"You have the, What do you eat", - says the well-known postulate. Recently, more and more people in the world make their choice in favor of organic food - as a more healthy and useful. Respectively, increase in demand for organic products makes its production more profitable for farmers. But often a lack of practical experience, ignorance of the laws of the market and certification procedures have become an obstacle to the "green" farming.
The project "Green Agriculture without borders", which is implemented by the Local Sustainable Development Fund "Innovation for Regions", It aimed precisely at supporting organic farming. It will be useful for everyone, who are interested in this direction, who want to start practicing organic farming or ready to switch from traditional agriculture to the "green".
- For our country, organic agriculture is important, - says the coordinator of the project Galina Matyushenko. - At first, This concern for the environment. Secondly, grown in this way food is much more useful to human health. Consequently, they are more competitive, demand. The creation of new farms, including organic, - new jobs in the regions. But this is one of the most important objectives of sustainable development of the regions - along with such as the eradication of hunger and poverty, Health and welfare, gender equality, decent work, sustainable cities and towns. The list goes on, but more importantly: organic farming contributes to the achievement of sustainable development in the regions. Therefore, we hope, The project will interest and farmers, and those, who are just planning to engage in organic farming.
