Education, training and medical care are available. Organic farming accomodate large numbers af labor offering solution for unemployment in the neighborhood. Pricing of Organic products has improved recently when more than one project are in the market. Developing a local market policy and fair trade secure fair price at the farm gate are the major concerns. Harmonization of the standards of EEC, OCIA, Naturland and Demeter is required.
National standards conforming with the above mentioned ones is very important.
The Egyptian Center of Organic Agriculture, ECOA took the responsibility of these tasks. ECOA is full independent with no trade interest, nonprofit NGO for promoting organic agriculture, through research, publications, training, conferences and workshops. ECOA provides also inspection and certification for organic producers, processors and traders. Organic agriculture movement in Egypt has devloped substantially. However more work has to be done.