Bio Eco Actual
New research: More and more loopholes allowing patents to be granted on food plants
Patents claiming wheat, flour and bread, or tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber as inventions of industry – these are just a few examples of patent...
Nutrition takes centre stage at Natural & Organic Products Europe 2017
Nutrition experts Dale Pinnock, Patrick Holford, Dr Marilyn Glenville, Shona Wilkinson, Christine Bailey, Oliver McCabe, and Nicky Clinch are preparing to share insights on...
Natural & Organic Products Europe: What’s new at the Natural Food Show 2017
Natural Food Show – the UK’s only dedicated trade event for natural and organic food and drink returns to London ExCeL on 2-3 April...
Cacao agroforestry systems increase farmers’ income
A long-term study in Bolivia comparing different cacao production systems shows that in addition to enhancing biodiversity as well as farmers’ food security and...
BIOFACH and VIVANESS achieve the 50,000 visitor mark
The exhibition duo BIOFACH, the World’s leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, and VIVANESS, the International Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care, have been...
EU unites against patents on plants and animals
Member States call for stricter prohibitions 20 February 2017 / The governments of the EU Member States today decided to take action against patents...
Another record year for organic agriculture worldwide
50.9 million hectares of organic agricultural land – organic market grows to more than 80 billion US Dollars. The latest global data on organic...
Bio Eco Actual – BioFach 2017 Special Edition
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Policy day: What does the new EU organic regulation bring?
On 24 March 2014, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for a new Organic Regulation. After 2 years of negotiations, the 3 EU...
Opposition against patents on beer!
Action taken by civil society organisations aims for revocation of European Patents on barley and beer. 20 January 2017 - Several civil society organisations have...
