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Fs green Technology 01 02Bog'liq 34. FS-Green-TechnologyOrganic agriculture
Organic agriculture, according to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, is “a holistic production management
system that avoids use of synthetic fertilizer, pesticides and genetically modified organisms, minimizes pollution of
air, soil and water and optimizes the health and productivity of interdependent communities of plants, animals
and people.”
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Box 3: Codex Alimentarius Commission
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, working under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, develops
food standards, guidelines and codes of practice since its foundation in 1963 by FAO and WHO. The programme
aims to protect the consumer health, promote fair trade practices and facilitate the coordination of all food
standards work undertaken by international government and non-government organizations.
Source: World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization, Understanding the Codex Alimentarius, third edition (Rome,
2006). Available from ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/Publications/understanding/Understanding_EN.pdf (accessed 06 March 2012).
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Financing an Inclusive and Green Future: A Supportive
Financial System and Green Growth for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok, 2010). Available
from www.unescap.org/publications/detail.asp?id=1393 (accessed 31 January 2012).
Stakeholders
Governments
• National/federal
• Regional/state/provincial
• Local/municipal
Private sector business
• Transnational
• National
• Local/micro-enterprise
(including producers and users)
International development
institutions
• Multilateral banks
• Bilateral aid agencies
• Other agencies (Global
Environment Facility, World
Trade Organization,
United Nations, OECD)
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