



Organic sales in Germany up 22 per cent

The German market and demand for organic products developed positively in 2020. Direct and online marketing in particular boomed in the Corona year, as BÖLW announced at the industry's annual press conference at Biofach in Nuremberg. This momentum must be used, according to the appeal to politicians.
Basic goes into overdrive
This year, the German organic-supermarket chain Basic intends to pass the 20 store threshold.
GM-cotton in India
Following complaints of allergenic reactions among farmers growing genetically modified cotton, a three member panel was set up to investigate the matter.The First IFOAM International Conference on Animals in Organic Production
Organic livestock production is growing rapidly throughout the world, and sales are anticipated to increase dramatically in the coming years.Slovak Republic Organic Food Market
The Slovak market for organic products is just being born and the share of organic food in the turnover of food products was less than 0.1 % in 2004.
Strategies to support domestic organic markets in countries with emerging organic
A new study of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL).Biotech foods: international safety laws agreed
United Nations talks on the global trade in genetically modified foods and crops ended with an agreement on the labelling of GM grains traded worldwide.Trade Symposium at BioFach: Attracting Customers, International Models of Success
“Organic trade - reaching consumers with innovative ideas” was the title of this year’s specialist symposium that was held one day before BioFach opened in Nuremberg.
Commission forbids legislation concerning separate placement of GMO products in supermarket shelves
The European Commission has decided that the notification by the government of Cyprus of draft legislation requiring genetically modified (GM) foods to be displayed separately from non-GM foods in supermarkets is non-admissible.Italy: The Wholesale Trade Operates Nationwide
In contrast to Germany’s regional wholesale trade, most of the specialist wholesale trade in Italy covers the whole country.Agrosophia helps develop organic and biodynamic agriculture in Russia
So far, organic agriculture in Russia is not very developed.Golden Salima Award and six Trends Awards for organic products
The results of the competition for the best products were ceremonially announced at a Gala evening at the food fair Salima in Brno, in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, March 7. 2006.Organic farming area in Czech Republic stagnates
For the first time since 1995, the size of the organic farming area in the Czech Republic declined last year.Ecor and Baule Volante: two Italian wholesalers
Ecor and Baule Volante - portrait of two Italian wholesalers.New Study Confirms Ecological Virtues of Organic Farming
Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture.UNCTAD, UNEP and IFOAM Join Forces for Regional Organic Standards in East Africa
New partnership announced at March 7-10 workshop in Arusha, Tanzania to promote organic agriculture development in East Africa.Eosta: biodegradable plastic packaging - 30 million a year
Patrick Gerritsen from Natura, the packaging manufacturer, is pleased: “It was Eosta that caused the food market to convert to biodegradable plastics.”Wal-Mart wants more organic food offerings
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. aims to be the mass-market provider of organic food, and will have doubled its organic offerings over the next couple of weeks.Criticism of the Amendment to the EU-Organic Regulation
Developments are fast-moving, and the lobbying by the European organic industry has begun to register success in Brussels.
Symbolic Burning of Organic GM Maize in Catalonia
For years, people have been discussing the ‘peaceful’ co-existence of genetically modified and traditional plants without any appreciable progress being made at EU level.Letter of Protest to the EU-Commissioner for Agriculture M. Fischer-Boel
Campaign: Send this letter to the European Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development.Newsletter
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