Poor African farmers who export their produce by air, or Western consumers who care about the environmental impact of ‘food miles’? The UK’s Soil Association is beginning a debate to decide if air miles should stop producers earning coveted organic certification for their produce. Kenya’s organic produce industry has described the possible move as ‘just another’ non-tariff trade barrier.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jul/15/kenya.lifeandhealth