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IFOAM publishes its first Policy Brief on Participatory Guarantee Systems |
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August 15, 2011
Policy Brief on "How Governments Can Support Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)" |
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In July 2011 the IFOAM World Board approved the final version of the IFOAM Policy Brief on "How Governments Can Support Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)". This is the first "Policy Brief" published by IFOAM, a new type of official publications targeted at governments and aiming at influencing and improving the policy landscape in favor of organic agriculture development. This Policy Brief on PGS is also a landmark in IFOAM´s advocacy work for PGS. It is the first time that IFOAM has an official position, not only on the fact that PGS should be recognized in government´s organic regulatory systems, but also on how governments can actually achieve that.
IFOAM will now make use of this tool in any possible occasion, to advocate for regulatory frameworks more favorable to PGS development. PGS initiatives, national organic movements, NGOs, consultancies and other actors supporting the development of PGS are also encouraged to download, print and make use of the Policy Brief in their advocacy efforts. Government representatives are invited to read the Policy Brief.
The full Policy Brief can be downloaded here (see link to your right under "Downloads".)
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