How one can affiliate
IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) with over 730 member organisations in about 100 countries is worldwide active and offers three levels of affiliation:
- Members (with voting rights at General Assemblies):
Organisations, such as institutions or companies, qualifying as being "predominantly" organic.
Predominantly organic means that more than half of the budget/turnover or investment of
staff time should be in the organic sector.
- Associates (same status as members, except voting rights):
Organisations and Companies which meet the requirements, but whose activities are not (yet)
"predominantly" organic.
- Supporters: Individuals.
Requirements for joining IFOAM
Applicants for Member or Associate status must:
- actively pursue the aims of organic agriculture and the objectives of IFOAM (see page 4)
- have been in existence for at least one year following formal constitution of the organisation
- have at least three people active in the organisation
How to join IFOAM
If you want to join IFOAM, please send the complete application form and questionnaire (with the 3 required signatures) along with supporting documentation to the IFOAM World Office (Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5, D-53113 Bonn, Germany). A registration fee of 60 EURO is required for affiliation as a member or associate. The Managing Director will screen the documents and you will be informed if documents or information are lacking. If your application documents and information provided are complete, and if your registration fee payment is transferred to one of our accounts, the Managing Director will make a recommendation to IFOAM´s World or Executive Board, who will then make the final decision. It is essential to provide information about your budget or turnover in order to verify your calculation of your affiliation fee according to our fee scale (see below). We also need clear and precise information about your activities, number of staff or members and date of foundation on the enclosed questionnaire.
RENEWAL of membership is not required. In case you would like to cancel your membership, please send us a written note, at the latest 2 months prior to the end of the calendar year.
About the financial side
The minimum affiliation fee is established by the members at each regular General Assembly. The following fee schedule was confirmed by the General Assembly in 2002, held in Victoria, Canada:
Fee for Members and Associates (organisations and companies):
Please transfer at the same time you send us the application forms the Registration Fee of 60 EURO to one of the Accounts mentioned below.
Please calculate your Yearly Fee for the year 2004* according to the following table:
Up to 120.000 Euro |
245 Euro |
310 Euro |
Up to 600.000 Euro |
480 Euro |
600 Euro |
Up to 1.800.000 Euro |
970 Euro |
1.210 Euro |
Up to 3.000.000 Euro |
1.680 Euro |
2.060 Euro |
Up to 6.000.000 Euro |
3.070 Euro |
3.800 Euro |
Over 6.000.000 Euro |
4.730 Euro |
5.895 Euro |
* These fees are valid if payments are made until the deadline, as specified in the yearly invoice, or for newly approved members within six weeks after receiving our invoice.
Fee for Supporters (individuals):
with regular income |
90 Euro |
100 Euro |
with low or irregular income |
45 Euro |
50 Euro |
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