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IFOAM: At the Biofach fair in 2004, Buğday brought together IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) and Ministry of Agriculture and Villages officials to discuss the question of opening an IFOAM regional Office in Turkey, and took on the role of facilitator in projects conducted jointly by the two organisations.

ECEAT: Buğday is the sole representative and partner in Turkey of ECEAT (European Centre for Eco-Agro Tourism. ECEAT was set up in 1991 by environment, organic agriculture and nature protection organisations.

WWOOF : Buğday is WWOOF's sole representative and partner in Turkey. WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) is a movement started in 1972 to establish communication between people and provide volunteer labour for organic farms.

GEN-Europe: GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) is a network set up for the sharing of information, technology, education, news, and culture by ecovillages and individuals who want to live their lives giving more to nature than they take from it thereby contributing to the regeneration of the earth . Buğday publishes GEN-Europe' newsletter in Turkish.

Findhorn Foundation: Buğday acts as a communication point for the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland, which has been a community and eco-village since 1989, and organised a gathering in İstanbul in 2002 in which Findorn trainers participated. The guests also gave classes on communication and decision-making at the gathering.

ICPPC (International Coalition for Protecting the Polish Countryside): Buğday is a founding member of ICPPC, an international organisation set up to protect the Polish countryside.

EVU: The 1st European Vegetarian Union (EVU) Festival was held with the support of Buğday at the Club Natura Oliva in Muğla, 21-2 June, 2003. Vegetarians and vegans from many parts of the wrold met on the shores of Lake Bafa in the Aegean region of Turkey.

DUH : In 2004, Buğday and the German foundation DUH (Deutsche Umvelt Hilfe) began work on the conditions for the establishment of deposit systems as the most effective solution to Turkey's solid waste problem.