Sustainable development on our planet cannot be achieved without a major contribution from agriculture. People must be fed, and agriculture is faced with the challenge of producing food for a rapidly growing world population whilst maintaining the world's fragile resources. Sustainable development must encompass food production alongside conservation of finite resources and protection of the natural environment so that the needs of people living today can be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Integrated Farming meets these potentially conflicting challenges at farm level, in a manner that balances food production, profitability, safety, animal welfare, social responsibility and environmental care. Integrated Farming seeks to reinforce the positive influences of agricultural production whilst reducing its negative impacts. It is a means of achieving sustainable agriculture and an indispensable part (but only a part) of sustainable development. Organisations for the promotion of Integrated Farming have been formed throughout Europe - FNL in Germany, LEAF in Great Britain, Odling i Balans in Sweden, FARRE in France, FILL in Luxembourg. They all aim to encourage the adoption of Integrated Farming on farms and to inform consumers of its principles and advantages, in both the acceptability of food and towards the environment. They have founded EISA to intensify these efforts on a European basis. EISA members are strongly committed to sustainable agriculture, which is economically viable, environmentally responsible and socially acceptable. EISA will continue to work in partnership with all stakeholders to achieve the goal of a sustainable agriculture through the promotion and further development of Integrated Farming. January, 2001 Mrs. Christiane Lambert President of FARRE 113, av. J.-B. Clement F- 92100 Boulogne Billancourt France Mr. Robert Campbell Member of LEAF-board Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV 8 2 LZ Great Britain Mr. Göran Ohlsson Chairman of Odling i Balans Box 109, S-28900 Knisling Sweden Herr Stefan Winter Österreichische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Integrierten Pflanzenschutz Vorsitzender Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 Bauteil 3/2/3237 A-1045 Wien Österreich Mr. Nico Kaas Chairman of FILL Service d'Economie Rurale, 115, rue de Hollerich L - 1741 Luxembourg Luxembourg Mr. Heinz-Christian Bär Member of FNL-board Konstantinstraße 90 D-53179 Bonn Germany Fentartható Mezgazdasági Termelés Szövetsége Peter Kaldi Secretary General Mobil: 36 20 380 5647 e-mail:peter.kaldi@fmtsz.org Homepage: www.fmtsz.org