TY - BOOK AU - Willer,Helga AU - Yussefi,Minou AU - Sorensen,Neil TI - The world of organic agriculture: statistics and emerging trends 2008 SN - 9781844075928 AV - kpm S605.5 .W927 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Earthscan Publications KW - Organic farming KW - Statistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the world's foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added.--COVER ER -