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Bangladesh: first national GOTS seminar highly successful
International_EN Asia
05.12.2016 EditorParticipants from whole organic textile supply chain deliberated on the business case for sustainability with organic textiles. Brands committed to increase their share of GOTS certified textiles.
China: e-commerce and cross-border model are on the rise
International_EN Asia
22.11.2016 EditorWith rising demand for foreign products and a fast growing e-commerce sector new platforms for cross-border consumption are growing dynamically. The government is pushing the trend.
Food knowledge in danger of extinction
International_EN Asia
18.11.2016 EditorTo Chinese the food culture is crucial. It has existed for centuries and has an important place in their daily life. Nevertheless Chinese have never taken a real interest into the origin of their food.
Criticism of Thailand's organic control
International_EN Asia
17.11.2016 EditorThe Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the EU audited a control organisation authorised to control organic imports from Thailand into the EU - and it was very critical of its work.
Indian Start-up Exports Organic Produce to Germany
International_EN Asia
14.11.2016 EditorGermany should get more organic food imports from India. The Bangalore start-up back2basics should be become a frequent supplier for Germany. The startup was founded when corporate executive, S Madhusudhan, turned farmer.
Swiss GMO program in India in spite of their own ban
International_EN Asia
07.11.2016 EditorIndia is heavily relying on its agriculture and when the harvest is not good the consequences can be catastrophic for their farmers. The garbanzo bean is one of the most popular crops of produce, particularly in northern India.
India: Terra Greens expands its organic base
International_EN Asia
03.11.2016 EditorTerra Greens, a Hyderabad-based start up engaged in organic food business, has announced its move to adopt 4000 farmers in Tamil Nadu to meet the growing need for organic staples and encourage organic food cultivation.
India: organic market in Kolkatta
International_EN Asia
02.11.2016 EditorThe government launched its first market for organic products in the city of Kolkatta. It also will support a project for organic roof top gardens.
IFOAM Organic World Congress 2017 in India
International_EN Asia
28.10.2016 EditorThe registration for the 19th Organic World Congress is open. It will take place in November 2017 in Delhi, India. People and organisations who would like to present at the 19th OWC, have time until 30 November 2016 to submit a paper.
EU boosts Armenia’s organic agriculture
International_EN Asia
26.10.2016 EditorThe three year project OASI was founded by the EU and aims to support Armenian organic agriculture. The project has a budget of 3.3 million Euros. A big part of the project's support will go directly to Armenian producers and processors.
Korea’s organic cosmetics after 400 victims of a toxic disinfectant
International_EN Asia
24.10.2016 EditorSouth Korea is known for having a very self-conscious youth. By some estimates, the country has the highest rate of plastic surgery per capita in the world. In South Korea 980,000 recorded operations took place in 2014.
Tribunal gathers evidence of Monsanto´s ecocide
International_EN Asia
23.10.2016The Monsanto Tribunal was held in the middle of October in The Hague. A panel of five prestigious judges listened to witnesses from all over the world. Lawyers, farmers, mothers, health experts and scientists made serious accusations against the American chemicals and seed corporation Monsanto. The aim is to incorporate ecocide into international law. The People´s Assembly, that was held in parallel to the Tribunal, has already “condemned“ Monsanto (watch the videos). More reports from The Hague.
Showcase projects: organic tea in China
International_EN Asia
18.10.2016In China quite a lot of entrepreneurs see the future of tea growing in general and the future of their own companies in the organic sector. Trading organic teas is still mostly dominated by exporting but they are working on innovative concepts in order to open up the domestic market in China. Three examples from classic tea cultivation regions in the south of China illustrate this development. The report and the video take us to the Hangzhou region and the mountainous Yunnan province, the cradle of the tea culture. The video shows various organic tea gardens, harvesting, processing and also an interview with the founder of the firm Dongzhai.
How Switzerland invests in organic farming in Central Asia
International_EN Asia
17.10.2016 EditorJalal-Abad, a major city located in the western part of Kyrgyzstan, close to the Uzbek border, held a forum on organic products within the BioCotton project.
Cambodia’s organic future boosted by Germany’s GIZ
International_EN Asia
11.10.2016 EditorAs international organic trade is continuously expanding with enormous markets like the US, UK and China, Cambodia could play a key role. The Asian country, which is known for its organic rice, could benefit from this rising demand.
Organic Food Consumption in India
International_EN Asia
06.10.2016 EditorAs the organic food market is growing all over the world, the Indian market is expected to hit the $1.36 billion mark by 2020.
Organic marketing in China: Green & Safe in Shanghai
International_EN Asia
20.09.2016The rapidly growing middle class in the mega-cities of China is increasingly health-conscious and can also afford to buy organic food. In Shanghai, the cool thing to do is, for example, to shop at Green & Safe or to eat out there. The store with its big restaurant reminds you in its concept and offer of the US-American Whole Foods Markets, and you find organic brands from the west on the shelves. Western food is in great demand in China. Shanghai has a number of organic delivery services as well.
Organic marketing in China: Green & Safe in Shanghai
International_EN Asia
30.08.2016The rapidly growing middle class in the mega-cities of China is increasingly health-conscious and can also afford to buy organic food. In Shanghai, the cool thing to do is, for example, to shop at Green & Safe or to eat out there. The store with its big restaurant reminds you in its concept and offer of the US-American Whole Foods Markets, and you find organic brands from the west on the shelves. Western food is in great demand in China. Shanghai has a number of organic delivery services as well. (All Photos by Karin Heinze)
China – one of the top 4 organic markets worldwide
International_EN Asia
26.07.2016For years there were no official figures available for the organic market in the People's Republic of China, even though this huge country has for a long time been supplying a lot of organic products. According to the data we now have access to, catapulted China into fourth place in the worldwide ranking of organic markets. Karin Heinze has been travelling in China and at BioFach in Shanghai she spoke to the chairman of IFOAM-Asia Zhou Zheijang and Markus Arbenz, the managing director of IFOAM Organics International (Video and Gallery).
FiBL intensifies cooperation with China
International_EN Asia
18.07.2016 EditorEnd of June the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Switzerland visited the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL in Frick and expressed the interest in a collaboration.
BioFach India: buyers program and excursions
International_EN Asia
11.07.2016 EditorAlong with BioFach India - India Organic (BIIO) from 10 - 12 November 2016 in Delhi, again a buyer´s program and purchasing trip for organic stakeholders is offered by the International Competence Center of Organic Agriculture ICCOA.
India: ICCOA offers organic workshop on Organic Agri-preneurship
International_EN Asia
08.07.2016 EditorInternational Competence Center for Organic Agriculture ICCOA in partnership with The Green Path Organic State announced a 3 day workshop on "Organic Agri-preneurship: Leadership – Organic Integrity – Best Practices" in Bangalore.
BioFach China: Satisfied exhibitors and visitors
International_EN Asia
06.07.2016 EditorThe 10th BioFach China hosted 337 exhibitors and counted 16,546 national and international trade visitors.
First fair trade certified line of organic cotton
International_EN Asia
04.07.2016 EditorPact Organic, makers of premium organic and Fair Trade Certified basics, announced its launch in 460 participating Target locations across the United States, according to PR News Wire
China: First Organic Science Day & Technology Innovation Forum
International_EN Asia
21.06.2016 EditorAlmost 130 participants, speakers from around the world and a regional group of TIPI in China founded: The first Organic Science Day & Technology Innovation Forum in China at BioFach China 2016.
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