Organic hemp business forced to destroy entire crop after Home Office revokes licence
UK-based organic hemp grower and manufacturer Hempen has been forced to destroy its entire crop after the Home Office revoked its hemp grower’s licence.
Murray River Organics secures licence to grow low-THC cannabis
Leading organic grower and manufacturer Murray River Organics (MRG) has been granted a local licence grow ‘low-THC cannabis’ (hemp).
Denmark’s new centre-left Government pledges to double organic by 2030
Denmark’s incoming Social Democrat government has agreed with its other centre-left partners to double organic food consumption and production in the country by 2030.
10 take-aways from this year’s European Organic Congress
IFOAM EU has gathered together the top ten take-aways from last week’s 2019 European Organic Congress, held in Bucharest, Romania.
We can’t afford to wait for organic to scale up says General Mills as it launches ‘hybrid’ farming push
In March, US food multinational General Mills announced that it was funding scheme to convert a million acres of American farmland into 'regenerative agriculture' practices by 2030.
European Organic Congress launch for ‘We Unite’ video
As well as creating a stage for top-level speakers from across Europe’s organic community, next month’s European Organic Congress will also include the official launch of the We Unite video…
IPBES Global Assessment a ‘stark warning’ says Soil Association
Following the release of the IPBES Global Assessment on Monday 6 May, the Soil Association has issued a statement of response, calling it a 'stark warning' about over-use of the…
Innovation and technology theme for European Organic Congress 2019
On 20-21 June, European and national policy-makers and the organic community will gather in Bucharest, Romania, for the European Organic Congress 2019. The theme of the congress is ‘Innovation and…
‘Lazy’ organic movement allowed Big Food too much influence
The organic movement ceded too much power to the big food multinationals, who are now trying to dilute core values to make organic fit their free-market business model. That’s the claim…
The Big Interview: Eduardo Cuoco, director, IFOAM EU
In this wide-ranging interview for Natural Products Global, Eduardo Cucoco, director of IFOAM EU – Europe’s lead organic advocacy group – talks about the organisation’s big priorities in the coming…