The Darjeeling Tea Association (DTA) has mounted efforts to increase the production of organic tea so that the majority of the champagne of teas is organically produced by 2010.

The federal government will put funds toward development of a national sector organization, the Organic Federation of Canada, to bring together all players in Canada's organic industry, raise awareness of the sector and help with regulatory development.

Farmers in Nthabiseng have made a significant achievement in overcoming child malnutrition.

Nancy Hughes envisions San Diego as America's first edible city. Those of us with no palate for stucco may find that hard to swallow. But there it is, the incredible edible city.

With 86 percent of the country below the poverty line, the southern African nation of Zambia seems an unlikely candidate to face down the United States - and corporate giant Monsanto - over genetically modified seeds.

Meagre subsidies, lack of interest and other obstacles kept organicproduction in Greece small compared with ther European countries. However, inrecent years impressive progress has been made to encourage both farmers and consumers to switch to naturally-grown foods.

Use of chemical fertilizers reduced by eleven-fold and pesticides by twelve-fold in the period 1989 to 2003.

The Jamaica Organic Agriculture Movement initiates research into organic farming, funded by the Canadian Jamaica Green Fund.

Cubas traditional campesinos gain international organic certification and market to the world.

Biofach is a global organics trade fair held each year in Nuremberg. Industry group Organics Product Exporters of New Zealand (OPENZ) has coordinated a New Zealand-branded stand there for the last five years, with support from Trade New Zealand.

The New South Wales government has adopted a plan recommended by the Wentworth Group to set best practices for sustainable agriculture.

Chinas largest organic livestock farm and food processing base has been set up recently on west Chinas Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The farm and food processing base, certified by the State Environmental Protection Administration, covers 2372 square kilometers.

Organic health food is trendy, but almost all of the countrys organic products are destined for foreign markets. How can farmers convince Egyptian shoppers that those more pricey chemical-free veggies are the right choice?