European Parliament moves organic revision forward
Yesterday, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament adopted its report on the targeted revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on...
EU Livestock Strategy recognises benefits of organic farming
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the recognition of the benefits of organic livestock farming in the European Commission's EU Livestock Strategy. The strategy rightly acknowledges that organic livestock systems combine profitability with high...
European Parliament opens the door to NGTs and weakens transparency in the food chain
The European Parliament has adopted the new regulation on plants obtained through New Genomic Techniques, known as NGTs. The vote, held on 17 June,...
80 percent of European citizens say NO to patents on seeds
Public opposition to patents on seeds remains strong across Europe. A representative survey published today by No Patents on Seeds! in five EU member...
IFOAM Organics Europe at BIOFACH 2026: Youth, innovation and policy driving the future of...
From 10 to 13 February IFOAM Organics Europe attended BIOFACH 2026, the largest organic food trade fair, welcoming members, partners, and visitors, for four...
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...
BIOFACH 2026: Organic farming to remain a flagship pillar of the European Common Agricultural...
Speaking at BIOFACH, the largest organic trade fair in Europe, the European Commission highlighted the central role of organic farming to make European agriculture...
TP Organics calls to make the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation fit...
The European Technology Platform for Research & Innovation into Organics and Agroecology warns that the current proposals for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) and...
European Patent Office lets EU decisions to come to nothing
Recent decisions by the European Patent Office (EPO) show that existing bans on the patenting of seeds are insufficient to stop the monopolisation of...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a targeted amendment of the...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the proposal for a targeted amendment of the Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848, which confirms a focused and pragmatic approach from...
