‘One of the goals of Organic Estonia has been reached,’ says Kabrits. World Resources Institute, Environment and Natural Resource Security, This data was sourced from Organic World.net, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Let’s announce in 2018 – when the Republic of Estonia will celebrate its 100th anniversary and hold the presidency of the European Union – an Organic Year in Estonia,’ says Kabrits enthusiastically. A small country has limited agricultural land – there is nowhere to expand, which means that we need to be very smart, effective and innovative in our approach,’ says Kabrits. This really surprises many visitors to Estonia – what do you mean you go to the forest to pick berries and not to the store? Fifty one percent of Estonian land is covered in forest, 40 per cent of which belongs to the state and 60 per cent is in private hands. In terms of the share of organic agricultural land we are already third in Europe and fifth in the entire world. On a grassroots level our way of thinking and our values are organic anyway. Nevertheless, here is a lesson for the world: 95% of the Bhutanese people access clean energy and electricity; 80% of Bhutanese land is forested; and Bhutan is secure in terms of carbon and food. Whereas we check the air temperature in the morning news, in Asia they ask how clean the air is.’. Needless to say, Finland is going to be a high contender of the most sustainable countries in the world! Estonia leads the way in digital transformation. ‘When I tell my Asian clients about clean nature and fresh air, they do not get what I am talking about – they do not have either. On the other hand, we are a smart IT-country with our e-state, e-Residency and startup culture. Gyamtsho says Bhutan is exploring varieties of SRI crops that can be used; his department is also researching ways to extend irrigated land area and use traditional crops that are naturally high-yielding and pest-resistant. Our forests are a real paradise of superfoods and as such are nature’s own medicine cabinet! If we consider that our state forests are organic and add to it the private forests which also operate on organic principles, we can easily deduce that Estonia is covered in organic forest. These are largely ‘superfoods’ too, as in harsh Nordic climate conditions only the bravest and most adaptable species can survive. A survey of the world's agricultural tendencies, carried out by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) based in Switzerland, revealed on Thursday the countries who eat the most organic food. The growing period for plants is extremely short – only three to four months. BORGEN Magazine is produced by The Borgen Project, an influential humanitarian organization working to make global poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. However, there are local producers such as GoodKaarma, Domina Elegans, Nurme, TurBliss, Lumi and others, who use certified organic ingredients in their cosmetics. Globally, the organic market reached 54.9 billion US … It has 0.7 million hectares under organic cultivation, and ranks second in Asia, next to China that has 1.9 million hectares under organic cultivation. Bhutan will ban sale and use of pesticides and herbicides and instead will rely completely on its animals and waste from farms for fertilizers. The activities of the centre include the development of plant-based cosmetics products and research into bioactive compounds from garden ingredients for the product development of functional beverages, foodstuffs, household products, natural cosmetics and natural plant protection. 210,000 hectares of land were added to organic farming in 2014 alone. Forty percent of the world’s organic producers are in Asia, followed by Africa (28 percent), and Latin America (16 percent). Countries Buying The Most Organic Groceries. Who to partner up with? Estonian education ranks 1st in Europe. The organic way of life benefits everyone, it offers the best chance for a successful future, the key to ensuring the health and wellbeing of generations to come. Notably, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden had the highest organic grocery revenue per capita in 2016 as compared to other countries globally. Let’s do it together! Globally, the organic market reached 54.9 billion US … Unlike Western countries where size of crops seems to have been affected by going organic, Asian countries like Bhutan have figured out a way to resist soil quality from declining and increasing crop production. Indeed, there is potential – plenty of fresh air, forests, land and sea. Thanks to this, it is possible to act in time and with moderate measures, without using pesticides on the whole field just to be sure. Hence the produce of our forests is actually already organic. We have real forests, and not parks, in Estonia. To keep up with the Agenda subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The country with the largest economy in the world is also considered the most powerful. (Frick/Nuremberg, 12 February, 2020) - 2018 was another record year for global organic agriculture. Enjoy a night of ancient fires, skiing trips and other excursions from sunset to sunrise or even a sauna bus party. In exceptional cases, toxic substances may be used in reforestation works.At the initiative of Organic Estonia, Estonian state forests have been declared organic forests and entered into the Organic Agriculture Registry of the Ministry of Rural Affairs since spring of this year. We have tranquillity and space, untouched nature and a variety of clean, raw materials close at hand. Indeed, there is potential – plenty of fresh air, forests, land and sea. The right kind of decisions on the national and individual level will help maintain the valuable things in Estonia which have disappeared in many countries or which countries are really struggling to restore. No. Going organic will also increase their crop production, envisions Gyamtsho, and will enable Bhutan to sell high-quality surplus to neighbors like India and China. There is a company in Estonia that has developed drones with sensors which are capable of detecting areas of damage created by plant disease or pests.
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