IFOAM Organic Trade Forum
	The Organic World Café at BioFach 2006 was an inspiring annual meeting of the organic business world. Report from the Organic World Café 2006 Presentations from the Organic World Café 2006 Walter Robb, Whole Foods Market USA, Thoughts on What Matters Georg Schweisfurth, basic Germany, Key Ingredients for Organic Growth Raj Seelam, 24 lettered Mantra India, A Southern Perspective Goûts et Couleurs all Organic Buffet Report from Organic World Café 2005 Presentations from Organic World Café 2005: Mark Retzloff, Organic Trends in the US   Carol Haest, Organic Trends in Europe Mukesh Varma, Organic Trends in India Maria Gardfjell, The OTF Code of Ethics Hugo Skoppek, Nature&More - Holistic Quality Web Communication IFOAM Organic Trade Forum (OTF) The organization started and the first board was elected at BioFach Nürnberg 2004. The main mission of OTF is to organise traders of organic products – to create an IFOAM business network. OTF Initiatives: Develop organic trade Improve business to business communication Encourage ethical business practices Attract more member partners to IFOAM by developing trade member benefits within IFOAM Establish a forum for further discussions The OTF can be an important resource when creating many of the member benefits. We want OTF to be the contact area between IFOAM membership and the companies. IFOAM can then develop ideas like closer cooperation with trade fairs, provide general and up to date information to traders, build the worldwide network, recruit good ambassadors among company-leaders, etc. We look forward to strengthening the great work of IFOAM by partnering and collaborating with the organic business community through OTF. Do you represent a trader, retailer, processing company or another company that work for organic growth? You are welcome to join the IFOAM Organic Trade Forum. Please send your contact information to tradeforum @ifoam.org and we will invite you to IFOAM Organic Trade Forum network and activities. “There are very few organic companies that are IFOAM members today. We, as representatives for the business members in IFOAM, can see the need for increasing the number and the influence of business minded members of IFOAM.” - Maria Gardfjell, OTF Board Member The IFOAM Organic Trade Forum Board: Kari Örjavik - Chairperson Grolink, Sweden, kari @grolink.se Maria Gardfjell, Gardfjell Eko/EkoG, Sweden, maria @gardfjell.se Mark Retzloff, Aurora Organic Dairy, USA, markr @auroraorganic.com Mukesh Varma, Mukesh Varma Green Network, India, mukesh @mukeshvarmagreennetwork.com Conrad Thimm, Consultant for Organic Trade, Germany, ConraThimm @aol.com
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