OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology,...
On a position paper, OPTA Europe calls on EU legislators to stand firmly on the side of agroecology: "As the EU stands at a...
BASF patent on watermelons upheld: European Patent Office rejects No Patents on Seeds! opposition
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected an opposition filed against a BASF (Nunhems) patent on watermelons with bushy growth habit (EP2814316). No Patents...
Patents on plants continue to threaten breeding in Europe
As a recent research report by No patents on seeds! shows, there is no end to patents being granted on conventional breeding. This puts...
Patents on plant varieties impact the European market
There is no doubt that patents on plant varieties, despite being prohibited by law, have reached the markets in Europe without any public perception....
«Organic and agroecological farming are the best guarantee for long-term food security», says new...
At the high-level expert webinar «Safeguarding long-term food security», TP Organics, the European Technology Platform for Research & Innovation into Organics and Agroecology, officially...
Organic sector calls on Agriculture Ministers to prioritize agroecological innovation over techno-fixes
IFOAM Organics Europe urges Agriculture Ministers to uphold a systemic approach of innovation and sustainability in the food and farming sector, based on agroecology,...
Adoption nature restoration law gives hope for food & farming systems
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today. Jan Plagge, IFOAM Organics Europe's President,...
Consumers Empowerment and Claims Substantiation: An end to greenwashing?
The UN Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information provides a definition for greenwashing. However, the current EU Cosmetics Regulation does not provide a means...
Run on patents continues: How big companies try to monopolize our food crops
Be it as grilled vegetables in traditional Spanish dishes like "escalivada" or "pimientos de padrón", or as a spice added to paella– we wouldn’t...
Corporate interests trump freedom of choice and biosafety
With the legislative proposal on new genomic techniques (NGTs), the European Commission decided to dismantle the EU’s current GMO framework threatening our health and...
