Water scarcityand the organic supply sector

Katrin RoesnerBNN - Organic Traders andProcessors AssociationAlbrechtstr. 22, D-10117 Berlinwww.n-bnn.dewww.bnn-monitoring.de

Agricultural water use: Irrigation

Partial Rootzone Drying

Alternating drip irrigation � dry-stress

Coriander, Safflower, Dill

„Am Sande“ Witzenhausen, 2005

BNNOrganic Traders and Processors

Association

www.n-bnn.de

Organic values- High quality, healthy food

- Transparency- Social responsibility

- Environmental protection- Regional production

BNNOrganic Traders and Processors

Association

The self-commitment of the wholefood-sector

www.bio-kodex.de

Congress forEco-social economic activity

BNN - Organic Tradersand Processors Association

BNN Pesticide-Monitoring for Fruit and Vegetables

Participants: 28 organic trade companies (D, A, E, F, CH)

An additional, cross-company qualityassurance system with its main focus on pesticide residue analysis

First and so far only system where companiesexchange pesticide residue data withoutmaking results anonymous

Coordinated and risk orientated sampling

BNN-member companies

Organic production – sustainable wateruse?

Illegal wells in spain for organic strawberry-production.

(30. June 2009)

http://www.oeko-komp.de/index.php?id=2557&languageid=1

Organic production – sustainable wateruse?

http://www.spainparador.com/Donana.htm

Organic production – sustainable wateruse?

http://www.campinaverde.com/

Sustainability in the processing sectorLebensbaum

• Sekem/Egypt: Water management program, irrigation system under ground

• Mexico: Coffee production with reduced waterconsumption, biogas plant, waste water-treatment-plant � irrigation of young trees

Sustainability in the processing sectorByodo office and logistics building

http://www.byodo.de/

Sustainability in the processing sectorByodo office and logistics building

http://www.byodo.de/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abhijittembhekar/3142653317/sizes/l/

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