08.10.2019
18-19 September 2019, Bourg-lès-Valence, France On 18 September, our Vice-President, Marian Blom, attended the Tech&Bio fair. On the first day of this biannual conference on new organic and alternative farming techniques, she participated to a conference on the change of scale in organic organised by INRA. In her talk, Marian presented the... more
07.10.2019
On 2 October, the European Commission published the new criteria on Green Public Procurement (GPP) for food, catering services and vending machines. These voluntary criteria will make it easier for public... more
01.10.2019
Natexpo, the international trade show for organic products, is the event that is shaping the future of organic. It is organised by and for all the stakeholders in the organic market.In keeping with a fast-growing European market worth more than 29 billion EUR, the French organic market amounted to 9.7 billion EUR in 2018, a 15.7% increase on 2017.... more
01.10.2019
Handover of 25,000 statements to the European Patent Office1 October 2019 is the last day for filing statements at the European Patent Office (EPO) against patents on conventionally bred plants and animals. In the frame of a collection campaign, around 25,000 people and 50 organisations used the opportunity to take up a position. The organisations... more
30.09.2019
Join the Honest Food CampaignOn World Food Day, 16 October 2019, IFOAM - Organics International will launch Honest Food, a campaign aiming to inspire citizens to make better food choices by highlighting the benefits of organic, local, seasonal and fair food on people and the planet. We ask you to join us in making this campaign a success!Honest... more
