Facilitate the development of local markets for organically produced foodstuffs, building on Participatory Guarantee Systems as a credible and affordable method of organic quality assurance.
• Reduce the burden of bureaucratic paperwork and administrative processes on consumer-farmers’ groups starting local markets based on Participatory Guarantee Systems.
• Encourage diverse production by avoiding a strong focus on cash crop monocultures, fostering and safeguarding local agro-biodiversity.
• Bolster peer-support approaches between farmers, by organizing themselves within a Participatory Guarantee System, to achieve food security and food sovereignty, as well as a fair price.
• Encourage public awareness of local agriculture and facilitate access to urban markets for local/regional farmers.
• Revitalize the inclusion of social justice norms and practices as an essential part of organic production systems.
http://www.ifoam.org/about_ifoam/standards/pgs/English-PGS-Publ.html
IFOAM PGS Leaflet
http://www.ifoam.org/about_ifoam/standards/pgs/pdfs/IFOAM_PGS_Leaflet_Final_new.pdf
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