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...

BIOFACH and VIVANESS Congress 2018: Knowledge transfer and networking event for...

In less than two months, the international organic food and natural cosmetics sectors will kick off the year with their annual gathering in Nuremberg...

5th Organic Processing Conference: Improving Organics: Making It Happen – Digital...

IFOAM EU and Bionext are thrilled to host at the 5th Organic Processing Conference, Ji-Young Moon from Korea, who is telling us about the...

Innovations in Organic Agriculture for Smallholders in Africa and India

10 December 2017, Bonn, Gräfelfing, Frankfurt – Improved access to knowledge and innovations in organic agriculture holds great potential for improving food security and...

EU Agriculture needs clearer direction for long-term sustainability

Brussels, 29 November 2017 – The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the Future of Food and Farming. The Communication, presented to the EU...

BIOFACH 2018: “Organic right from the start”

From 14 to 17 February 2018, the international organic industry will be meeting in Nuremberg for the next edition of BIOFACH, the World’s Leading Trade...

IFOAM EU: “Strong Institutional commitment needed to ensure a good legislative...

IFOAM EU, Brussels, 22 November 2017 - The trilogue agreement for a new organic regulation reached last June was adopted by the Special Committee on Agriculture...

New study shows that organic farming can contribute to the world...

A worldwide conversion to organic farming can contribute to a comprehensive and sustainable food system, if combined with further measures. Thus, it is important...

Natural Products Scandinavia & the Nordic Organic Food Fair open in...

A record number of brands to be showcased at the Nordic region’s biggest natural and organic trade event of the year Thousands of natural and...

12th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting held in Basel

FiBL, 31/10/2017. - Producers of biocontrol products did not always have a common meeting place. This changed in 2006, when the innovative idea to hold...