Agriculture
Address: Postfach 5180, D-65726 Eschborn, Germany
Phone: +49-6196-79 1466 +49-6196-79 6555 Fax: +49-6196-79 6132
Email: FirstName.SecondName@gtz.de Web: www.gtz.de
www.gtz.de/organic-agriculture
Sida
Naturbryksbyran, 105 25 Stockholm, Sweden
Fax: +46-8-20-88-64
Email: info@sida.se
Web: www.sida.se
Schweisfurth-Stiftung
Südliches Schloßrondell 1
80638 München
Telefax: 089 / 17 95 95 - 19
http://www.schweisfurth.de/index.php
Practice
Livestock information resources http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/psweb.nsf/B2/livestock.html
General Principle
Organic agriculture develops a viable and sustainable agro-ecosystem, by working compatibly with natural
living systems and cycles .
Recommendations
For optimum sustainability of an agro-ecosystem, all activities including crop production, animal
husbandry and general environmental maintenance should be organized such that all the elements of the
farm activities interact positively. Practical farming skills, based on knowledge, observation and
experience are therefore important for organic growers. Careful practice based on skill and knowledge
often avoids the requirement for synthetic inputs, and reduces reliance on inputs.
Conversion may be accomplished over a period of time. A farm may be converted by gradual introduction of organic practices over the whole farm, or by application of organic principles to only a portion of the operation at first .
There should be a clear plan of how to proceed with the conversion. This plan should be updated as necessary and cover all aspects relevant
