GOMA - Global Organic Market Access http://www.goma-organic.org Tue, 08 May 2012 15:04:25 +0000 en hourly 1 GOMA Conference Praised for Quality and Relevance http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/goma-conference-praised-for-quality-and-relevance/ http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/goma-conference-praised-for-quality-and-relevance/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:38:32 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2282

“I will say that the program was very informative to me . . . The program laid out very well both the opportunities and challenges we face in opening up global markets for all sectors of the organic community.”
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]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/goma-conference-praised-for-quality-and-relevance/feed/ 0 A New Regional Organic Standard Makes its Debut http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/a-new-regional-organic-standard-makes-its-debut/ http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/a-new-regional-organic-standard-makes-its-debut/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:35:16 +0000 Diane Bowen http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2280 The Asia Regional Organic Standard (AROS), which was initiated in 2010 under the auspices of the GOMA project, was approved in Nuremberg on 12 February  by the GOMA-Asia Working Group. This standard is now added to the growing list of…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/a-new-regional-organic-standard-makes-its-debut/feed/ 0 Slowly but Surely: the harmonized Central American Organic Regulation progresses http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/slowly-but-surely-the-harmonized-central-american-organic-regulation-progresses/ http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/slowly-but-surely-the-harmonized-central-american-organic-regulation-progresses/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:34:21 +0000 Diane Bowen http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2278 In the August 2011 newsletter we reported that the finalized Central American regulation was ready to be notified to the WTO.  Regionally harmonized technical regulations in Central America are notified to WTO by COMIECA (Council of Economic Ministers of Central…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/slowly-but-surely-the-harmonized-central-american-organic-regulation-progresses/feed/ 0 US-EU Sign a Bilateral Equivalence Agreement for Organic Trade http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/us-eu-sign-a-bilateral-equivalence-agreement-for-organic-trade/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/us-eu-sign-a-bilateral-equivalence-agreement-for-organic-trade/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:24:05 +0000 Diane Bowen http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2269

Taking part in the announcement of an agreement designed to increase organic trade between the U.S. and European Union is Dacian Ciolos (from left), European commissioner, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan, and Ambassador Isi Siddiqui, U.S. Trade…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/us-eu-sign-a-bilateral-equivalence-agreement-for-organic-trade/feed/ 0 Tightening of Chinese Organic Regulations Could Trigger Market Shift http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/tightening-of-chinese-organic-regulations-could-trigger-market-shift/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/tightening-of-chinese-organic-regulations-could-trigger-market-shift/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:22:43 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2267 A recent report from the International Trade Center estimated that in 2008, the total value of organic production in China reached about 16 billion yuan (US$ 2.4 billion), with exported organic products exceeding US$ 500 million and the domestic organic…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/tightening-of-chinese-organic-regulations-could-trigger-market-shift/feed/ 0 Organic Conference in Zambia to Consider What’s Next for African Harmonization http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/organic-conference-in-zambia-to-consider-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-african-harmonization/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/organic-conference-in-zambia-to-consider-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-african-harmonization/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:19:29 +0000 Diane Bowen http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2265 The second African Organic Conference, scheduled for May 2-4 in Lusaka, Zambia, will invite participants in a parallel session to consider a question:  What course should be taken in Africa on standards development?  Background presentations will include the following topics:…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/organic-conference-in-zambia-to-consider-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-african-harmonization/feed/ 0 UgoCert Applies for European Commission Approval to Use East African Organic Standard http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ugocert-applies-for-european-commission-approval-to-use-east-african-organic-standard/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ugocert-applies-for-european-commission-approval-to-use-east-african-organic-standard/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:07:22 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=1981 UgoCert in Uganda is among the first 30 certification bodies approved to work in equivalence with the EU Organic Regulation (see related article in this issue).  UgoCert’s application to the Commission was made two years ago with the scope of…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ugocert-applies-for-european-commission-approval-to-use-east-african-organic-standard/feed/ 0 Philippines and Indonesia use EquiTools for Equivalence http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/philippines-and-indonesia-use-equitools-for-equivalence/ http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/philippines-and-indonesia-use-equitools-for-equivalence/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:30:12 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2026 Initial meeting on equivalence between the Philippines and Indonesia on equivalence of their respective organic systems held in 28-29th July in Bogor, Indonesia. The meeting was first mooted at the Global Organic Market Access (GOMA) Project meeting in Shanghai, in…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/news-from-goma/philippines-and-indonesia-use-equitools-for-equivalence/feed/ 0 BLE Germany Launched Database for Organic Standards http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ble-germany-launched-database-for-organic-standards/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ble-germany-launched-database-for-organic-standards/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:03:01 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2030 The federal office for Agriculture and Food in Germany (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung–BLE) has launched a database that aims to allow users to search and compare different organic standards and regulations. The first three standards entered on the database…

]]> http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/ble-germany-launched-database-for-organic-standards/feed/ 0 Thirty Certification Bodies Are Approved to Work in Equivalence to EU Regulation http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/thirty-certification-bodies-are-approved-to-work-in-equivalence-to-eu-regulation/ http://www.goma-organic.org/around-the-world/thirty-certification-bodies-are-approved-to-work-in-equivalence-to-eu-regulation/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:49:34 +0000 Zhenye Zhang http://www.goma-organic.org/?p=2018 At its meeting on 25-26 October, the EU Standing Committee on Organic Farming (SCOF) voted to accept the procedures and a list of approved certification bodies (CBs). The list includes thirty CBs that have standards and certification deemed equivalent with…

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