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Advocacy Tools for Growing Organic Sectors |
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Advocacy is an overarching term for organized outreach activities. It is mainly (but not exclusively) carried out via persuasive communication, targeted actions and support of causes with the aim of influencing or changing policies, positions and programs. Advocacy for Organic Agriculture is a strategic process which aims to affect long-term social change. Effective advocacy strategies incorporate both practical and strategic activities, and many NGO's and non-profit advocacy groups function on both of these levels simultaneously.
Lobbying is one important element of advocacy, with the focused goal of influencing governments and institutions in order to ensure that one's point of view and agenda is known and taken into account.
The primary actor in advocating for Organic Agriculture is IFOAM. IFOAM's Mission is the worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems which are based on the Principles of Organic Agriculture. IFOAM advocates through many channels to achieve this worldwide adoption e.g. positions, publications, press releases, and this website.
IFOAM Leaflets explain key issues regarding organic agriculture and a range of issues. The Leaflets offer reliable facts on issues such as biodiversity, Participatory Guarantee System and food security and provide an overview of related IFOAM activities. IFOAM News and Information - includes full listings of the Positions and Leaflets from IFOAM
Institute for Sustainable Communities Advocacy Tools and Resources wiki
IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Comments or suggestions contact the Platform Coordinator
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