IFOAM | Organic Agriculture and Food Security, "Expect to hear the phrases “food sovereignty” and “food security” on the lips of every foreign leader you meet." -Author Micheal Pollan Letter to the President of the United States: 'Farmer in Chief' cette page en français Food security is one of the major issues of our times. Access to quality food is a basic human right and a matter of both community and national security. Enough food is being produced to feed everyone in the world, yet more than 850 million people remain without even one adequate meal a day. (IFOAM 2006) 12 Myths about Hunger From the Food First Institute Organic Agriculture's Role in Food Security: Organic Agriculture offers a viable alternative to the conventional and unsustainable food production systems. Organic Agriculture is a global movement with ethical stances not only on the ecological issues surrounding food, but the whole human political spectrum as well. (MICHAEL HAUSER University of Agricultural Sciences (BOKU), Institute of Organic Farming, Austria) IFOAM Organic World Congress Module: 'Organic agriculture & Food security/ Sovereignty' -2008 conference topics with related papers. Louise M. Luttikolt: Feeding the World; Organic Perspective on the Current Hunger Crisis. - Published in 2008. Please scroll to page 9. The FAO conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, May 2007 identified organic agriculture's potential and limits in addressing the food security challenge, including conditions required for its success through the analysis of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of the world. The University of Michigan: ‘Organic Agriculture and the Global Food Supply’ -a scenario study, comparing yields of organic versus conventional,a global dataset of almost 300 examples, and estimated the average yield ratio in 10 food categories for the developed and the developing world. IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Comments or suggestions contact the Platform Coordinator

"Expect to hear the phrases
“food sovereignty” and “food security”
on the lips of every foreign leader you meet."

-Author Micheal Pollan
Letter to the President of the United States: 'Farmer in Chief'

	Organic Agriculture and Food Security, "Expect to hear the phrases “food sovereignty” and “food security” on the lips of every foreign leader you meet." -Author Micheal Pollan Letter to the President of the United States: 'Farmer in Chief' cette page en français Food security is one of the major issues of our times. Access to quality food is a basic human right and a matter of both community and national security. Enough food is being produced to feed everyone in the world, yet more than 850 million people remain without even one adequate meal a day. (IFOAM 2006) 12 Myths about Hunger From the Food First Institute Organic Agriculture's Role in Food Security: Organic Agriculture offers a viable alternative to the conventional and unsustainable food production systems. Organic Agriculture is a global movement with ethical stances not only on the ecological issues surrounding food, but the whole human political spectrum as well. (MICHAEL HAUSER University of Agricultural Sciences (BOKU), Institute of Organic Farming, Austria) IFOAM Organic World Congress Module: 'Organic agriculture & Food security/ Sovereignty' -2008 conference topics with related papers. Louise M. Luttikolt: Feeding the World; Organic Perspective on the Current Hunger Crisis. - Published in 2008. Please scroll to page 9. The FAO conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, May 2007 identified organic agriculture's potential and limits in addressing the food security challenge, including conditions required for its success through the analysis of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of the world. The University of Michigan: ‘Organic Agriculture and the Global Food Supply’ -a scenario study, comparing yields of organic versus conventional,a global dataset of almost 300 examples, and estimated the average yield ratio in 10 food categories for the developed and the developing world. IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Comments or suggestions contact the Platform Coordinator



	"Expect to hear the phrases “food sovereignty” and “food security” on the lips of every foreign leader you meet." -Author Micheal Pollan Letter to the President of the United States: 'Farmer in Chief' ^{cette page en français} Food security is one of the major issues of our times. Access to quality food is a basic human right and a matter of both community and national security. Enough food is being produced to feed everyone in the world, yet more than 850 million people remain without even one adequate meal a day. (IFOAM 2006) 12 Myths about Hunger From the Food First Institute Organic Agriculture's Role in Food Security: Organic Agriculture offers a viable alternative to the conventional and unsustainable food production systems. Organic Agriculture is a global movement with ethical stances not only on the ecological issues surrounding food, but the whole human political spectrum as well. (MICHAEL HAUSER University of Agricultural Sciences (BOKU), Institute of Organic Farming, Austria) IFOAM Organic World Congress Module: 'Organic agriculture & Food security/ Sovereignty' -2008 conference topics with related papers. Louise M. Luttikolt: Feeding the World; Organic Perspective on the Current Hunger Crisis. - Published in 2008. Please scroll to page 9. The FAO conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security , May 2007 identified organic agriculture's potential and limits in addressing the food security challenge, including conditions required for its success through the analysis of existing information in different agro-ecological areas of the world. Tim LaSalle, Paul Hepperly and Amadou Diop (2008) The Organic Green Revolution , Rodale Institute Halberg, Niels; Sulser, Timothy B.; Høgh-Jensen, Henning; Rosegrant, Mark W. and Knudsen, Marie Trydeman (2006) The impact of organic farming on food security in a regional and global perspective, CABI. Halberg, Niels; Alrøe, Hugo Fjelsted; Knudsen, Marie Trydeman and Kristensen, Erik Steen, Eds. Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects, chapter 10, page pp. 277-322. CABI. International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development The University of Michigan: ‘Organic Agriculture and the Global Food Supply’ -a scenario study, comparing yields of organic versus conventional,a global dataset of almost 300 examples, and estimated the average yield ratio in 10 food categories for the developed and the developing world. IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Please contact the Platform Coordinator with your comments or suggestions.




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