GTZ promotes Sustainable Consumption and Organic Products at BioFach 2008

GTZ was part of the BioFach’s Thailand Pavillion, cooperating with the Thai Organic Trade Association (TOTA) and enterprises, which offer organic products and want to develop towards sustainable consumption and production. The BioFach 2008 held from 21 – 24 February 2008 in Nuremberg, Germany is the world’s largest organic trade fair under the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. At the fair, GTZ supported Thai producers to introduce their organic products and open-up the business relationship to wholesalers and importers. Dried longan and bio-degradable packaging were the most popular products among those from Thailand. Attracting over 45,000 trade visitors from 110 countries, the BioFach fair offered the Thai producers a unique chance to know more about market trends and technology, as well as to establish new partnerships. In addition to the fair, GTZ also organised for the Thai participants site visits to various best practice organic farms and institutions in Nuremberg region. The visits will give an insight not only into the practice of organic production, but also into the implementation of principles of eco-efficiency and consumer awareness promotion.