REGION ATTIKI

Prefecture ATTIKI

HELLENIC ECOLOGIGAL FARMING ASSOCIATION

Date of Initial Completion: 17/5/1996 1st Update: 8/1/1998 2nd Update (CHAP.I): 3/2/2000

Date of Last Update: 24/4/2001

I. Identity of Organisation

Address

ATHENS Postal Code 111 47 Street: 7, PARADISION STR.

Tel. 210-2754997 Fax 210-2754997

Contact Persons: NIKOS KALAPOTHARAKOS Tel. 6977 550078

Legal Status

The Organisation is Association - Union since 1986

Aims

Disseminating eco - agriculture

Members and Friends

With voting right: 304 of whom have paid their membership fee: 304

Material Substructure

Office: Granted for free, Operating days: Five days, Operating hours: 8.30-14.30

The organisation has access to personal computer and it is mainly uses it for Registration of bio farmers -

There are databases in Electronic its morph and structure is Database for subjects of biological cultivation

Activities Hall: 100-200 individuals

Performance material: Projector of slides / A farm is provided in the highway of Hasia (Agii Anargyri) from Athens’

organization

For the organisation is working with fee 1 person.

The payble members of the organisation are: 5 persons

Administrative board

Rontogiannis Ilias President

Sourmeli Zoi Vice President

Secretary

Kakaris Kostas Treasurer

Georgopoulos Kiriakos Member

Smirnioa Kostas Member

Kalapotharakos Nikos Member

Stamoulis Efthimios Member

Kokogiannis Ilias Member

II. Activities

General Issue: Organic agriculture

Issue-Topic: Farm cultivation

From: 1995 To: 1998 Range: Prefectural

Activities - Results:

Cultivation, with the co-operation of the Organisation of Athens, of a farm's land with organic crops with the purpose

of encouraging the adoption of organic cultivation by Attica citizens

Issue-Topic: Information and sensitisation of the public

From: 1985 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

Publication of books and magazines (quarterly).

Organisation of seminars around Greece concerning healthy eating and organic agriculture.

Issue-Topic: Organisation for the certification of organic products

From: 1993 To: 1998 Range: National

Activities - Results:

The Organisation checked over 1,000 organic crops (50,000 acres) throughout Greece.

Organisation throughout the whole of Greece of events in connection with the dissemination of organic agriculture in

collaboration with local authorities

Organisation of further education seminars for young agriculturalists on organic cultivation control procedures.

III. Source of Information

Varometro, Elliniki Ktinotrofia, Amphibio, Amorgianoi, Orizontes, Periballontiki Ekpedefsi, Prosopo, Fisi 2000, Scholio,

En Aithria, Perivallontiki Kerkira, Perivallontiki Agogi kai Pedia, Enallaktiki Apopeira, Ta en Oiko en Dimo Droseli etc.

Source of information: Mainly International Bibliographies

Subject: Organic Cultivations

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-7/1996 Continually Ours Perfect

The Greek bibliographies are still very lacking.

Source of information: Experiences from Organic Gardeners

Subject: Organic Cultivations

Time period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1995-7/1996 Continually Ours High

IV. Relations with the Press

Title: Athenian and local press published daily and periodically

Subject: BIOKALLIERGIES (Organic gerdening)

Type Circulation Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction Level

1/1985-12/1995 occasionally Theirs Moderate

Remarks: They are called upon for information only when there is a contemporary issue or the intesification of a

V. Relations with Mass Media

Title: ΕΤ 1

Subject: Presentation of farm land

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 5/1996-5/1996 once Theirs

Title: ΕΤ 2

Subject: Organic gardening

Type Rang Time Period Frequency Initiative Satisfaction level

T.V. National 6/1997-6/1997 once Common High

VI. Relations with others ENGO

Name: Local NGO's

Subject: Co-organising seminars

Nativity Time period Initiative Satisfaction level

No 1/1985-7/1996 Ours High

VII. Relations with Public and Private Bodies

Name: Ministry of Agriculture-Department of biological products

Subject: Certification of Biological products

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1993-7/1996 Theirs High

Name: Ministry of Environment, Physical planning and Public Works- Organisation of

Athens

Subject: Farm

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1994-7/1996 Theirs Perfect

Name: Municipalities and Communities

Subject: Activities protection

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

1/1985-7/1996 Theirs High

Name: Agricultural Bank

Subject: Publishing papers about biological agriculture

Time Period Initiative Satisfaction level

-7/1996 Ours High

VIII. Printed material of the ENGO