Bio Marché
Bio Marché is the only national organic fair in Switzerland and takes place once a year in June in the old town of Zofingen (CH) . The fair lasts three days and attracts around 40,000 visitors from all over Switzerland and neighboring countries every year. In addition to the centerpiece, the fair at traditional market stalls in the historic old town of Zofingen , there is a cultural and culinary supporting program.
Only controlled organic products are allowed to participate. The basis for this are admission requirements based on the criteria of BIOFACH Nuremberg. Products and services from the areas of " Food ", " Non-Food " and " Natural Building & Living " are on display . The exhibits are subject to an organic inspection carried out by the independent inspection body bio.inspecta (in the food sector) resp. is carried out by the GiBB eco (in the Building & Living area).
history
The first Bio Marché took place at the end of August 2000 as part of IFOAM 2000 (World Congress of the World Umbrella Association for Organic Agriculture) in Zofingen (CH) and was therefore also the “3. IFOAM World Organic Exhibition ”(after Copenhagen 1996 and Buenos Aires 1998).
Bio Marché AG, based in Zofingen (CH), is the organizer of the Bio Marché . The joint-stock company was founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting organic farming and its products.
In addition to the actual initiators, the founders and shareholders of Bio Marché AG also include large organic organizations (e.g. Bio Suisse and the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture ), producers and traders of organic products, and private individuals.
Exhibitors
Around 200 organic producers, processors and traders from Switzerland (approx. 80%) and abroad (approx. 20%) present and sell their organic products as part of the Bio Marché.
Industries represented
- 70% organic food
- 12% organic non-food
- 10% building biology
- 8% organic organizations / institutions
Industry / Sector
- 48% producers
- 39% dealers / processors
- 13% organizations