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IFOAM - Organics International is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries.〔http://www.ifoam.bio/en/about-us-1〕 IFOAM - Organics International declares its mission is to, "Lead, unite and assist the organic movement in its full diversity." and vision is the "worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound systems, based on the Principles of Organic Agriculture."〔http://www.ifoam.bio/en/about-us-1〕 Among its wide range of activities, IFOAM - Organics International maintains an organic farming standard, and an organic accreditation and certification service. == History == IFOAM - Organics International began in Versailles, France, on November 5, 1972, during an international congress on organic agriculture organized by the French farmer organization ''Nature et Progrès''. The late Roland Chevriot, President of ''Nature et Progrès'', took the initiative.〔http://infohub.ifoam.org/sites/default/files/page/files/founding_letter.pdf〕 There were 5 founding members representing different organizations: Lady Eve Balfour representing the Soil Association of Great Britain, Kjell Arman representing the Swedish Biodynamic Association, Pauline Raphaely representing the Soil Association of South Africa, Jerome Goldstein representing Rodale Press of the United States, and Roland Chevriot representing ''Nature et Progrès'' of France. The aim of the new organization was reflected in the name: ''International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements''. The founders hoped that the federation would meet what they saw as a major need: a unified, organized voice for organic food, and the diffusion and exchange of information on the principles and practices of organic agriculture across national and linguistic boundaries. In 2015 the name of changed to IFOAM - Organics International. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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