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Patents challenge the work of traditional breeders
Our food crops have to be continuously adapted to new pests, diseases or changing climate conditions. Breeders invest a lot of work to improve...
Keeping organic relevant
Care is one of the four pillars of organic. When we talk about this to audiences unacquainted with organic, we tend to talk about...
Bioregions are driving the transition to organic from the bottom up
A recent calculation of the costbenefit difference between conventional and organic agriculture in the Netherlands demonstrates the failure of the primary “industrial” agriculture. The annual...
Organic ingredients market: credibility, structure and long-term vision define success
The global organic ingredients market has entered a phase of consolidation and professional maturity. After years of sustained expansion driven by consumer awareness and...
What’s next for natural beauty: 2026 insights & trends
As we welcome 2026, the natural beauty market shows no signs of slowing down. Globally, it reached USD 31.4 billion in 2024 and is...
Marketing of agroecology
In recent years, practitioners, scientific actors, policymakers —including those from the FAO, the EU, and global forums such as the UN Food System Summit—...
IPD: organic sourcing for development
The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) will be showcasing the potential of small and medium-sized organic producers from Africa, Asia and South America at BIOFACH...
Why trust in organic varies and what are we doing about it?
There is a spiralling global demand for organic products. Data from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture showed that global organic markets totalled 136.4...
Updated policies and new opportunities at EU level for organic food and farming
As global politics make the world a more uncertain place, the importance of having a good representation of the organic sector in Brussels cannot...
French organic market at a turning point
France's organic market finds itself at a crossroads: structurally strong and innovation-driven, yet subject to short-term headwinds that invite prudent realism alongside constructive optimism. After...
