Next Generation is the main topic of BIOFACH 2018

Once a year the international organic sector meets at BIOFACH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food. At the last exhibition in February...

IFOAM EU: “We have the chance to make the organic regulation...

IFOAM EU, Brussels, 18 July 2017. – Earlier today, the expected provisional endorsement on the outcomes of last trilogue was taken off the agenda of...

FiBL Europe celebrates its opening

Last Thrusday 13th, the leading research institute in organic agriculture, FiBL, inaugurated its new office in Brussels. It builds a bridge between FiBL’s sound...

Natexpo 2017: an exclusive showcase for services and equipment for...

For the first time, NATEXPO is shining a spotlight on all the latest developments relating to new services and equipment dedicated to specialist organic...

Still no solution regarding patents on plants and animals

Despite strengthening of prohibitions: Patents on conventional breeding still not ended in Europe. The 38 Contracting States of the European Patent Office (EPO) at their...

Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair 2017 opens visitor...

Natural Products Scandinavia and Nordic Organic Food Fair – the Nordic region’s biggest trade shows for natural and organic food and drink, health, beauty,...

Organic Regulation: Provisional agreement reached – impact on organic operators to...

Brussels. – Last Wednesday afternoon, after more than three years of negotiations, the three EU Institutions – the Commission, the Council and the Parliament...

Tillage without using a plough: beneficial for soil and climate

Ploughless tillage can reduce soil erosion and contribute to protecting the climate. Two recent publications by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) on reduced...

Natural Products Scandinavia & Nordic Organic Food Fair up for Best...

Natural Products Scandinavia and Nordic Organic Food Fair – the Nordic region’s biggest trade show for the natural and organic industry, has been shortlisted...

Organic regulation review: no deal is better than a bad deal

IFOAM EU, Brussels, 13 June 2017 – Yesterday’s meeting of the Council of Agriculture Ministers did not change the opinion of the organic sector on...

The no.1 show for the organic sector in France, open for...

With 700 exhibitors expected to attend and a surface area extended by 35%, Natexpo is the leading trade event in France and has earned...

European Patent Office to strengthen prohibitions against patents on plants and...

Coalition of No Patents on Seeds! demanding additional changes 29 May 2017 / After more than ten years of protest from civil society organisations, the...