Suminter India Organics to get $25m IFC investment
Suminter India Organics, one of India’s leading exporters of organic produce, is to receive an in investment of US$25 from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank,…
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…
‘Non-polluter pays’ food system is an injustice – AssoBio president
Industrialized food systems that penalise sustainable farmers and producers are a serious injustice and should be robustly challenged, says the president of Italian organic group AssoBio.
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…
UK scientists in biodegradable microbeads breakthrough
Scientists from the University of Bath in the UK have announced the development of biodegradable microbeads made using cellulose.
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…