Bio Eco Actual
«Action is needed now» – European Organic Congress 2023 round-up
The 17th edition of the European Organic Congress, organised by IFOAM Organics Europe and Ecovalia, ended with a great success of participation from 26...
Natexpo 2023: High collective ambitions in the race to win back the organic market
Might these be the early signs of a recovery on the organic market at the forthcoming edition of Natexpo? While the proportion of organically...
8 winners of EU Organic Awards highlight organic’s excellence
Today, the eight winners of the second edition of the EU Organic Awards were announced in a public ceremony. This year’s winners are various...
Bram Moeskops assumes leadership as Managing Director of FiBL Europe
As the new managing director, Bram Moeskops will lead the Brussels office and, together with his team, will help to ensure that FiBL's broad...
Natexpo 2023: more international than ever before
The all-organic tradeshow will be back at Paris Nord Villepinte from 22 to 24 October. 2,500 exhibitors and brands and 18,000 professional visitors are...
SANA 2023, International Exhibition of Organic and Natural Products: success for the first B2B...
More than positive results for SANA 2023, a leading appointment on the Italian and international exhibition calendar for producers, distributors, organisations, institutions and professionals...
OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology,...
On a position paper, OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology: "As the EU stands at a...
BASF patent on watermelons upheld: European Patent Office rejects No Patents on Seeds! opposition
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected an opposition filed against a BASF (Nunhems) patent on watermelons with bushy growth habit (EP2814316). No Patents...
Pesticides: how they contaminate our foods and put our health at risk
When the first chemical pesticides were developed in the course of the industrial revolution, they seemed to be the ultimate solution to guarantee our...
Patents on plants continue to threaten breeding in Europe
As a recent research report by No patents on seeds! shows, there is no end to patents being granted on conventional breeding. This puts...
