The Kingdom of Bhutan has decided it will pursue its goal for all agriculture to become organic. The Himalayan nation, which borders India and China, plans for its food production to become 100% organic by 2020, an aim enshrined in Bhutan’s National Framework for Organic Farming. At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio, Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley explained that his government is developing a full-fledged ‘National Organic Policy’ and is training agricultural extension officers in organic methods. Farmers opting for organic agriculture will be given priority in technical assistance. At an event organised by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Mr Thinley stated that “going organic will create new economic opportunities for farmers and rural communities, adding value to what they produce and reducing the costs of farming as they’ll no longer have to pay for expensive imported seeds, pesticides, fertilisers and other chemicals.” According to IFOAM President Andre Leu, an adviser to the Bhutanese government, the complete transition to an organic agricultural system is feasible: “I don't think it's going to be that difficult given that the majority of the agricultural land is already organic by default”. Only a minority of Bhutan’s farmers have access to synthetic chemicals and fertilisers because they cannot afford them. Most of them, however, are not currently officially certified as organic farmers.