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Bioland
e.V. - Germany
Bioland started
life in 1971 as Bio-Gemuese e.V. as a body to promote the so called organic-biological
method of agriculture, to educate, to research and lobby on behalf of
members. Their first standards or principles of organic agriculture were
included in the the articles of association in 1972.
Bioland and the
Bioland trademark was created and registered in 1976 and shortly afterwards
a first regional office was opened in Bavaria with others following in the
1980s. Today Bioland is a nationwide farmers' association with a base in
Mainz alongside 8 regional State Associations an 1 regional office in South
Tyrol (North of Italy) to offer service to the membership and promote the
idea of organic farming in the regions.
Bioland has a
democratic structure. The Federal Delegates Assembly (elected by the over
4500 farmer) of 40 delegates is the decision making body of the association.
The Assembly meets twice per year to elect miscellaneous bodies, decide
budgets, change statutes, set objectives and give assignments to the
presidency of the association. The presidential committee is in day-to-day
control of Bioland. These structures are supported by committees, of which
one acts as steering standards committee which formulates and maintains
updated the comprehensive range of standards that Bioland produce for its
members and the non-primary producing contract members, such as processors
and handlers.
Bioland is not
registered as an inspection body under the EU Regulation, Bioland contracts
out all of its inspections to several inspection bodies which are trained
to check the Bioland standards. On the basis of this fact-finding the
Bioland Certification Committee makes the certification decisions against
the Bioland Standards.
Bioland’s
activities are focussed primarily on Germany but they do provide a service
to producers in the northern part of Italy and in other neighbouring
countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands. Bioland’s scope of the IFOAM
Accreditation is Crop Production, Livestock, Aquaculture, Wild Collection,
Processing and Handling
Mr Thomas Dosch –
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr Eckhard Reiners - Head Department of Agriculture
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Last updated:
31/01/2008
BIOLAND e.V.
Kaiserstrasse, 18
D-55116
Mainz
Germany
Tel: +49 613 1239 790
Fax: +49 613 1239 79 27
Email: info@bioland.de
Web: www.bioland.de
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