Agencies in charge of the certification of organic products for export must meet new regulations set by the European Union.
From a press release by the State Phytosanitary Service:
In 2014 new regulations will govern EU organic products.
The MAG will support certification agencies and producers in complying with new requirements.
From January 2014 Certifying Agencies for organic products and the Phytosanitary Service (SFE by its initials in Spanish) at the Ministry of Agriculture will have to comply with the new rules established by the European Union with the objective of ensuring in more detail the implementation of the requirements that define a product as an organic vegetable.
The participation of agriculture and livestock in the Panamanian GDP was 21.1% in 1960, 21.0% in 1970, 9% in 1981, 8% in 1991, 7% in 2006 and 5% in 2010.
An article in by Olmedo Beluche in Kaosenlared.net , analyzes statistics on Panama's agricultural production over the last 30 years, up to the present, where after the decline produced in those 30 years, there are no clear prospects of recovery.
The Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office has announced opportunities in the Chilean market.
A statement from the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
There is an opportunity to supply organic bananas and pineapples to a Chilean supermarket chain, for a period of one year with a possible extension of the contract.
For more details contact Alexander Roman, promoter of agriculture, whose email address is aroman@procomer.com
A survey entitled The Packer's Fresh Trends 2012 has revealed an increase in the consumption of fresh fruits mainly in people between 21 and 39 years old and in those over 59 years old.
A press release from Procomer states:
The survey, The Packer's Fresh Trends 2012, reveals an increase in the consumption of fresh fruits mainly in people between 21 and 39 years old and in those over 59 years old, whose preferences are those known as "super fruits" (these generate a direct benefit to the health of consumers), because of their nutritional content.
The country currently exports coffee, cardamom, macadamia, sesame, honey, lemon and black tea, and other products such as melon, papaya, mango and pineapple are seeking access to international markets.
Producers agree that the sale of crops raised organically generates profits of up to 70% more than those from traditional planting.
"Gaspar Armando, a cooperative farmer in the Mayan Peoples Federation (Fedepma) reported that although the volume of production is less, compared to coffee produced from chemicals, sales can generate higher profits by up 70 percent", reported Prensalibre.com.
The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM in Spanish) has issued new rules to replace those previously established in 2005.
A statement from the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) reads:
The IFOAM has published new rules to replace those previously established in 2005 and these have been approved by electronic vote of the members of the federation, a process which ended on August 5.
The French market for organic products grew by 10% in 2011, despite the crisis.
From a press release by Procomer:
Despite the crisis the consumption of organic products in France has increased.
In ten years, the French "bio" market, despite the crisis, has maintained the interest of consumers. The market has grown ten percentage points in 2011 to reach a turnover of around 4 billion euros, while French household consumption has declined by 0.5% on average for 2011, partly due to decreased spending on food, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies in France.
The Salvadoran government will promote organic production of grain in order to improve the quality of life of farmers.
Guillermo Lopez, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, MAG, stressed that their commitment as a government is to "produce organically . It is families who work in the fields and we do not want children to work with poisons, but biological products that are made integrally . "