| Khmelnytsky Region Interested in Organic Farming |  |
| News - MAMA-86 News | |||
| Wednesday, 30 April 2014 17:38 | |||
|
April 30, 2014, Khmelnytsky — The MAMA-86 Khmelnytsky branch in collaboration with the Civic Council of Khmelnytsky Regional State Administration and Khmelnytsky District Council organized and conducted a round table on “Organic Farming Development Prospects in the Khmelnytsky Region”. The round table was attended by deputies of the district council, heads of village councils, entrepreneurs, agricultural producers, regional representatives of “Organic Standard’’ Company and other stakeholders. Khmelnytsky region has a significant potential for organic farming, so that entrepreneurs and heads of village councils are looking toward opportunities of this sphere. The participants discussed the problems of restoring soil fertility and organic production. They were also informed about Ukrainian legislation requirements concerning organic production, methods of organic farming and certification of organic products. Entrepreneurs and heads of village councils showed interest in receiving more detailed information about organic farming in the region. Please see pictures from the event on the MAMA-86 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MAMA-86/190090101073921
The Green Consumer Week’14 and other awareness events organized by the Ukrainian National Environmental NGO “MAMA-86” with support from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation will be dedicated to organic food and farming. Green Consumer Weeks in Ukraine — week-long concentrated awareness campaigns aimed at popularizing environmentally responsible consumption and focused on one of important themes of sustainable consumption — have been carried out since 2012 by the Ukrainian National Environmental NGO “MAMA-86” with support from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and in collaboration with various partner organizations.
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has been conducting similar campaigns in their country in October for many years running. These campaigns have helped significantly increase public awareness of advantages of environment-friendly way of living, develop a legal framework that encourages sustainable consumption and prohibits or limits supply of environmentally harmful goods and services, as well as form a circle of eco-responsible producers and sellers who, on their part, further the transition of the Swedish society toward more sustainable consumption behavior.
For more information please visit www.greenweek.in.ua
|
