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008			171212s2008 enka b 000 0 eng d
020			_a9781844075928 _q(hardback) _cGBP50.00
020			_a1844075923
040			_beng _dSFPAGOH _erda
050		4	_akpm S605.5 _b.W927 2008
245	0	4	_aThe world of organic agriculture : _bstatistics and emerging trends 2008 / _cedited by Helga Willer, Minou Yussefi-Menzler and Neil Sorensen
264		1	_aLondon : _bEarthscan Publications, _c2008
264		4	_c©2008
300			_a267 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe 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
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references
650		0	_aOrganic farming
650		0	_aOrganic farming _vStatistics
700	1		_aWiller, Helga _eeditor
700	1		_aYussefi, Minou _eeditor
700	1		_aSorensen, Neil _eeditor
907			_a.b10061307 _b25-11-19 _c12-12-17
998			_am _b12-12-17 _cm _da _e- _feng _genk _h4
999			_c3725 _d3725