Bram Moeskops

Bram Moeskops assumes leadership as Managing Director of FiBL Europe

As the new managing director, Bram Moeskops will lead the Brussels office and, together with his team, will help to ensure that FiBL's broad...

Natexpo 2023: more international than ever before

The all-organic tradeshow will be back at Paris Nord Villepinte from 22 to 24 October. 2,500 exhibitors and brands and 18,000 professional visitors are...
SANA 2023

SANA 2023, International Exhibition of Organic and Natural Products: success for the first B2B...

More than positive results for SANA 2023, a leading appointment on the Italian and international exhibition calendar for producers, distributors, organisations, institutions and professionals...

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...
watermelons

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...
pesticidas

Pesticides: how they contaminate our foods and put our health at risk

When the first chemical pesticides were developed in the course of the industrial revolution, they seemed to be the ultimate solution to guarantee our...

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....
TP Organics Policy Brief

«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,...