Current agriculture and food systems significantly impact people and the environment - with massive costs to society. There is a widely recognized need to shift global agriculture and food systems towards more sustainability, as manifested in the Sustainable Development Goals. Organic agriculture is a forerunner of truly sustainable agriculture and offers practical solutions to address major global challenges. Practiced by millions of farmers and supported by hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe, it substantially contributes to the production of healthy, nutritious food and other natural products for a growing population, enables farmers to earn a fair living, regenerates and enhances soil fertility and biodiversity, safeguards and replenishes scarce water resources, mitigates climate change and helps negatively impacted people adapt to that change. It is a dynamic and continuously developing system that after decades of continued growth and consolidation is entering an exciting new phase – Organic 3.0.

About IFOAM – Organics International

With more than 900 affiliates in 120 countries, a network of regional and thematic bodies and a team of 30 dedicated staff IFOAM – Organics International represents the global organic movement. Since its inception in 1972 it has developed from an ad hoc group to a highly professional institution. In collaboration with numerous allies it acts as a global action network to advance the uptake of the organic principles of health, ecology, fairness and care. Its goal is to grow the organic sector while making it more sustainable, and to inspire mainstream agriculture.