Policy

In 2010, the local government of the canton de Vaud in Switzerland adopted a regulation on agroecology (Règlement sur l’agroécologie RAgrEco 910.21.1), which became applicable in January 2011.

The Participatory Urban Agriculture Project (AGRUPAR) by the Municipality of Quito targets the most vulnerable people of the city through supporting self-production of organic food and by promoting urban agriculture as a livelihood and a powerful strategy for food security and nutrition.

The overall goal of the Action Plan was to double the organically cultivated area by 2020, measured from the 2007 level.

In its 5-year-plan (FYP), the government of Bhutan planned to convert all farms to organic production by the year 2020. The national framework for this transition outlines several levers for a change to a more sustainable and productive agriculture.

Zero Budget National Farming (ZBNF) is a project with a dual character: It is a peasant movement and a compilation and dissemination of farming methods, now integrated into a public policy. It promotes an inclusive farming system, where the soil or the farm provides all the needed nutrients for an effective and healthy food production.