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![More than 100 tuned in to online OK-Net EcoFeed Thematic Group meeting!](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OkNetEcoFeed-420x540.png)
More than 100 tuned in to online OK-Net EcoFeed Thematic Group meeting!
On Tuesday 26 May 2020, the Thematic Group meeting brought Innovation Groups involved in the OK-Net EcoFeed project together with external interested…
![Press Release: IFOAM EU welcomes landmark decision to put organic at the heart of future European food system](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/PR-420x540.png)
Press Release: IFOAM EU welcomes landmark decision to put organic at the heart of future European food system
BRUSSELS, 20 MAY 2020 – IFOAM EU welcomes the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork (F2F) strategies and the target…
![TP Organics webinar on Horizon Europe attracts 59 participants](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics webinar on Horizon Europe attracts 59 participants
On 5 May 2020, TP Organics held a successful webinar about Horizon Europe, giving a preview of the EU’s next…
![Now online: Website of BIOFRUITNET project](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/BioFtuitnet-420x540.png)
05/05/2020
Knowledge for organic
Now online: Website of BIOFRUITNET project
The new BIOFRUITNET project’s website is live! For three years, 15 partners will collaborate and provide practical information to farmers…
![Commission to publish Farm to Fork strategy on 29 April 2020... or will it?](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
Commission to publish Farm to Fork strategy on 29 April 2020... or will it?
The Farm to Fork strategy and the EU biodiversity strategy – both essential components of the European Green Deal –foreseen…
![Coming soon - SmartAgriHubs open call, supporting new Innovation Experiments in the agrifood sector](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/SmartAgriHubs-420x540.png)
Coming soon - SmartAgriHubs open call, supporting new Innovation Experiments in the agrifood sector
The SmartAgriHubs project is soon launching its much-awaited open call! If you are a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), supporting one…
![Organic in the SAPEA report](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Report-2-420x540.png)
20/04/2020
Food policy
Organic in the SAPEA report
The recently published Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) report “A sustainable food system for the European Union”…
![Video on optimising the conditions for foraging pigs](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OkNetEcoFeed-420x540.png)
20/04/2020
Knowledge for organic
Video on optimising the conditions for foraging pigs
Carl Sheard, an organic pig farmer in France, is experimenting with a system of outdoor fattening using various combinations of…
![Save the date for TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2020](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OID-420x540.png)
Save the date for TP Organics’ Organic Innovation Days 2020
TP Organics announced its annual Organic Innovation Days 2020, the event that brings together important and diverse actors of the…
![IFOAM EU calls for target of at least 20% organic land in the EU](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
IFOAM EU calls for target of at least 20% organic land in the EU
The organic movement calls for ambitious targets to increase organic land and consumption in the EU ahead of the publication…
![OK-Net EcoFeed and Organic Farm Knowledge – A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/OkNetEcoFeed-420x540.png)
03/03/2020
Knowledge for organic
OK-Net EcoFeed and Organic Farm Knowledge – A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe
The online Organic Farm Knowledge platform presents scientific and practical knowledge tailored to practitioners. The platform allows for easier sharing and access…
![JOINT LETTER: European Green Deal needs to cut pesticides and switch to agroecology](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/JointLetter-420x540.png)
JOINT LETTER: European Green Deal needs to cut pesticides and switch to agroecology
Brussels, 31 March 2020 To: Executive Vice President TimmermansCc: Commissioners Kyriakides, Wojciechowski and Sinkevičius We are writing to you as…
![Priority challenges for the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe – Position paper published by TP Organics](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
Priority challenges for the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe – Position paper published by TP Organics
In view of the preparation of the first Work Programme of Horizon Europe, TP Organics has developed a Position Paper. It…
![BIOFACH session on organic seed and organic heterogenous material in the New EU Organic Regulation](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Liveseed-2-420x540.png)
BIOFACH session on organic seed and organic heterogenous material in the New EU Organic Regulation
On 14 February, IFOAM EU organized a session on Organic Seed and organic heterogenous material in the new EU Organic Regulation at…
![TP Organics’ Science Day 2020: Horizon Europe – Innovation opportunities for organic companies](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/TPO-420x540.png)
TP Organics’ Science Day 2020: Horizon Europe – Innovation opportunities for organic companies
On 14 February, TP Organics’ Science Day on innovation opportunities for organic companies in Horizon Europe, to address the urgent…
![Organic fruit growers gather in Germany for the 19th Ecofruit conference](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/BioFtuitnet-420x540.png)
Organic fruit growers gather in Germany for the 19th Ecofruit conference
IFOAM EU is glad to be the patron of this important biennial event on the future of organic fruit growing.…
How much and which natural inputs does the organic sector need? – A lively debate during BIOFACH 2020
A lively discussion on natural inputs suitable for organic farming as well as future obstacles and opportunities for the sector’s…
![EUREKA project kick-off & EURAKNOS mid-term review](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/Euraknos-2-420x540.png)
17/02/2020
Knowledge for organic
EUREKA project kick-off & EURAKNOS mid-term review
From 27-29 January, the two-year Horizon 2020 project EUREKA was officially launched in Bruges. IFOAM EU will contribute to this project with…
![Organic fruit growers gather in Germany for the 19th Ecofruit conference - 17-19 February 2020, Stuttgart, Germany](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/BioFtuitnet-420x540.png)
Organic fruit growers gather in Germany for the 19th Ecofruit conference - 17-19 February 2020, Stuttgart, Germany
IFOAM EU is glad to be the patron of this important biennial event on the future of organic fruit growing.…
![PRESS RELEASE: IFOAM EU calls for a target of 20% organic land in the EU](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/FoodPolicy-2-420x540.png)
PRESS RELEASE: IFOAM EU calls for a target of 20% organic land in the EU
BRUSSELS, 13 FEBRUARY 2020 – As the European Commission is expected to release the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies,…
![Digitalisation of EU agriculture: driving technology versus being driven by it](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/IOF-2-420x540.png)
Digitalisation of EU agriculture: driving technology versus being driven by it
Digitalisation is a hot topic on the EU agenda. In agriculture, the expectations for digital technologies are high, and so…
![Register now for a high-level event on smart Farming, digitalization of agriculture and visions for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/IOF-2-420x540.png)
Register now for a high-level event on smart Farming, digitalization of agriculture and visions for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
On 29 January, the projects IoF2020 and SmartAgriHubs will hold their high level event in the European Parliament in Brussels.…
![The BIOFRUITNET project: Bridging gaps between science and practice](https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2020/06/BioFtuitnet-420x540.png)
08/01/2020
Knowledge for organic
The BIOFRUITNET project: Bridging gaps between science and practice
On 16-17 December, the project BIOFRUITNET has been officially launched at its kick-off meeting in Hamburg. Focusing on organic pome,…