IFOAM Positions
Positions are the official stance taken by IFOAM on issues relevant to organic agriculture. The IFOAM World Board approves all IFOAM positions, and representatives of IFOAM must advocate the positions on IFOAM's behalf.
Position Paper on the Use of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials in Organic Agriculture
Basel declaration - Intellectual Property Rights
Basel declaration - Reaction to Irish Organic Regulation
The Role of Organic Agriculture in Mitigating Climate Change
The Full Diversity of Organic Agriculture
Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms
The Mar del Plata Declaration - Excluding GMOs from Organic Agriculture
Smallholder Group Certification for Organic Production and Processing
Position paper for the World Food Summit 2002
IFOAM at the WTO in Seattle
The Benefits of IFOAM Membership for the Organic Trade
Published Material
The IFOAM Bookstore (http://shop.ifoam.org/bookstore/) is a unique resource providing purchasing options and information on a multitude of themes relating to organic agriculture.
Newsletters
IFOAM - In Action is a tri-annual newsletter for IFOAM Members. It provides news of new initiatives, the latest updates on the Head Office's work and similar issues.
The IFOAM Insider is an electronic newsletter linking IFOAM affiliates with news and updates 9 times a year.
Africa Organic News is a monthly electronic newsletter edited by the IFOAM Africa Office. It goes out in English and French. All stakeholders interested in the topic of Organic Agriculture in Africa can subscribe to Africa Organic News and submit articles. For accessing the Africa Organic News page, click here.
IFOAM's magazine Ecology & Farming
The IFOAM e-magazine Ecology & Farming is published three times a year in English. Each issue contains a thematic focus, like biodiversity, seeds or animals and a regional focus, such as Southeast Asia, North America or Latin America. The articles solicited from guest contributors and IFOAM's vast network of experts on issues related to organic agriculture. The journal also includes a section dedicated to news and current activities of IFOAM.
For more information on IFOAM Media, please contact our Outreach Department: outreach@ifoam.org