African tea growers warn UK supermarket about its 'disempowering' fair trade model
The UK's Fairtrade Foundation (part of Fairtrade International) has announced that it will not be involved in the new pilot fair trade scheme being launched by the supermarket Sainsbury's.
Washington Post reports raise doubts about organic standards in the US
Two recent Washington Post reports by Peter Whoriskey have raised doubts about organic standards in the US.
Regulatory scientific definition for manuka honey hailed as “major milestone”
A new scientific definition to authenticate manuka honey, which sits at the heart of a new initiative aimed at clamping down on product fraud, has been hailed as a "major…
Regulatory scientific definition for manuka honey hailed as "major milestone"
A new scientific definition to authenticate manuka honey, which sits at the heart of a new initiative aimed at clamping down on product fraud, has been hailed as a "major…
Africa must develop standards for herbal medicine, says Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Africa needs to develop standards to assure safety and benefit of its herbal medicines, says Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius.
European organic market maintains double-digit growth
The organic market in Europe continues to maintain double digit growth, according to data from Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the Agricultural Market Information Company (AMI) that was…
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.
EU organic regulation review is at “a dead end”
The Review of the EU Organic Regulation has reached a “dead end” says recently appointed director of IFOAM EU, Eduardo Cuoco.