South Africa: GMO bill put on hold

Parliamentary Committee puts Genetically Modified Organisms Amendment Bill on hold.

Less grants for organic agriculture in the Czech Republic

The Ministry of Agriculture in Prague has eliminated from the programme for rural development two segments that were promoting organic agriculture.

USA: Institute Files Legal Complaint against Horizon

The Cornucopia Institute, an organic watchdog in the US, filed a formal legal complaint against Horizon, the country’s leading organic brand, with the USDA’s Office of Compliance.

Claus-Pural: Health Food and Wholefood under One Roof

The company Claus-Pural is remarkable in several ways.

Israel achieves 10 % organic exports

Farms are producing a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruit, spices, and field crops.

First certifier to be revoked by the USDA?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture seems to be ready to revoke an organic certifier for the first time in their history.

IFOAM International Conference on Animals in Organic Production

Featuring tours of organic farms and acclaimed speaker Dr. Temple Grandin.

Rapunzel grew by more than 14 % in 2005

Rapunzel’s 30 year anniversary was a very special occasion.

IFOAM is First to be Compliant with the ISEAL Standards Setting Code

IFOAM is fully compliant with ISEAL's Code of Good Practice.

Good starting conditions for organic agriculture in Macedonia

With 25,713 km² and a popoulation of 2.02 Mio, Macedonia is the smallest state of former Yugoslavia.

The First Organic Café in Moscow Has Opened its Doors

The first organic restaurant was opened in Moscow on the 24th of March, 2006.

Stellatex - Certified Organic Dry-Cleaner in Italy

Dyeing and finishing of textiles in an ecological way.

A New Deal Gives Hospitals in the US Access to Natural and Organic Food

A deal announced recently by MedAssets and UNFI gives over 2,000 hospitals access to organic food in the US.

Organic Products in Italian Supermarkets

There are still those main two players, Coop and Esselunga.

Denmark: Dairy Products are the Most Important Export

Ecological production seems to be more of an obligation than a true passion for the biggest export of Danish organic food.

NaturaSì at Sana 2006

The Italian “Supermarket of Nature”.

Turkey: Pioneer in Good Taste

The environmental organisation “Bugday” has created Istanbul’s first organic market.

Organic Butchers in the UK

In the UK, there are ten certification bodies for organic food.

Denmark: Organic Farmers are the Driving Force Behind the Specialist Trade

Most whole food shops in Copenhagen are fairly small.

A change in Switzerland’s organic food market

Increased competition has hit organic farmers in the Swiss food sector.