Visionary and resilient into the future
At the first digital salon at BIOFACH and VIVANESS, Tina Andres, Chair of the Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (German Federation of the Organic Food Industry,...
Rising resistance against patents on seeds and agricultural food products in Europe
Last November, the European Patent Office (EPO) reaffirmed a patent on beer and barley derived from traditional breeding granted to the breweries Carlsberg and...
How should organic respond in a ‘permacrisis’?
In December the BBC reported that the Collins English Dictionary’s Word of Year 2022 was permacrisis, meaning "an extended period of instability and insecurity,...
Steffen Reese: «For organic to persist and thrive, we need political, corporate, and individual...
2022 has not only been a year of escalating crises around the world, but also the year that saw the Naturland association celebrate its...
Organics in international development cooperation
The holistic concept of organic presents solutions for many current challenges and contributes to the SDGs. That makes it interesting for international development cooperation....
Organic in France – A general outlook from Natexbio
The benefits of organic production for the environment and people’s health deserve higher awareness and recognition. Organic production appeals to new farmers because it...
BIOFACH & VIVANESS 2023: doing business, protecting resources, growing up for a better future
BIOFACH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food and VIVANESS, the International Trade Fair for Natural and Organic Personal Care, returns to its...
Win-win: Using organic potential from developing countries
Since 2012, Import Promotion Desk (IPD) has been connecting importers with new business partners from developing and emerging countries. For producers of natural ingredients,...
Much room for improvement in supermarket sustainability
A transformation of the food system is urgently needed in order not to exceed the Earth’s carrying capacity, and supermarkets are important partners if...
Natural and organic cosmetics outlook for 2023: What should I be ready for?
We know market trends change but what new innovation underpinning the cosmetics industry and upcoming regulatory changes can we expect heading into 2023? Whilst...
