Spanish shoppers spend five million euros a day on organic food
According to new figures from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, organic food sales hit record levels in 2017 reaching 1,962 million euros (up 16.4% on 2016 and almost double the 1,000 million quoted in...
Natural & Organic Products Europe 2019: Visitor registration opens
Visitor registration for Natural & Organic Products Europe 2019 is now officially open. Today’s announcement kicks off the countdown to one of the Europe’s biggest natural and organic trade events, which returns to London...
Post-2020 CAP reform – Work in the European Parliament intensifies as the elections loom
IFOAM EU. - With the European election coming up next spring, the revision of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is gathering pace, but the timeline remains unclear.
Following the Commission’s proposal for the post-2020 CAP...
European Patent Office calls the prohibition on the patenting of plants and animals from...
Today, in a public hearing on a patent on pepper plants owned by Syngenta (EP2753168), the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) paved the way for new patents being granted on...
Quality buyers pack the aisles at hugely successful Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic...
4488 attendees from 66 countries – including senior representatives from Holland and Barrett, Life, Helsekost, Matas, Dansk Supermarket, IKEA, Arket (H&M), ICA, Axfood, Coop Trading, Netto, Lidl, Magasin du Nord, Orkla, Midsona and Total...
Bio-beurs 2019: the Dutch organic sector will meet at Zwolle on January 23-24
The IJsselhallen, Zwolle form the backdrop for the Bio-beurs. From 23rd to 24th January this will be THE place to be for organic farmers, producers and trading companies, retailers, chefs and restaurateurs.
Bio-beurs is the...
New report outlines more than 300 community-based farming solutions to protect biodiversity
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November, 19th. - Today, during the UN-led Convention on Biological Diversity - Conference of the Parties (CBD COP), a new report was released of 338 community-based solutions to help farmers and other...
BIOFACH 2019: Organic products still on growth track worldwide
There’s a good outlook for the international organic food industry – both in Europe and worldwide. European and international markets remain on a growth track. Experts currently put global revenues above USD 95 billion;...
Andalucía confirms large presence at new international Organic Food Iberia trade fair
Organic Food Iberia gains more industry support, with Andalucía, Valencia & 65% of exhibition space now confirmed
Organic Food Iberia, the highly-anticipated, new international organic trade fair, taking place in Madrid next June, gained further...
Natural & Organic Awards Scandinavia 2018: winners announced
New innovations by Bruns Products, WellAware, Bärta, Caldic Foodservice, Supergarden and Andalusian Foods scored top marks with visitors at Natural & Organic Awards Scandinavia last week at MalmöMässan, in Sweden.
The awards, which celebrate the standout...
