Foreword

Dear friends, I would like to express my gratitude to all of our partners and visitors of our site who have given their time and support to our work both abroad and at home, and invite their future cooperation with us. Good luck to everyone.

Achievements

2002 – GABA became a member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM);

2003-2004 – The first projects on organic agriculture started to be implemented;

2005 – The first Organic Certification Body in Azerbaijan “AZEKOSERT” was established with the support of GABA; the Law on Organic Agriculture was developed and proposed to the Parliament;

2006 – The first “Environmental and Soil Quality Monitoring Laboratory” was founded largely due to GABA’s and Azerbaijan State Agrarian University’s extraordinary efforts and guidance;

2006 – Organic Agriculture Journal, a GABA publication, was published for the first time in Azerbaijan;

2007 – GABA initiated the opening of the Organic Agriculture field of study at the Azerbaijan State Agriculture University;

2008 – Parliament approved and President of Azerbaijan Republic signed the Law on Organic Agriculture drafted by GABA;

2009 – The legal normative acts on organic agriculture were developed and approved;

2010 – GABA together with the first national Organic Certification Body AZEKOSERT LLC for the first time represented Azerbaijan at BioFach World Organic Trade Fair held in Nuremberg, Germany and showcased six of its member organic farmers’ products – pomegranate, quince, fig, cornel, persimmon and alcha lavashi;

2010 – Prof Amin Babayev, GABA’s Chairman is awarded the Gold Order from the International Academy of Ecology and Safety – St Petersburg, Russia; recognizing his work in the field of sustainable development and organic agriculture development in Azerbaijan;

2010 – Awarded with certification ISO 9001-2008 from Swiss certifying body SGS as a first NGO applying quality control system in Azerbaijan.