Single regulatory agency and label would boost India’s organic sector, say economists
The absence of a single central regulatory agency has been holding back India’s organic food and farming industry, say a group of experts and the Indian Council for Applied Economic…
Home-grown values: Alpro set to harvest first soya crop in Belgium
Leading plant-based food brand Alpro is set to harvest its first soya beans in Belgium, its home country.
Prince Charles: Industrialized farming risks “derailing humanity’s place on Earth for good”
Decades of destruction to the natural environment caused by industrialized farming risks “derailing humanity’s place on Earth for good”, the Prince of Wales warned this week.
Frustration as ASA tells Arla not to use ‘good for the land’ organic claim
Organic groups and farmers say they are “disappointed” after the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority told Arla Foods to stop using the phrase ‘good for the land’ in relation to organic…
Colombia’s DAABON Group is world’s first to gain RSPO NEXT level sustainable palm oil certification
The Colombian-based DAABON Group, an early pioneer in organic palm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO…
Colombia’s DAABON Group is world's first to gain RSPO NEXT level sustainable palm oil certification
The Colombian-based DAABON Group, an early pioneer in organic palm, banana and coffee farming and production, has become the first company in the world to become certified under the RSPO…
EU Organic Regulation revision threatens ‘lose-lose’ situation
Key players in the organic and fair trade movements warned this week that current proposals for revision of the EU Organic Regulation would undermine a flourishing European organic food and…
New trade body OPTA aims to “empower” organic in Europe
The Organic Processing and Trade Association, new trade association aimed at accelerating the progress of organic food and farming in Europe was formally inaugurated in Milan, Italy, this week.
India’s veteran anti-GM campaigner calls for intensified fight against biotech “hijack”
Veteran anti-GM protester and scientist, Dr Vandana Shiva, is calling for intensified resistance in India against the global biotech industry and its political backers.
Registration for Tallin organic summit opens
Registration for the 11th European Organic Congress, which will be held in Estonia in September, has opened.