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DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN CENTRAL ASIA Proceedings of the International Conference Proceedings of the International Conference the International of Proceedings held during 22-24 August 2017 in Tashkent & Samarkand, Uzbekistan DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN CENTRAL ASIA IN CENTRAL AGRICULTURE ORGANIC OF DEVELOPMENT held during 22-24 August 2017 in Tashkent & Samarkand, Uzbekistan Tashkent August 2017 in held during 22-24 ISBN 978-92-5-130376-4 9 789251 303764 I8685EN/1/04.18 DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN CENTRAL ASIA Proceedings of the International Conference held during 22-24 August 2017 in Tashkent & Samarkand, Uzbekistan Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Tashkent, 2018 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 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Photo on the cover: Malokhat Shagaeva Printed in Turkey Contents Preface ....................................................................................................................................................................ix Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................xi Chapter I: Keynote speeches ........................................................................................................................... 1 Current status and development trend of organic agriculture in the world and Asia .......................3 Textiles from organic cotton and products ..................................................................................................19 Tree nut and dried fruit industry outlook .....................................................................................................29 Chapter II: Status of organic agriculture in countries of the region ............................................. 35 Development of organic agriculture in the Republic of Belarus ............................................................37 Development of organic agriculture in Serbia ............................................................................................41 Organic agriculture in Slovenia – development and current situation ................................................51 Iran: a land of high value organic products ................................................................................................. 63 Organic market in Russia. Problems of development and possible solutions ..................................69 Organic farming activities in Turkey ...............................................................................................................81 Organic production in Georgia ........................................................................................................................ 93 National profile on organic agriculture in Azerbaijan ..............................................................................99 National profile on organic agriculture in Belarus .................................................................................. 102 National profile on organic agriculture in Iran .........................................................................................104 National profile on organic in Кazakhstan ................................................................................................ 106 National profile on organic agriculture in Russian Federation ............................................................113 National profile on organic agriculture in Slovenia .................................................................................115 National profile on organic agriculture in Tajikistan ...............................................................................118 National profile on organic agriculture in Ukraine .................................................................................. 120 Chapter III: Оrganic agriculture legislation ...........................................................................................123 The main issues of aligning the national legislations in Central Asia and Azerbaijan with international reference standards ........................................................................125 Challenges of aligning a regulatory framework for organic agriculture in Azerbaijan to international standards ..............................................................................131 Chapter IV: Оrganic production techniques ......................................................................................... 139 Organic plant protection: requirements base ...........................................................................................141 The basics of organic management .............................................................................................................151 Review and case study: minor cereals in Hungary ...................................................................................159 Effects of different floor management methods applied for three years in an organic olive grove .....................................................................................161 Effect of inoculation with bio-fertilizer on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in saline condition ....................................................................... 171 Organic livestock in Turkey: today and in the future................................................................................179 Assessment of organic agriculture potential in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan ..........189 iii Organic biostimulants, agricultural commodities and their classification ...................................... 199 State of agricultural production and organic agriculture in the Republic of Uzbekistan ............205 We ourselves make and actively use compost .........................................................................................213 Classification of stimulating agents – plant growth regulators applied in agriculture ...............217 Environmentally safe, resource-saving biotechnology for increasing fertility of soils and organic production ......................................................................... 221 Rizokom-1 and Serhosil bio preparation of comprehensive effect for organic cotton production .............................................................................231 Transition to organic agriculture is a requirement of our times .........................................................237 Chapter V: Economics and marketing .....................................................................................................243 The effects of local bazaars on marketing of organic products: the cases of Turkey and Uzbekistan .........................................................................................245 Problems of organic food producers and consumers in Kazakhstan ................................................ 257 Consumer attitudes and behaviors towards organic products in Turkey.........................................265 A case of social networks of organic and conventional hazelnut producers in Turkey ................ 281 Organic agriculture in Azerbaijan and market potentials ..................................................................... 291 Critical points in post-harvest management of organic plant production for quality and safety .......303 Chapter VI: Declaration of the international conference on development of organic agriculture in Central Asia ...........................................313 Appendix .............................................................................................................................................................317 List participants ................................................................................................................................................ 319 Index ......................................................................................................................................................................331