OFRF announces 2017 grants for innovative organic projects
US non-profit Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has announced the recipients of its 2017 research grant awards for innovation in organic farming.
Bolivia cacao trial shows benefits of agroforestry and organic combination
A long-term study in Bolivia comparing different cacao production systems shows that in addition to enhancing biodiversity as well as farmers’ food security and nutrition, agroforestry systems and organic management…
Denmark debates case for additional ‘organic+’ label
Stakeholders in the Danish organic sector have been discussing the case for a new ‘organic+’ label.
Oikos criticizes Norwegian Government plan to abandon organic target
Norway’s lead organic body Oikos (Organic Norway) has criticized Norwegian Government proposals to abandon the country’s goal of making 15% of all food production and consumption organic by 2020.
A ‘natural grower’ making the desert work for him
NPG reporter Michael Wale travelled deep into the desert of the United Arab Emirates to meet with an extraordinary ‘natural grower’
Organic can be “flagship model” for sustainable farming and growth – IFOAM EU director
Organic food and farming offers a “flagship model for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, says the director of IFOAM EU.
Record-breaking year for organic as global market tops USD 80bn
The organic food and farming sector had another record-breaking year, with global sales topping USD 80 billion and organically farmed land reaching 50.9 million acres.
India’s north-eastern ‘organic hub’ drives market growth
India’s ‘organic hub’ – a cluster of fertile, proactively organic states in Northeast India – is helping drive strong market growth in the country and setting it on its way…
Capitalizing on EU organic grant is trade’s biggest opportunity
“Capitalizing on the Organic Trade Board’s recently secured EU grant, and working closely with them to get a thread of unification across the whole sector. I think that’s a really…
Transitional organic certification scheme for US farmers launched
A new transitional certification programme for products from farmers who are in the process of becoming organic has been launched in the US.