tailieunhanh - Best Practices for Organic Policy: What developing country Governments can do to promote the organic agriculture sector

Since the vast majority of LVOC production processes have not benefited from a detailed information exchange, Chapter 3 provides very brief (‘thumbnail’) descriptions of some 65 important LVOC processes. The descriptions are restricted to a brief outline of the process, any significant emissions, and particular techniques for pollution prevention / control. Since the descriptions aim to give an initial overview of the process, they do not necessarily describe all production routes and further information may be necessary to reach a BAT decision | UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Environment Programme UNEP CBTF UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade Environment and Development Best Practices for Organic Policy What developing country Governments can do to promote the organic agriculture sector Prepared under the CBTF Project Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agricultural Products in East Africa United Nations New York and Geneva 2008 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this volume are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UNCTAD and UNEP secretariats. Material in this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted but acknowledgement is requested together with a reference to the document number. A copy of the publication containing the quotation or reprint should be sent to the UNCTAD secretariat c o Administrative Secretary Division on International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland . UNCTAD DITC TED 2007 3 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Copyright United Nations 2008 All rights reserved ii Foreword Organic agriculture is a production system based on an agro-ecosystem management approach that utilizes both traditional and scientific knowledge. Organic agriculture offers developing countries a wide range of economic environmental social and cultural benefits. Global markets for certified organic products have been growing rapidly over the past two decades. In .