2020 Natexpo awards: celebrating organic vitality!
The organic sector has proven its exceptional dynamism in the unprecedented circumstances of recent months, and many innovations have been launched this year in...
BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2021: 3 questions for Danila Brunner
BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2021 are set to take place in especially challenging times. And this much is certain: At the next round of the...
New Organic Regulation Postponed 1 Year
The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming. The organic food and farming movement welcomes the...
Protests for an end to EU farm subsidies that bankroll industrial farming
On Sunday 30/08 protestors rallied in the city of Koblenz at the start of three days of protest accompanying the informal EU agriculture summit....
Muhammad Riaz: Why Compost is my Kind of Gold!
We interviewed Muhammad Riaz, an RSP (Rural Service Provider) from Haripur, Pakistan who is currently taking part in the Capacity Development Program (CDP) of...
BIOFACH & VIVANESS 2021: Sector shows strong commitment to trade fair pairing
For the next round of the Worlds Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food from 17 to 20 February 2021, the BIOFACH Congress has announced...
The Bittersweet Life of an Organic Cacao Farmer in Samoa
Following my health struggles and other unfortunate events, I returned to my ancestral home of Samoa in 2014 to begin what I believed would...
NATEXPO: the first event in the organic sector to defy the crisis
On 21 and 22 September later this year, NATEXPO will be the first major event for organic professionals after the outset of the Covid-19...
Wessanen acquires Danival and increases its weight in the EU organic market
Wessanen and Hain Celestial have signed and closed an agreement for the purchase of Danival. Financial details were not disclosed. Located in the South West...
On the way to a harmonized approach for residue handling in the EU
FiBL-OPTA study has evaluated the four main approaches for handling residue cases in organic products which are currently applied in the EU. It shows...
