After a four-year hiatus, the world has finally bid a comprehensive farewell to the COVID-19 pandemic, and FOFCC once again dispatched personnel on a long journey to Germany to attend the 2024 BIOFACH International Organic Products Fair in Germany. On the second day of the first lunar month of the Jia Chen year, FOFCC's exhibitor personnel gave up their Spring Festival holiday and departed from Shenyang, flying to Germany to attend the 2024 BIOFACH International Organic Products Fair organized by NürnbergMesse GmbH. This fair is the world's largest organic products exhibition and the most anticipated organic food and products trade show of the year. The fair attracted a total of 2,550 exhibitors from 94 countries and regions, as well as approximately 35,000 visitors from 128 countries and regions. At this year's exhibition, 46 exhibitors from China participated, and approximately 20 FOFCC certified organizations attended the fair, showcasing the elegance of Chinese organic operators on the international stage.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23785/
During the fair, FOFCC's exhibitor personnel visited the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) to seek guidance on the new requirements and regulations following amendments to organic regulations in the European Union, Canada, and the United States. As an IOAS-accredited certification body, FOFCC has always strived to carry out certification activities for relevant organic standards in accordance with accreditation requirements.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23785/
FOFCC not only conducted in-depth exchanges with numerous Chinese certified organizations, but also visited one by one the certified organizations from Brazil, Pakistan, Southeast Asian countries and regions, as well as numerous foreign organic production enterprises interested in applying for Chinese organic certification. IBD and WECERT are important partners of FOFCC. During the fair, FOFCC conducted mutual visits with them, reviewing together the gains and losses in the work process of the previous year, and reaching consensus on further deepening cooperation and the next steps to improve work processes and increase efficiency, laying a solid foundation for carrying out work well in 2024 under the new situation of changes in international organic regulations.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23785/
As the BIOFACH International Organic Products Fair is a grand gathering of organic industry practitioners from around the world, representatives from various sectors held various speeches at the fair, sharing information on policy and regulatory changes, organic production experience, and organic product market dynamics. According to information FOFCC obtained from the fair, the "2024 World Organic Agriculture Overview and Trend Forecast," jointly compiled by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM - Organics International (IFOAM-OI), was released at this year's fair. According to the latest survey data covering 188 countries and regions worldwide, despite slowing growth in some European countries, retail sales of organic products still achieved a remarkable result of 134.8 billion euros. The United States, Germany, and China led the global organic consumer market with 58.6 billion euros, 15.3 billion euros, and 12.4 billion euros respectively, marking the first time China has entered the top three of the global organic market. FOFCC returned triumphantly from this fair with abundant gains, rolling up its sleeves to continue striving to achieve new results in 2024 and continue contributing its strength to the development of China's organic industry.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23785/
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