ALGOA or the “Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture” was established in September 2015 to promote the full adoption of organic farming practices in Asia and to increase networking among local governments in Asia and the private sector involved in organic farming.

Application to the ALGOA Organic Foundation Course 2020 is offered to ALGOA members, IFOAM Asia affiliates and partners in Asia. Priority will be given to participants from developing countries. Full and partial sponsorships are offered to all eligible participants.

 

IFOAM Asia under the sponsorship of the State of Nagaland, India will be hosting the “Asia Organic Youth Forum” from November 26th to December 1st, 2019.

Eight specially-selected foreign youths will join 22 local youths for a 4-day training on the basics of organic agriculture and leadership. A one-day public session will be held where organic pioneers from Asia will speak on their experiences and vision on the future of organic farming in Asia.

The Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture (ALGOA) is a sub organization of IFOAM Asia and works with over two hundred local governments in Asia to promote the expansion of organic agriculture. Every year, the annual ALGOA Summit is held in Goesan county, South Korea, the holder of ALGOA presidency, and is attended by government leaders, researchers, advocates and practitioners from all over Asia.

This year , the ALGOA + 4 International Summit on Organic Agriculture Policy will be held on September 18th – 21st in Goesan County, South Korea. More than a hundred foreign guests will be present at the Summit with participation from over all the continents – the first time ALGOA has gone global.

Representatives from international agencies such as the FAO, local and foreign governments will grace the historic occasion. The IFOAM Organics International and IFOAM Asia board will be also be present as well as representatives from the regional bodies including the farmer representatives from the Intercontinental Network of Organic F arming Organizations (INOFO)

The 1st Xichong Asia Organic Innovation Summit was successfully held in Xichong County, Sichuan Province, China last May 30th to June 1st, 2019.  The Summit is a biennial meeting of innovators and the stakeholders in the organic industry from all over the world. It is jointly organized by Xichong County and IFOAM Asia to highlight innovations in the organic sector and search for ways of dissemination of these innovations in farming practices, policies, technology, research and networking.

The Selection Committee of the Organic Medal of Honor announces the following nominations as the two recipients for 2019 (in alphabetical order according to country): Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi (KJKS) (Kerala Organic Farmer’s Association) from India and The Youth Collabo Farm from South Korea.

The 2019 IFOAM Asia Organic Youth Forum was successfully held in New Taipei City, Taiwan on the 26th – 29th of March, 2019. It was fully sponsored by the New Taipei City government.

The 4th IFOAM Asia General Assembly will be held in Xichong County, China on June 1st, 2019. This will be held right after the International Organic Innovations Conference on the 30th – 31st of May, 2019. 

3 New Board of Directors will be elected at this General Assembly.