Event and Organizer

India Organic Fair and Seminar 2007 will be the event of the year for the organic sector in India. After the overwhelming response in 2005 & 2006, India Organic is being organised for the third time by ICCOA, the International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture. The seminar is organised in cooperation with the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland. For further information about India Organic please visit www.indiaorganictradefairs.com

India Organic Seminar - "Indian Organic Agribusiness: At The Threshold of Growth"

The high level two day India Organic Seminar accompanying India Organic Fair is a excellent setting to exchange information and on recent developments, achievements, trends and research results of the organic sector. It provides a congenial environment to discuss up-to-date topics of the sector. National and international stakeholders are invited to submit topics/proposals for presentations of general interest for the organic industry. The India Organic Seminar programme includes

The India Organic Seminar programme includes

	Offered papers
	Selected and invited presentations
	Company, State, Organization promotion (COS promotion)

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India Organic Seminar Target Groups

Farmers, input suppliers, traders, entrepreneurs eager to enter into organic trade or to source products. Executives of food ingredient companies, retailers, supermarkets, exporters of organic products from all over the country, importers of organic products from abroad, caterers, canteens, hotels, restaurants; authorities, administratiions, buyers and producers of raw materials from cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, financial institutions; consumers, opinion leaders.

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Organic Seminar Topics

Suggested paper topics include, but are not restricted to

	Policy: Promotion of organic, education programmes, models to raise consumer awareness, state support initiatives to foster organic etc.
	Standards & Certification: Inspection, certification including accreditation - Internal Control System ICS, alternative ways of conformity assessment (e.g. Participatory Guarantee Systems PGS); Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points HACCP, IFS and other Quality systems like EUREPGAP, ISO etc.
	Organic for Mitigating Health Hazards
	Marketing: Domestic & Exports: International, domestic, consumer, marketing concepts, out of home consumption, different retail structures from direct marketing to supermarkets
	Value Addition & Processing: Post harvest processing (storage, handling, packaging, transport), raw material production for various processing purposes (food, body care, therapeutically products).
	Organic Dairy & Horticulture are the emerging trends and areas of growth for the organic sector in the near future
	Organic MADP’s & Cosmetics wherein production and processing of MADP’s for the organic and nutraceutical markets and specific ingredients for the organic cosmetic markets.

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