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...
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the EU RoadMap and proposal on the Organic Regulation
IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes the European Commission’s Roadmap and its recognition that organic farming delivers a wide range of socio-economic and environmental benefits, that...
Revision of the Organic Regulation: EU organic industry welcomes limited progress but is concerned...
The European Commission has proposed a targeted revision of the organic regulation, intended to support the competitiveness of the sector by reducing the regulatory...
Food and feed safety omnibus: IFOAM Organics Europe condemns counterproductive weakening of pesticide rules...
Today, the European Commission presented the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus seeking to amend 10 major pieces of EU legislation, including Regulation (EC) 1107/2009...
Just 7 patents affect 145 conventionally bred plant varieties
Recent research conducted by No Patents on Seeds! revealed that the European Patent Office (EPO) granted around 40 patents claiming conventional breeding in 2025....
IFOAM Organics Europe warns the Council’s PRM position limits farmers’ choice and jeopardises agrobiodiversity
After more than two years of negotiations, COREPER today endorsed the Council’s common position on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM)...
