Eat organic meat to help beat ‘apocalyptic’ superbug crisis, urges chief medical officer
England’s chief medical officer has urged people to eat meat reared under organic or other high-welfare standards to help tackle the growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
100% plant-based agriculture ‘not sustainable’, Holden warns
Monoculture of plant-based cropping is depleting carbon levels to critical point, the founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, Patrick Holden, warned this week.
Organic schemes in India, Denmark and Brazil honoured with top UN awards
Organic schemes in India, Denmark and Brazil have been honoured I this year’s UN Future Policy Awards, which recognise the world’s “best laws and policies promoting agroecology”.
Anti-plastics ‘fervour’ is distracting us from climate change threat, Riverford founder warns
Deepening public and political consternation around plastic pollution is becoming a “dangerous distraction” from a far bigger challenge – the urgent need to control climate change. That’s the view of…
We feed the world: Photography show highlights vital role of smallholders
We Feed the World is a global photography initiative which seeks to capture ‘the triumphs and tribulations’ of the smallholder farmers who produce 70% of the world’s food.
CAP should be enabler of a ‘fair and green’ farming future, organic Congress hears
Public money should be awarded to farmers that deliver public goods. That was the main message that speakers at the 12th European Organic Congress conveyed today to 2000-strong audience at…
Norway’s organic food sales grow by 9%, but market challenges remain
Organic food sales in Norway grew by 9% in the first quarter of 2018 – amounting to NOK1.4 billion (USD170 million) – according to new figures released by the Directorate…
No-deal Brexit would be “complete catastrophe” organic business leader warns
A no-deal or hard Brexit would be a “complete catastrophe” for UK organic exporters, a prominent organic industry business leader warned this weekend.
New law on pesticides in Brazil piques consumer interest in organic
New legislation in Brazil on the use and inspection of pesticides could be creating an opportunity for organic producers, suggests new intelligence by consumer behaviour analyst Mintel.
Fairness is a core organic principle, IFOAM EU reminds Brussels legislators
Fairness has always been a core principle of organic agriculture, leading European advocacy group IFOAM EU has reminded Brussels legislators ahead of important discussions this month on unfair trading practices…