Organic Agriculture has the potential to mitigate through the sequestration of CO₂ in the soil between 5% and 32% of all annual global GHG emissions. Eco-based systems integrate, protect and enhance biodiversity, reduce risk, decrease environmental impacts, raise income and knowledge and build communities. That's exactly what organic farming is about.

A transition to high carbon organic farming means a transition to fertile biological
soils and the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.

90% of the world's farms are less than 2 hectares in size¹ and form the backbone of
local food security throughout the developing world.

Without affordable, productive and resilient farming systems focused on the needs of
local communities, the number of hungry people will rise well above the current one billion as climate change accelerates. The UNEP Executive Director and the UNCTAD Secretary General stated that Organic Agriculture can be more conducive to food security than most conventional systems and is more likely to be sustainable in the long-term. The study showed that when Organic Agricultural systems are applied, yields rise on average by over 100%².

A transition to organic farming means a transition to resilient farms and to resilient
communities.

We demand the inclusion of Organic Agriculture in international climate change
agreements that support the world's 400 million smallholders to secure their own food and their own futures through the use of sustainable organic farming practices.