13.08.2018
Dewayne “Lee” Johnson filed a lawsuit against Monsanto in 2016, alleging that exposure to the Roundup herbicide he sprayed while working as a school groundskeeper caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.During the trial, Mr Johnson testified “I never would’ve sprayed that product on school grounds or around people if I knew it would cause them... more
26.07.2018
IFOAM – Organics International welcomes the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that new breeding methods such as CRISPR and other gene editing techniques are forms of genetic engineering, and that products therefrom are indeed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that should be regulated as such under existing EU legislation.In its... more
25.07.2018
The World Future Council, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) and IFOAM - Organics International have announced the names of experts on the jury of the Future Policy Award 2018. The Award celebrates the world’s best policies scaling up... more
24.07.2018
PAN Europe has published an updated edition of its report on alternatives to glyphosate as a contribution to the ongoing discussions among some Member States on phasing out glyphosate and promoting alternatives. Last December, following glyphosate’s re-authorisation... more
12.07.2018
This year’s Future Policy Award is focusing on policies scaling up agroecology. These policies contribute to the protection of life and livelihoods of small-scale food producers, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement climate-resilient... more
06.07.2018
Every single day millions of small farmers, land workers, pastoralists and fishers work hard to produce wonderful, healthy, refreshing food for our plates. We need to save this. All across Europe citizens are standing up for Good Food & Good Farming!Join the ... more
27.06.2018
On 1 July, our new Executive Director, Louise Luttikholt, will join the IFOAM – Organics International team. There will be a one-month period of transition before Markus Arbenz, our current Executive Director, leaves the organization. We would like to take time on 1 August to bid Markus farewell and welcome Louise to the organic movement. We... more
25.06.2018
Regional knowledge hubs for organic farmingIn order to promote organic agriculture, the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) seeks to support a network of regional knowledge hubs for organic farming in Africa.BMZ is now... more
21.06.2018
Last week Eosta landed a Sustainable Food Award for its ‘Natural Branding’ scheme, ahead of competition from Switzerland and the UK. Eosta has been applying Natural Branding laser marking on organic produce since 2016, in order to battle against environmental polluting plastic. So far Eosta has already saved 6.3 million plastic packaging units.... more
19.06.2018
Global, regional and national statistics and analysis"The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends” is published each year.With global and regional overviews, country-specific data and expert analysis, it shows you the latest developments and trends in global organic agriculture from a source you can trust.To help celebrate... more
