BioFach Japan 2006

Display space almost fully booked. Some 200 international exhibitors expected.

BioFach America is booked up!

German exhibitors present their products in pavilion.

Organic Agriculture Contributes to Food Security and Rural Development in Africa

The (IFOAM) presented diverse examples of Organic Agriculture in Africa.

Organic Food in Portugal

Influencing factors in the evolution of processing and marketing of organic products in Portugal.

Greentrade.net as a platform for organic trade worldwide

Greentrade is the leading internet marketplace for the global organic industry.

A Positive Forecast for Poland’s Organic Production

The number of certified organic farms in Poland rose to almost 7200.

The first university in the United States to offer a major in organic agriculture

The Washington State University is leading a movement among agricultural schools.

Amazon.com starts selling organic groceries in the United States

Customers have been shopping for books, DVDs, clothing and toys on the site of Amazon.com.

Danone and Stonyfield have joined forces

The organic dairy firm Stonyfield Farm and Paris-based Danone have joined together for the creation of a subsidiary in Europe.

World Day to Combat Desertification

IFOAM Encourages theAdoption of Organic Agriculture.

Organic Fish Farming in the Province of An Giang / Vietnam

A pilot scheme is shown to be successful.

The Coop is the Market Leader in Sweden, too

Where the most organic products are sold in the conventional food trade, it is often the cooperative organisations that are most involved in considerations of ecology.

Organic Goes Mainstream

Organics still seem to contradict the philosophy of Wal-Mart.

Organic Coffee from Kalinga (Philippines)

Due to the efforts of the Department of Trade and Industry Kalinga, coffee farming in this province is becoming organic.

The New „Comunità BioBenessere“

An initiative mainly for school teachers, but also for other people...

A New Awareness for Organic Clothes in the UK

33 % of the consumers consider themselves as being conscience consumers.

Organic Cod Farming on the Shetlands

Britons eat 300,000 tons of cod a year.

Chain Stores in Germany: Strong Growth Planned

Up to now there have been only three nationwide competitors in the race.

Rome’s First Organic „Bed and Breakfast“ has opened

A new “bed and breakfast” hotel has opened by an initiative of the shop B’io “La madre terra”.

IFOAM EU Group Calls for Changes to Organic Amendment

At the end of May, the IFOAM EU Group sent the Austrian council presidency an extensive list of requirements concerning the revision of the EU Organic Regulation.