‘Innovation will shape our world, like it or not’ – Helen Browning
At January’s Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture Helen Browning OBE, chief executive of the Soil Association (SA), welcomed members of Melchett’s friends and family, and the wider organic community, commenting that…
Rising resistance against patents on seeds and agricultural food products in Europe
Last November, the European Patent Office (EPO) reaffirmed a patent on beer and barley derived from traditional breeding granted to the breweries Carlsberg and Heineken. The European coalition No patents…
How should organic respond in a ‘permacrisis’?
In December the BBC reported that the Collins English Dictionary’s Word of Year 2022 was permacrisis, meaning “an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series…
Steffen Reese “For organic to persist and thrive, we need political, corporate, and individual change”
2022 has not only been a year of escalating crises around the world, but also the year that saw the Naturland association celebrate its 40th anniversary. In our interview, CEO…
Organic inputs, chemical-free production
Se entiende como insumo el «conjunto de elementos que toman parte en la producción de otros bienes». En agricultura, se encuentran en forma de fitosanitarios, sustratos, fertilizantes y vitaminas que…
Organics in international development cooperation
The holistic concept of organic presents solutions for many current challenges and contributes to the SDGs. That makes it interesting for international development cooperation. A quick review of recent history…
Government ‘ignores evidence’, re-authorizes neonics
The Soil Association (SA) says the Government is ‘ignoring scientific evidence’ in issuing an ‘emergency temporary authorization’ of neonicotinoids for use on this year’s sugar beet crop. Defra says its…
Bio inputs: Sustainability, productivity and profitability
Insumos bio: Sostenibilidad, productividad y rentabilidad Nutrir el suelo, proteger los cultivos ante plagas, prevenir y/o tratar enfermedades de las
Regenerative Agriculture Needs A Standardized Definition, Says New Report
3 Mins Read A new report says that an inconsistent understanding of what regenerative agriculture entails and what it can achieve means an outcome-based framework for measuring and assessing regenerative…
Danish research uncovers ‘forever chemicals’ in organic eggs
New research by Denmark’s DTU National Food Institute has uncovered the presence of PFAS in organic egg yolks. These contaminants – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ thanks to their inability…