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Garden Organic - Henry Doubleday Research Association

United Kingdom

Garden Organic (formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association) is the UK's leading organic growing charity. The charity has been at the forefront of the organic horticulture movement for nearly 60 years and has over 20,000 members across the UK and overseas. Dedicated to promoting organic gardening in homes, communities and schools, the charity encourages people to grow the most sustainable way, and demonstrates the lasting benefits of organic growing to the health and wellbeing ...

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Gebhard Rossmanith

Germany

I work as a freelancer and consultant for organic seeds and breeding issues. My main activities are:
- support of partner organisations in political themes like defending against NGTs or problems within the European Seed Law,
- fostering of Organic Varieties to enter the market and
- promotion of Organic Breeding.
I am member of the board of ECO-PB, the seed expert group of IFOAM Organics Europe and the German umbrella organisation for organic plant breeding.

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General Anthroposophical Society, Section for Agriculture

Switzerland

The Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum is one of eleven Sections of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum, Dornach/Switzerland. Its main tasks are to coordinate and give new impulses to the biodynamic movement worldwide. We organize courses, seminars, working groups, conferences, lecture tours and publications for people who seek to deepen their knowledge of agriculture out of anthroposophical spiritual science.. We carry out research and development projects. A key concern...

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Gerhard Pelzer

Germany

Nonprofit consultant - community/family based sustainable low cost solutions. Mediating between politics, science, extension and cooperatives. The nexus: OA , waste, (waste) water, circular management. Focus on tropics & subtropics.

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Gesellschaft fĂŒr Boden, Technik, QualitĂ€t

Germany

The BTQ conducts on-farm research in questions of holistic ecophysiology. This means that weeds and other culture-accompanying plants as well as insects depend on inner soil processes which can be influenced so that weed or insect regulation is not necessary. The year program includes field days, seminars and lectures on these topics.

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Gesellschaft fĂŒr Ressourcenschutz (GfRS)

Germany

GfRS has been a leading certification body for organic production since 1991. Our innovative team comprises 28 staff members and 50 inspectors, who hold different qualifications. It is our conviction that we dedicate our work to the field of organic certification and other reliable sustainability standards. We stand for transparency and credibility. Our highly motivated team engages in the improvement of the quality assurance for agriculture products and food. The effective implementation of...

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Global Standard gemeinnĂŒtzige GmbH

Germany

We develop and operate the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). GOTS is recognized as the leading processing standard for textiles made from organic fibers worldwide. It defines high level environmental criteria along the entire supply chain of organic textiles and requires compliance with social criteria and independent third party certification.

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Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique

France

The Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique (GRAB) has experience in leading research and extension projects in organic farming in France since 1979. GRAB scientists are recognised as experts for organic fruit, vegetable and grapevine crops.

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Guayapi

France

Founded in 1990 by Claudie Ravel, Guayapi was born from the founder’s passion and an important partnership. Beginning with Guarana, the company progressively expanded their variety of plant-based products, in the form of food supplements and cosmetics. The founder’s concerns for environmental issues and the respect of social values led to the establishment of a meaningful partnership between Guayapi and the SaterĂ© MawĂ©, a tribe in the heart of the Amazonian forest. Guayapi maintains a very sp...

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Gunnar Rundgren

Sweden

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Hannes Van den Eeckhout

Belgium

Hannes has extensive experience in working with smallholder and agroecological farmers, market access, direct food sales networks, organisational strengthening, food security and social entrepreneurship in Latin-America, East Africa and Europe. He's now on a quest to combine the best of social entrepreneurship with the world of agroecology in a start-up studio approach to building truly regenerative food businesses in order to contribute to accelerating the transition and strengthening the mo...

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Hanspeter Schmidt, Attorney-at-law, Freiburg (Germany), EU Organic Certification Law & Organic Comme

Germany

Hanspeter Schmidt studied at the University of Freiburg and the University of Georgia, Athens, School of Law. After judical clerkships he entered private practice. Since 1992 he focused on providing for legal councel to companies and associations working in organic agriculture and with organic products. Some clients are producers and processors, some are certifiers and many farmers. Some are governments or public authorities. He works for clients from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.

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Helga Willer

Switzerland

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HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

Switzerland

Our activities include consultancy services to sustainable production and trade; sustainable agriculture and value chain facilitation in development cooperation projects.

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Holmbeck EcoConsult (Paul Holmbeck)

Denmark

After 25 years in leadership of Organic Denmark, I am now advising leaders in government, business and NGOs around the world, on political strategy, advocacy, policy frameworks and market development – with primary focus on the organic farming and food sector. I also provide hands-on, targeted lobby and public affairs initiatives related to organics and climate, and often used as a speaker on organic market development and organic political frameworks, based on our success in Denmark, driving...

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IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH

Germany

As an agricultural extension and consulting company IAK has been advising conventional farms on their transition to organic agriculture as well offering specific expertise on organic production techniques, processing and marketing for the last 20 years. IAK works both in Germany and internationally. In donor funded projects in international cooperation IAK has also been offering training on organic farming as well as supporting the development of national organic regulations and standards.

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ICEA - Istituto per la Certificazione Etica ed Ambientale

Italy

ICEA is a stakeholder owned certification organinization, with over 13,000 certified firms with strong ethical, environmental amd social values, employing about 300 technical staff and operating 23 operation centres in Italy and abroad; it is one of the top certification bodies in Italy and in Europe. ICEA operates all over the world directly or with local partnerships. Organic agriculture certification (EU, JAS, NOP, COR etc) is the main activity; other certification schemes developed are: s...

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ICROFS - International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems

Denmark

ICROFS, International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, has existed since 1996. The centre is appointed and financially supported by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark.ICROFS contributes to further development of a market-driven and competitive organic sector and thereby supports a continuous growth in the Danish organic sector. ICROFS is located at Aarhus University in Foulum, Viborg and has its own national board and own regulations. The centre supports organic resea...

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IG Bio-Initiative e.V.

Germany

The focus of the BIO initiative is to create standards and quality assurance programs for biological production in the plant and animal field, thus offering a simple, transparent and easy-to-understand assessment of products. In the end, however, it is also a prerequisite for how much animal protection has been taken into account during the production of a product. As a result, higher standards and more animal welfare justify better positioning for the producers and competitors.

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Ilse Hoffmann

Germany

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IN.N.E.R. - International Network of Eco Regions

Italy

I.N.N.E.R. is the International Umbrella Organisation of the Organic-Districts/Eco-Regions: Territories naturally devoted to organic, where farmers, citizens, public authorities, realize an agreement aimed at the sustainable management of local resources, based on the principles of organic farming and agro-ecology. I.N.N.E.R. gives assistance to stakeholders or organic and agro-ecology sector and provides services to build shared strategy of Organic-Districts development; it offers training, ...

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Innovationcenter for Økologisk Landbrug

Denmark

The Innovation Centre for Organic Farming is a centre for the development of organic farming in Denmark. Through research, trials and the collection and dissemination of knowledge about agriculture, the Innovation Centre will ensure that organic farming develops according to the four organic principles, with the objective of more sustainable agriculture.

The Innovation Centre for Organic Farming will contribute to maintaining Denmark’s world-leading position in organic farming, among other...

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Institut fir biologesch Landwirtschaft an Agrarkultur Luxemburg a.s.b.l.

Luxembourg

IBLA, Institute for Organic Agriculture Luxembourg a.s.b.l., is a competence centre in the field of research and agricultural consultancy for organic agriculture in Luxembourg. The main focus is not only on applied research but also on the quick transfer of findings and knowledge into practice through agricultural consultancy, seminars, expertise and various modern documentation tools.

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Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique - French research Institute for Organic Farming

France

We are involved in the following activities: Coordination; research and technical actions carried out in the field of organic farming. Link up; connecting actors in the organic farming network. Assessment; research programmes and experiments. Information; inform farmers and advisers about research results and technical knowledge

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