Fundamentals of EU organic farming
Discover European organic regulations
Discover the origins of organic farming, its fundamental principles and how organic products are regulated to offer consumers maximum guarantees.
Goals
- Understand the fundamental issues of organic farming
- Learn about the history and agronomic principles of organic farming
- Explain guarantee systems (labels) and demonstrate their credibility
Program
AGRONOMIC PRINCIPLES, HISTORY AND KEY PLAYERS IN ORGANIC FARMING WORLDWIDE
- Define the main principles of organic farming
- Understand the stages of development
- Identify the main players
- Understand organic approaches around the world
THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR MAXIMUM ASSURANCE
- Understand the regulations governing organic production
- Formulate the main requirements of organic production
- Master the assurances provided by organic regulations
THE ORGANIC CONTROL AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
- Understanding the organic production control system
- Knowing the stages of organic control
- Mastering the guarantees provided by the control process
The advantages of the training
- Alternating teaching materials: audio, video, animations, tutorials, readings
- Illustrations using practical examples
- Division of the course into several modules
- Resource to download: training summary sheet (pdf)
Who is the training intended for?
- Anyone wishing to learn the fundamentals of organic farming
Evaluation methods
- Interactivity: navigation options, quizzes
- Consolidation of knowledge through exercises