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EU Organic Awards recognise excellence, as Court report stresses need for long-term vision for organic & stronger CAP

BRUSSELS, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 – Today, on EU Organic Day, Europe celebrates its organic sector and operators. Locally and nationally,…

September 2024 newsletter - embracing productive months ahead

We just published our post-summer newsletter edition. Wondering what’s in it for you? Here are a few highlights you might…

Advisory services & advisors, join our OrganicAdviceNetwork

We invite agricultural and rural advisory services and advisors with interest and competences in organic agriculture to join the OrganicAdviceNetwork.…

Preview of events

On 19 July, the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide yearly initiative recognising organic…

Welcome Note September 2024

Welcome to our post-summer newsletter. As summer turns into autumn, we embrace the productive months ahead and use this newsletter…

Regulation updates: De-alcoholised wine, use organic logo, certificates, compliance & aquaculture

Following the summer break, there are a number of updates on the EU Organic Regulation. From new legal initiatives to…

Organic living labs develop and test food security & resilience scenarios

Helping to create and support “living labs” (LLs) is an important strategy within EU research and innovation to promote the…

New project will benefit organic operators & contribute to fairer EU Organic Regulation

In June 2024, we kicked off an exciting two-year project that will produce important information for most organic operators! Our…

EU Organic Regulation updates: FAQ on organic rules & second list of compliant control bodies

The Commission has updated its Frequently asked questions on organic rules with new topics. It now also clarifies questions on:…

Provide your input to EU research & innovation priorities for organic & agroecology by 18 August

The Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Organics and Agroecology is a key document setting organic and agroecology’s research…

These organic practitioners are an inspiration for food and farming

A farmer creating new organic varieties to combat biodiversity loss, a city setting up food production sites where people from…

Fostering organic farming: Key factors for the development of the organic sector

The organic sector has grown steadily in EU countries in recent years. In 2022, 10.4% of the total utilised agricultural…

Biodiversity management in organic greenhouses – Webinar available

In the frame of in the IPMWORKS project, we hosted a webinar on greenhouses and biodiversity – the last one…

24 finalists highlight excellent examples of EU organic from field to fork

On 19 July, the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide yearly initiative recognising organic…

Pesticide residue management in organic products

Our food supply includes conventional agricultural systems using synthetic pesticides and other agrochemical products. As our agricultural systems are open…

CDG meeting on organic farming: Agroforestry, plant protection & compliance

Organic stakeholders exchanged with the Commission on synergies between agroforestry and organic, plant protection products and the regulatory switch from…
04/07/2024
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Fruitful discussion during LiveSeeding online webinar on organic seed and planting material databases

On 4 July 2024, the LiveSeeding project organised a learning exchange on organic seed databases, using examples from Spain and…

Help set the EU’s research and innovation priorities for organic & agroecology 

The Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Organics and Agroecology is a key document setting organic and agroecology’s R&I…

First list of control bodies recognised for compliance published

The first list of control bodies (CBs) recognised for compliance regarding imports from third countries was published in the EU’s…

Read our June newsletter! Here's what you can expect.

We just published our latest newsletter, the last one before the European elections and the summer break. Wondering what’s in…

Welcome Note June 2024

Dear reader,   Welcome to our last newsletter edition before the EU elections and summer break. In only a few days…

Practical knowledge about intercropping in organic systems available

Scientists and local actors from across Europe are investigating intercropping’s benefits for soil health, fertiliser use, weed and disease control…
04/06/2024
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New genomic techniques, what comes up? 

Despite significant political pressure to reach an agreement among the EU institutions before the European elections in June 2024, the…

Join our network of advisory services and advisors – OrganicAdviceNetwork 

External advisory services and advisors with organic competences or an interest in organic are invited to join the OrganicAdviceNetwork project’s…

EU Organic Day is coming up - Get ready to be visible on/around 23 September 2024

On 23 September 2024 Europe will celebrate its 4th EU Organic Day! We call on the European organic movement to get…

Civil dialogue group about plant protection products & imports 

On 24 May, the European Commission held a Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on organic farming. While the many stakeholder present…

Starting the first European network of organic advisors

Last April, 18 European project partners of the OrganicAdviceNetwork project met for three days planning the first steps to set-up…

Organic Farm Knowledge: Free, online knowledge exchange for organic food & farming

Organic and agroecological farming systems are knowledge-intensive and rely on a two-way approach. Research priorities are based on farmers’ needs…

Researching detection methods & digital solutions for products derived from new genomic techniques 

From January 2024 to June 2027, IFOAM Organics Europe is part of a technical research project called DARWIN. It aims…

10 more days for organic excellence to apply to the EU Organic Awards - 12 May!

Applications for the third edition of the EU Organic Awards will close next week Sunday on 12 May 2024. Does one immediately…

Deep-dive into challenges & opportunities for Organic Heterogeneous Material

The 3rd LiveSeeding online workshop on Organic Heterogeneous Material (or OHM) united almost 50 participants. Stakeholders from across Europe, ranging…
02/05/2024
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Plant Reproductive Material Regulation legislation could advance organic plant breeding

On 24 April, the European Parliament voted on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation. Members of the European Parliament…
24/04/2024
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EU Parliament advances organic plant breeding with new PRM legislation vote

BRUSSELS, 24 APRIL 2024 – Today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation could contribute to a balanced regulation…

IFOAM Organics Europe at BIOFACH 2024: Shaping the future of organic!

On February 13-16, the organic sector converged at BIOFACH/VIVANESS 2024 in Nürnberg, Germany. IFOAM Organics Europe fuelled discussions at the…

Online knowledge exchange session: Biostimulants in organic farming

Have you used biostimulants? Or are you an expert on them? We would like to invite you to Climate Farm…

Soil health and global food security: Research & innovation for biological inputs

Policies for and investment in research and innovation (R&I) that contribute to transforming food and farming are key to achieve…

OrganicClimateNET: A pilot network of organic farming actors contributing to the uptake of climate farming and its co-benefits for a carbon neutral a climate resilient Europe

In February, OrganicClimateNET has started. The project will support organic farms’ capacity to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to…

OrganicYieldsUP: Improving yields in organic cropping systems

1 February 2024 to 31 January 2028 Unlike most Horizon projects with their very creative acronyms, the name of this…

SOILL-Startup: Startup of the SOILL support structure for SOIL Living Labs

1 January 2024 to 31 December 2025 A core strategy of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission, which is all…

Get inspired by excellent examples carrying out organic’s values

In recent years, the European Union has developed a long-term strategy to become climate neutral: the EU Green Deal. Among…

OrganicTargets4EU: Unlocking the potential of AKIS for the organic sector

The EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork strategy set the ambitious target of reaching 25% of agricultural land…

Apply to be the next winner of the European Organic Awards 2024!  

Applications for the third edition of the EU Organic Awards will close on 12 May 2024. If you know of…

Research call to tackle sound digitalisation for agriculture & food systems open

The 2024 ICT-AGRI-FOOD Joint Call is officially open for proposals that will contribute “Towards transformation of agri-food systems for the…

Preview of events

On 14-15 April, Joanna Wierzbicka, our Deputy Director will be attending Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) at ExCeL, London…

Research call ‘Fostering agroecology at farm & landscape levels’ open

The new European Research & Innovation Partnership AGROECOLOGY has launched its first call “Fostering agroecology at farm and landscape levels”.…

Proposal integrated Plant Reproductive Material Regulation improves after Parliament’s inputs

The EU is revising legislation on plant reproductive material, such as seeds, cuttings, trees, roots, tubers, and clones. Currently, rules…

Organic movement starts mapping needs & priorities for research and innovation policies 

Titled “Next steps to sustainable food systems”, TP Organics started its consultation process to identify what the organic movement and…
19/03/2024
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IFOAM Organics Europe welcomes AGRI Committee vote on Plant Reproductive Material

BRUSSELS, 19 MARCH 2024 – The European organic movement considers today’s vote on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation an…

Insights in international trade for EU and third country operators

On Monday 11 March, the European Organic Certifiers Council (EOCC) and IFOAM Organics Europe united experts providing insights into two…
 
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