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IFOAM Organics Europe and European Citizens' Initiative condemn "fake pesticide reduction"

Methodologies are a political choice: Harmonised Risk-Indicator (HRI-1) misleads EU citizens and harms organic agriculture BRUSSELS/VIENNA, 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 –…
19/09/2024
Events

Organic businesses, we are working on a new event just for you

We are proud to introduce a new event: the Organic Food Forum. Taking place for the first time this November,…
19/09/2024
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21st Organic World Congress in Taiwan

Every three years, the global organic movement meets at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) and holds its General Assembly.…

Advisory services & advisors, join our OrganicAdviceNetwork

We invite agricultural and rural advisory services and advisors with interest and competences in organic agriculture to join the OrganicAdviceNetwork.…

Preview of events

On 19 July, the EU Commission revealed the finalists of the 2024 EU Organic Awards, the EU-wide yearly initiative recognising organic…
19/09/2024
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Review of events

On 13 June 2024, IFOAM Organics Europe’s Director Eduardo Cuoco spoke at a session Supporting farmers in times of turbulence…
18/09/2024
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"A movement building bridges" & other takeaways from the European Organic Congress 2024

Following the summer break for many, harvest time has begun. This is visible in farmers’ produce reaching our forks and…

Task force on biocontrol starts its work

IFOAM Organics Europe’s new Task Force on Biocontrol will take up its work in September. The group will discuss this…

Building the future of EU agrifood – Encouraging high-level statements at congress’ first day

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2024 – Following the Strategic Dialogue for the future of EU agriculture’s recommendations, many agrifood stakeholders,…
09/09/2024
Events

Join Europe's organic leaders at the Nordic Organic Food Fair

The international trade fair Nordic Organic Food Fair is a must-attend event for organic stakeholders and certified organic businesses. Free…

Get ready for the last part of Horizon Europe & the next framework programme – Organic Innovation Days

This year’s edition of TP Organics’ annual Organic Innovation Days is themed “Preparing for the next programme: Getting organic research…

Building our members’ capacity, also after the EU elections

A new European Parliament is settling in and the new European Commission is scheduled to officially start its work on…
14/08/2024
CAP Events

Civil society is taking the CAP by storm: What happened, what's next and how to get involved? 

The Good Food Good Farming campaign mobilised ahead of the European elections, organising a stunt under the motto We can’t eat…

EU Organic Regulation updates: FAQ on organic rules & second list of compliant control bodies

The Commission has updated its Frequently asked questions on organic rules with new topics. It now also clarifies questions on:…

Provide your input to EU research & innovation priorities for organic & agroecology by 18 August

The Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Organics and Agroecology is a key document setting organic and agroecology’s research…
08/08/2024
Events

Natexpo 2024: The organic sector meets in Lyon

Since 2018, Natexpo has been organised every two years (even-numbered years) in Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This is no coincidence…
31/07/2024
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Saying goodbye to our volunteers

About the ESC Programme  The European Solidarity Corps (ESC) provides young people residing in Europe with the unique chance to…

Biodiversity management in organic greenhouses – Webinar available

In the frame of in the IPMWORKS project, we hosted a webinar on greenhouses and biodiversity – the last one…
15/07/2024
Events

Building resilient food futures across generations – Organics Europe’s Youth Event take-aways

The second edition of the Organics Europe Youth Event (OEYE) was held at CIHEAM Bari, Italy, on July 8-9, 2024.…

Working together to enable farmers as agile entrepreneurs – European Biostimulants’ summit

IFOAM Organics Europe’s Director Eduardo Cuoco spoke at a session Supporting farmers in times of turbulence at the European Biostimulants…

CDG meeting on organic farming: Agroforestry, plant protection & compliance

Organic stakeholders exchanged with the Commission on synergies between agroforestry and organic, plant protection products and the regulatory switch from…
04/07/2024
Events Seeds

Fruitful discussion during LiveSeeding online webinar on organic seed and planting material databases

On 4 July 2024, the LiveSeeding project organised a learning exchange on organic seed databases, using examples from Spain and…

Help set the EU’s research and innovation priorities for organic & agroecology 

The Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Organics and Agroecology is a key document setting organic and agroecology’s R&I…
13/06/2024
About us

Join our Brussels team: 5 exciting placements open

IFOAM Organics Europe is excited to announce a call for 4 enthusiastic young volunteers from the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)…
05/06/2024
Events

Review of events

Last April, 18 European project partners of the OrganicAdviceNetwork project met for three days planning the first steps to set-up…
05/06/2024
Events

Preview of events

External advisory services and advisors with organic competences or an interest in organic are invited to join the OrganicAdviceNetwork project’s…

Open webinar on biodiversity management in organic greenhouses

We are organising a series of free and open webinars relevant to organic farming as part of our involvement in…
04/06/2024
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General Assembly 2024: Register now & agenda available 

We would like to inform our members that the General Assembly’s (GA) agenda is now published on the member’s extranet…
04/06/2024
GMOs Seeds

New genomic techniques, what comes up? 

Despite significant political pressure to reach an agreement among the EU institutions before the European elections in June 2024, the…

Join our network of advisory services and advisors – OrganicAdviceNetwork 

External advisory services and advisors with organic competences or an interest in organic are invited to join the OrganicAdviceNetwork project’s…
03/06/2024
About us

Saying goodbye to our colleagues

Selene Capalbo  After 5 months in our communications team, Selene is leaving IFOAM Organics Europe to continue building her experience…

EU Organic Day is coming up - Get ready to be visible on/around 23 September 2024

On 23 September 2024 Europe will celebrate its 4th EU Organic Day! We call on the European organic movement to get…

NGOs call for climate action & fair agrifood systems – 31 May; 1 June & throughout October 

On 31 May, the NGOs who are part of the Good Food Good Farming coalition gathered in Brussels for its…
31/05/2024
Events

Organics Europe Youth Event: Fully booked & programme update 

We are thrilled to announce that second edition of the Organic Europe Youth Event (OEYE) 2024 is fully booked. Thank…

Policies should promote uptake of biocontrol

The European organic movement and international biocontrol manufacturers call on the European Commission to ensure faster registration and uptake of…

Invitation to Council members to strategy workshop 

We are pleased to invite (y)our national representative(s) to take part in IFOAM Organics Europe’s internal strategy workshop physically on…
27/05/2024
Events

Communicating about organic to audiences across the political spectrum 

On 8 May, many members joined us for a political communications oriented webinar in the Let’s Discuss Organic series. The materials…
27/05/2024
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We need your help on improving our services 

We want to better meet your needs as IFOAM Organics Europe member. Help us do this by sharing how you…

Starting the first European network of organic advisors

Last April, 18 European project partners of the OrganicAdviceNetwork project met for three days planning the first steps to set-up…
24/05/2024
Events

Nordic organic leaders will debate the future of organic

On 9-10 October, IFOAM Organics Europe will facilitate one of the most important debates at this year’s edition of the…
23/05/2024
Events

“Being Organic in EU” makes Organics Europe Youth Event field trips possible

BEING ORGANIC in EU is supporting the Organics Europe Youth Event excursions. Thanks to this contribution participants to the youth…
21/05/2024
Events

IFOAM Organics Europe at the American Organic Week 

From 11-19 May, IFOAM Organics Europe’s President, Jan Plagge and Director, Eduardo Cuoco were in the US at the Organic…
17/05/2024
Events

Save the date: Natexpo 2024, same time and place, new format

The international tradeshow for organic products, Natexpo, will be back 23-24 September 2024 at Eurexpo Lyon, France. Every year, Natexpo is…
15/05/2024
Events

European Organic Congress 2024 – Win a free ticket!

We are delighted to announce our special offer for the European Organic Congress 2024 – a free ticket challenge! Take…
10/05/2024
Events

Annual organic farmers meeting: New steering committee & CAP post-2027

For this year’s annual meeting, our interest group of organic farmers (IGOF) gathered in Switzerland on 2- 3 May. Bio…
06/05/2024
Events

High-level organic retailers meet in Italy

For two days, our members of the high-level retailers’ group (IGOR) met in Italy. Invited by EcorNaturasi they visited the…

Deep-dive into challenges & opportunities for Organic Heterogeneous Material

The 3rd LiveSeeding online workshop on Organic Heterogeneous Material (or OHM) united almost 50 participants. Stakeholders from across Europe, ranging…
02/05/2024
Seeds

Plant Reproductive Material Regulation legislation could advance organic plant breeding

On 24 April, the European Parliament voted on the Plant Reproductive Material Regulation (PRM) legislation. Members of the European Parliament…

IBMA and IFOAM Organics Europe call for policies to promote the uptake of biocontrol

IFOAM Organics Europe and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) call for policies to promote the uptake of safe, environmentally…
 
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