Bio Eco Actual
A booming organic sector: more farmers, more land and a growing market
57.8 million hectares of organic agricultural land – the organic market grows to almost 90 billion US Dollars. The latest global data on organic farming...
European organic market grew by double digits and organic area reached 13.5 million hectares...
The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2016, it increased by 11.4 % and nearly reached 33.5 billion euros. Almost all of...
Pitch perfect: Holland & Barrett back at Natural & Organic Products Europe 2018
Natural and organic brands looking to secure a listing with Holland & Barrett International will get another exclusive opportunity to pitch their latest innovations...
Import rules for organic products: Great interest in new internet offer
Navigating through the ever-changing import rules has become easier thanks to the website organicexport.info. It was launched last year by the Research Institute of...
Soil microbes replace fertiliser
Beneficial soil microbes can significantly increase crop yields while reducing the amount of fertiliser. This is shown in a global meta-study by the Research...
Member states must set out concrete solutions to deliver an ambitious CAP reform
IFOAM EU (Brussels, 29/01/2018). - Agricultural Ministers today had a first of a series of in-depth exchanges, under the Bulgarian EU Presidency, on the...
Hundreds of new brands confirmed for Natural Food Show 2018
Thanks to a 15% increase in stand space for 2018, the Natural Food Show is set to host the biggest showcase of natural and...
BIOFACH 2018: plants and animals bred organically to give the industry more independence
When the organic industry meets in Nuremberg once again for its first major event of the year from 14 to 17 February 2018, “The...
Growing opposition to patents on seeds
As a new report published today by No Patents on Seeds! shows, the European Patent Office (EPO) continues to grant patents on plants derived...
The global organic food and farming movement calls for the regulation of new genetic...
Bonn and Brussels, 15 January 2018 - During its General Assembly in New Delhi (India), on 12 November 2017, IFOAM – Organics International adopted a...
