New world record for use of pesticides: a call for action for EU Commission...
The aim of the EU Commission Farm to Fork strategy to reduce pesticide use with 50% in 2030 seems far, far out of sight....
Free From Food Functional & Health Ingredients Expo Barcelona 2022: an encouraging professional meeting
It is getting closer and closer for the 'Free From' community to hold its meeting in Barcelona. On 7 and 8 June 2022, the...
Postponement: BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2022 to be held from 26 to 29 July
BIOFACH and VIVANESS will be held from 26 to 29 July in 2022. This new summer date for the gathering of the international organic...
Organic and fairtrade cocoa, a conscious alternative and a expanding market
Cocoa is a superfood that seduces with its flavour, healthy properties and the stimulating effect it has on our emotions, especially happiness. Maybe it's...
Mark Smith: “Above all, consumers demand transparency”
Mark Smith holds a PhD in Chemistry and Genetics. Over the last ten years, he has worked on strategic interdisciplinary coordination and collaboration projects...
Free From Expo 2021 proves a great success – despite restrictions
Despite the tightened measures as a result of increasing COVID-19 infections, Free From Food Expo 2021 opened its doors in the Amsterdam RAI on...
International FiBL cotton project honoured with research prize
The FiBL project Green Cotton/Seeding the Green Future of the Department of International Cooperation was presented with the SFIAR Award. At the award ceremony...
OPTA Europe launches Manifesto for Organic Climate Action
The General Assembly of OPTA Europe has recently adopted the Manifesto for Organic Climate Action. An important signal from the organic processing and trade...
Weighing up the zero waste opportunity
The rapid rise of the zero waste store is being called a retail revolution, and has been grabbing headlines around the world. Across Europe...
Gerard Versteegh: “Organic integrity is at the true core of our business”
Gerard Versteegh is the president of Tradin Organic, the world's leading supplier of organic ingredients. Founded in the early 1980s, the company is known...
