European Input List for organic production launched

As the European organic farming sector is quickly developing, an increasing number of inputs for organic agriculture are offered on the European market. Unlike...

A booming organic sector: more farmers, more land and a growing...

57.8 million hectares of organic agricultural land – the organic market grows to almost 90 billion US Dollars. The latest global data on organic farming...

European organic market grew by double digits and organic area reached...

The organic market in Europe continues to grow. In 2016, it increased by 11.4 % and nearly reached 33.5 billion euros. Almost all of...

Pitch perfect: Holland & Barrett back at Natural & Organic Products...

Natural and organic brands looking to secure a listing with Holland & Barrett International will get another exclusive opportunity to pitch their latest innovations...

Import rules for organic products: Great interest in new internet offer

Navigating through the ever-changing import rules has become easier thanks to the website organicexport.info. It was launched last year by the Research Institute of...

Soil microbes replace fertiliser

Beneficial soil microbes can significantly increase crop yields while reducing the amount of fertiliser. This is shown in a global meta-study by the Research...

Member states must set out concrete solutions to deliver an ambitious...

IFOAM EU (Brussels, 29/01/2018). - Agricultural Ministers today had a first of a series of in-depth exchanges, under the Bulgarian EU Presidency, on the...

Hundreds of new brands confirmed for Natural Food Show 2018

Thanks to a 15% increase in stand space for 2018, the Natural Food Show is set to host the biggest showcase of natural and...

BIOFACH 2018: plants and animals bred organically to give the industry...

When the organic industry meets in Nuremberg once again for its first major event of the year from 14 to 17 February 2018, “The...

Growing opposition to patents on seeds

As a new report published today by No Patents on Seeds! shows, the European Patent Office (EPO) continues to grant patents on plants derived...

The global organic food and farming movement calls for the regulation...

Bonn and Brussels, 15 January 2018 - During its General Assembly in New Delhi (India), on 12 November 2017, IFOAM – Organics International adopted a...

More than 100,000 organic certificates are now registered with bioC

IFOAM, 09/01/2018. - bioC is the international organic certificate registry. bioC now holds over 100,000 organic certificates in its system representing over 80,000 certified...