and Balkan Europe
by IECOB & AIS Università di Bologna
This area collects information on academic centers, state institutions, political and no profit organizations promoting the exchange of contacts and supporting institutional collaboration
ELKANA
Name in Georgian: ელკანა
The Biological Farming Association ELKANA is a non-governmental Georgian organization founded in August 1994. Since 1996 Elkana has been a member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
The association unites member farmers from different regions of Georgia and its main purpose is the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the Georgian population and the environmental protection through encouraging the development of sustainable organic farming and enhancing the awareness of the rural population.
In order to achieve its aims, ELKANA provides to farmers assistance about several topics such as conversion to organic farming, business planning, consultations on marketing issues, and also training and workshops in the field of organic farming and in other fields relating to agriculture.
Available languages: Georgian, English, Russian
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
