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23/04/2025
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Political Hotspot April 2025: A new budget for the EU and a new CAP for European farmers
Big changes are upcoming in the EU: while the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) – the EU’s long-term budget –…

23/04/2025
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Welcome Note April 2025
Welcome to our April 2025 Newsletter. As spring blossoms, we reflect on recent highlights and look ahead to an exciting…

IFOAM Organics Europe meets the project partners of OrganicClimateNET in Lyon
From 1st to 3rd April 2025, IFOAM Organics Europe was at the general assembly of the Horizon Europe project OrganicClimateNET…

New innovations in organic agriculture: Ecological, technological, and sociological dimensions
On 13 March, our Let’s Discuss Organic webinar was dedicated to “New innovations in organic agriculture.” Innovation in organic has…

Safeguarding an independent FP10: why EU research policy matters for the organic sector
On 10 April, TP Organics, the European Technology Platform for organic food and farming, coordinated efforts with 40 organisations from civil…

01/04/2025
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Your Voice, Your Vote: General Assembly 2025!
We are pleased to invite all IFOAM Organics Europe members to IFOAM Organics Europe General Assembly 2025, the key decision-making…

31/03/2025
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Organic delivers better yields – How can we improve them further? Key takeaways from the OrganicYieldsUP general assembly
On 24-27 March, IFOAM Organics Europe was at the general assembly of the OrganicYieldsUP project at Il Cerreto agritourism in…

Bringing the organic perspective to the European Carbon Farming Summit
IFOAM Organics Europe participated in the European Carbon Farming Summit which took place from 4th to 6th March 2025 in…

The World of Organic Agriculture 2025: OrganicTargets4EU contributes to accelerating organic growth
The 2025 edition of The World of Organic Agriculture has officially been released, offering the most up-to-date and comprehensive insights into the global…

January 2025 Newsletter – Multilingual Edition
Read this special Newsletter in BG, CZ, DA, DE, ES, EN, FI, FR, HR, HU, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT, UA…

Stay updated with the latest organic developments in Europe: Your ideal holiday read
As the year winds down, it’s the perfect time to catch up on all the latest in the world of…

20/12/2024
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Welcome Note December 2024
Dear reader, Welcome to our last newsletter edition in 2024. An eventful year is coming to an end, setting the course…

Review of events
On 23 September, EU Organic Day, Europe celebrates its organic sector and operators. Locally and nationally, the movement was extra…

19/12/2024
Knowledge for organic
Organic advisors, meet with peers during European cross-visit
Are you an organic advisor? Are you interested in becoming one? Or are you an advisor interested in gaining organic…

Funding opportunities for sustainable food systems: FutureFoodS & AGROECOLOGY Partnership
Are you working on innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture and food systems? Don’t miss these two exciting opportunities to fund…

18/12/2024
Knowledge for organic
20 years CORE Organic: Celebrating 44 partners and 62 projects worth €62M
On 1 October 2024, OrganicTargets4EU and the CORE Organic network celebrated a milestone: CORE Organic’s 20th anniversary! Over the past…

Upcoming member-only webinars: Funding & promotion opportunities for organic
In 2025, we restart our regular member-exclusive sessions “Let’s Discuss Organic”. These online live events help our members gain an…

Preview of events
From 11–14 of February 2025, the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre will host the world’s leading trade fair for organic food. Make…

13/12/2024
Knowledge for organic
Promotion policies: Dedicated budget for promotion organic in 2025
Good news! Like the previous years the European Commission has a dedicated budget to promote EU organic. The Commission has…

100% organic school meals program in Dordogne
27-29 November, France France’s Dordogne department hosted a delegation of some 25 people from several European countries for two days…

Webinar: Unlocking free knowledge and best practices for organic
19 November 2024, online On 19 November, the organic farming community came together for an engaging webinar, Unlocking the Organic…

Science-policy seminar on new detection methods for new genomic techniques (new GMOs)
19 November, Brussels IFOAM Organics Europe organised and hosted an event titled “Science-policy seminar on detection methods for NGT products…

IFOAM Organics Europe at Mission Soil Week - 12-13 November 2024, Brussels
IFOAM Organics Europe and TP Organics participated in the Mission Soil Week “Leading the transition to heathy soils” 12-13 November…

IFOAM Organics Europe at Mission Soil Week
IFOAM Organics Europe and TP Organics participated in the Mission Soil Week “Leading the transition to heathy soils” 12-13 November…

We are joining the global organic community at the Organic World Congress, you too?
30 November-6 December, Taiwan In a few weeks we will join the global organic movement at the IFOAM Organic World…

Seeking stakeholders to strengthen soil health in Europe
The SOILL Startup project is inviting stakeholders to join its community and contribute to healthy soils in Europe. If you…

How can EU agriculture contribute to climate neutrality?
On 28 October IFOAM Organics Europe hosted ClieNFarms’ second public policy workshop How can the EU agricultural sector contribute to…

Research in organic farming helps tackle global challenges – Organic Innovation Days 2024
On 22-23 October the Organic Innovation Days 2024 gathered more than 70 researchers, policymakers, and organic experts to shape policy…

To sustainable and healthy school meals: SchoolFood4Change
On 8-11 October, enthusiastic and inspired changemakers worked to make school meals healthier and better at the third partner meeting…

LiveSeeding partners discuss project activities on organic seeds & breeding
From 17-20 September, the LiveSeeding project discussed organic heterogenous materials and variety development and business models. During its third general…

27/09/2024
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Saying goodbye to our colleagues
Stefano Orsini In September, IFOAM Organics Europe said goodbye to Stefano. During his year as Manager of the Research &…

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…

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…

01/09/2024
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Welcoming our new colleagues

Building our members’ capacity, also after the EU elections
A new European Parliament is settling in and the new European Commission is scheduled to officially start its work 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…

31/07/2024
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Saying goodbye to our volunteers
About the ESC Programme The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) provides young people residing in Europe with the unique chance to…

23/07/2024
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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…

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…

13/06/2024
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Join our Brussels team: 5 exciting placements open
IFOAM Organics Europe is excited to announce a call for 4 enthusiastic young volunteers from the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)…

05/06/2024
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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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General Assembly 2024: Register now & agenda available
We would like to inform our members that the General Assembly’s (GA) agenda is now published on the member’s extranet…

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…

03/06/2024
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Saying goodbye to our colleagues
Selene Capalbo After 5 months in our communications team, Selene is leaving IFOAM Organics Europe to continue building her experience…

Invitation to Council members to strategy workshop
We are pleased to invite (y)our national representative(s) to take part in IFOAM Organics Europe’s internal strategy workshop physically on…

27/05/2024
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We need your help on improving our services
We want to better meet your needs as IFOAM Organics Europe member. Help us do this by sharing how you…

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…