24.05.2017
IFOAM - Organics International has started its collaboration with the FAO Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP). Documents, factsheets and videos on organic farming are now available to their 150,000 users.The web-based knowledge platform shares information and knowledge on key topics and the... more
19.05.2017
Monday, 22 May 2017, marks the International Day of Biological Diversity. This could be occasion to paint a bleak picture: The current rate of global diversity loss is estimated to be a 1000 times higher than the extinction that would occur naturally. Losing this amount of plants and animals will have lasting impacts on our ability to grow food,... more
10.05.2017
Gabor Figeczky, Advocacy Manager at IFOAM - Organics International, speaking about the multiple benefits of organic agriculture. The 46th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) takes place from 8 to 18 May 2017 in the World Conference Centre, Bonn, Germany. The purpose of these negotiations is to make... more
09.05.2017
GOURMET IZMIRIS GETTING READY FOR 2018The number of participants at the Gourmet Izmir Fairs 2017 increased to 460 from 361 and the number of visitors reached 19,650. The next meeting date has been set on the 9 – 12 May 2018.Preparations for the next year are underway after the EKOLOJİ 8th Izmir Ecologic Products Fair, held under the title of “... more
02.05.2017
On 28 April 2017 hundreds gathered to protest the Bayer/Monsanto merger at the Bayer Shareholders' meeting in Bonn, Germany. Using the proxy vote of a Bayer Shareholder, Markus Arbenz, Executive Director at IFOAM - Organics International voiced the objections many have to the proposed merger as follows: Dear Bayer Management and Shareholders,I am... more
