TY - BOOK AU - Willer,Helga AU - Yussefi,Minou TI - The world of organic agriculture: statistics and emerging trends 2007 SN - 3934055826 AV - S605.5 .W67 2008 U1 - 631.584 WO 2007 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Bonn : PB - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements KW - Organic farming KW - Statistics N1 - "IFOAM, SÖL, BioFach 2007, FiBL." Sponsored by Nuremberg Fair, BioFach 2007; Includes bibliographical references N2 - The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the world's foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added.--COVER ER -