European Patent Office revokes Monsanto patent on melons
Today, the European Patent Office (EPO) revoked a Monsanto-owned patent on melons for technical reasons. For years, the EPO used a biased interpretation of...
BioFach & Vivaness 2016: Next generation of organic producers waiting in...
Fresh ideas, exciting concepts, the slightly different product – that is precisely what buyers from the trade expect of a visit to a trade...
The organic sector urges the Comission to classify new genetic engineering...
IFOAM EU has published a position paper on new genetic engineering techniques, ahead of the legal interpretation of the European Commission, expected by March...
Interview with Markus Arbenz, Executive Director of IFOAM – Organics International
Interview with Markus Arbenz, Executive Director of IFOAM - Organics Internacional, by Isidre Martínez Badia. Head of Organic Farming Agricultural Planning Service. DG Agriculture and Livestock,...
BIOFACH 2016: the feast for out-of-home catering
BIOFACH, the World's leading Trade Fair for Organic Food which takes place from 10 to 13 February, is the top event and the place...
Monsanto Cuts 16% of Work Force as Sales in Roundup Herbicide...
Monsanto announced Wednesday that sales in the company’s agricultural productivity segment, which includes its probable carcinogen Roundup herbicide, fell 34 % to $820 million....
European Parliament calling for patents on plants derived from conventional breeding...
In a resolution backed by a large majority of its members, the European Parliament has taken a clear position against granting patents on plants...
