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Official letters
05/03/2024
Water

Nature-based water resilience cannot wait

Open letter: Nature-based water resilience cannot wait Brussels, 5 March 2024 Dear European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, We…

Re: EP resolution on food security

The war against Ukraine raises legitimate concerns over price increases and availability of certain agriculture inputs, namely cereals for animal…

Ending the use of cages in animal farming

Ending the use of cages in animal farming. “End the cage age” ECI received 1.4 million verified signatures from every…
Reports and studies

Report on contaminants present in food - Evaluation of survey results

This report contains the results of a survey on contaminants on food and how to deal with them. The survey…

Pilot study of spray drift on small organic farms in Switzerland

Spray drift is a major problem for organic farmers, particularly in small fields (Speiser and Kretzschmar, 2021). To support the…

Cases of pesticide residues – Illustrating the decisions taken by control bodies and control authorities in Europe

The handling of organic products contaminated with pesticide residues is highly diverse within Europe. Also, differences between different actors within…

Organic agriculture and its benefits for climate and biodiversity

Changing the way we produce food can make a big difference in mitigating climate change, can help farmers to adapt…

Evaluation of support for organic farming in draft CAP Strategic Plans (2023-2027)

All 27-EU Member States had to submit their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) national Strategic Plans (SP) by 1 January 2022…

The ambition gap - Assessing organic farming support measures in current draft national CAP Strategic Plans for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027

All 27-EU Member States have until 1st January 2022 to submit their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)Strategic Plans to the European…

Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP Strategic Plans [Country overview]

Prospects & developments for organic in national CAP strategic plans 29 June 2021 – IFOAM Organics Europe presents the new…

Towards a just transition of food systems - Challenges and policy levers for France

IDDRI “Towards a just transition of food systems – Challenges & policy levers for France”. Aubert, Gardin (IDDRI) & Alliot…
14/05/2021
Food policy

Sustainable Public Procurement of food: A goal within reach

The aim of this paper is to provide five key arguments in favour of sustainable healthy food procurement to address…
22/02/2021
Agroecology

Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological transition in Europe

Read the policy report report “Roots of resilience: Land policy for an agroecological transition in Europe” in EnglishRead the executive…
27/01/2021
Agroecology

A 10+13 agroecology approach to shape policies and transform eu food systems

This policy paper puts forward a proposal to mainstream agroecology into the policies governing EU food systems. It builds on…
Position papers
28/09/2022
Food policy

Position paper on sustainability labelling & the Planet-score 

IFOAM Organics Europe supports fighting greenwashing by substantiating green claims and supports the European Commission’s intention to increase visibility of…
06/09/2022
Seeds

Position Paper on the review of EU rules on Plant Reproductive Material

Harnessing the potential of cultivated plant diversity for sustainable agriculture. The organic movement welcomes the plans of the Commission to…

10 priorities for the Farm to Fork INI Report

10 priorities for the Farm to Fork INI Report. As the European Parliament is preparing its reaction (own-initiative report) to…
 
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