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29/04/2021
GMOs
Organic movement raises red flag on assumed benefits deregulating new genomic techniques
BRUSSELS, 29 APRIL 2021 – The organic food and farming movement criticises the Commission’s plan to work on a new…
28/04/2021
Organic regulations
Coming up for organic operators: Guide on new EU Organic Regulation
New Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 will apply from 1 January 2022. The basic regulation published in June 2018 will be…
26/04/2021
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IFOAM Organics Europe General Assembly 2021 - Save the date and register now!
The IFOAM Organics Europe General Assembly 2021 will take place online on Tuesday, 29 June 2021 from 10:00 to 13:00…
22/04/2021
Organic regulations
New Organic Regulation published
The sixth secondary regulation to the new EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 has been published. It is Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/642 about labelling…
20/04/2021
About us
Saying goodbye to our colleague
We are saying goodbye to IFOAM Organics Europe’s Policy and Research & Innovation trainee Pia Müller-Cyran. Pia joined the office…
Discuss CAP, new EU Organic Regulation & more at the European Organic Congress 2021 - Remember to save the date!
Are you interested in discussing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the new EU Organic Regulation, rural development and more? Then save…
01/04/2021
About us
Browse interactive data on organic production and retail
IFOAM Organics Europe updated its interactive infographic presenting the EU’s 2019 organic production and retail data compiled by the Research…
30/03/2021
GMOs
Civil society, farmers and business organizations: Vice-President Timmermans, don't deregulate GM crops & animals
BRUSSELS, 30 MARCH 2021 – Today, a large coalition of 162 civil society, farmers and business organisations calls on Vice…
[Exclusive for members] Let's discuss organic hot topics
As a follow-up of the thematic sessions hosted during BIOFACH, we are bringing our members live sessions during which they…
22/03/2021
About us
Our members can provide input to our new internal strategy soon
In 2015, we launched the European organic movement’s shared Vision. In 2017, a movement-wide strategy culminated in a strategic Roadmap “Making it Happen”, highlighting pathways…
15/03/2021
About us
Welcoming our new colleague
IFOAM Organics Europe is excited to welcome its new colleague, who joined our team in March. Emel Ozturk
Listen to first episode of the #Food4EU podcast with IFOAM Organics Europe President Jan Plagge on the European Union’s role in shaping the organic market
IFOAM Organics Europe President Jan Plagge spoke during the first episode of the new podcast series on food and farming…
24/02/2021
Organic regulations
Publication of two new regulations in the EU Official Journal supplementing Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848
The new EU Organic Regulation published in June 2018 will be supplemented and amended by 15 to 20 secondary acts…
[Exclusive for members] GMOs and gene editing in agriculture: Event recordings available until 15 March
On 10 February 2021, more than 160 participants and 7 speakers joined the online event GMOs and gene editing in…
More than 1,000 attended our sessions at BIOFACH’s e-Special - 17-19 February 2021, online
On 17-19 February 2021, the first online edition of BIOFACH took place with more than 13,800 participants. 17 February: Opening…
16/02/2021
About us
Want to learn more about IFOAM Organics Europe’s present, past and future work? Have a look at our updated 2-pages prospectus!
IFOAM Organics Europe is the European umbrella organisation for organic food and farming. We represent organic in European policymaking and…
Organic and Conventional sectors discuss genome editing at IFOAM Organics Europe event - 10 February 2021, online
IFOAM Organics Europe invited food & farming stakeholders and policymakers to discuss GMOs and gene editing in agriculture. With the…
09/02/2021
Climate change
Read EIP-AGRI’s brochure on climate-smart agriculture and learn about solutions for resilient farming and forestry
Farming significantly contributes to climate change with agriculture being responsible for about 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European…
Welcome note February 2021 newsletter
Dear readers, On behalf of the European organic movement, I would like to welcome you back after the winter break…
02/02/2021
GMOs
Detection Cibus’ GM-canola: An update
A regulation is only worth so much as it can be enforced. This is why on 7 September 2020, an…
Join IFOAM Organics Europe at Europe’s biggest trade fair for organic - 17-19 February 2021, online
BIOFACH 2021 is just around the corner! The yearly event gathering the organic movement will take place from 17-19 February…
28/01/2021
Organic regulations
New Organic Regulations & Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK published
Before the application of the new EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848 in January 2022, the Commission needs to adopt many…
Register now for our public event “GMOs and gene editing in agriculture: the benefits of regulation” - 10 February, online
How does organic & non-organic food and farming avoid contamination with GMOs? Why is it so relevant for food production…
02/01/2021
About us
Saying goodbye to our colleagues
Caterina Berardi We are saying goodbye to IFOAM Organics Europe Internal Communications and Membership Officer Caterina Berardi. Caterina started as…