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USA: Growing New Organic Farmers

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

22.04.2015

A 30-day “Growing New Organic Farmers” Kickstarter campaign was launched.

Organic farmers call for GMO ban

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

10.04.2015 Redaktion

As the Directive granting Member States the right to ban GMO cultivation on their territory enters into force beginning April 2015, a new report from IFOAM EU provides an overview of existing national “coexistence” measures aimed at preventing contamination by GMOs.

9th European Organic Congress: Designing our future

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

03.04.2015 Redaktion

This years’ Organic Congress from IFOAM EU group will take place in Riga.

First international GOTS Conference in Mumbai

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

20.03.2015

The first international GOTS Conference - Strong Partnerships for Success - will take place in Mumbai, India on 22 May 22 2015.

IFOAM Organic Leadership Course Europe

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

18.03.2015

Together with the IFOAM EU Group, the IFOAM Academy is getting ready for the next edition of the European Organic Leadership Course.

The World of Organic Agriculture

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

17.03.2015

The 2015 edition of The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends was published by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM.

Cooperation to combat fraud

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

16.03.2015

At BioFach 2015, Organic Services and Bionext, and Organic Services and Federbio agreed on a close cooperation.

New report by the Fairtrade Foundation - Sugar Crash

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

12.03.2015

The Fairtrade Foundation has just published their report Sugar Crash - How EU Reform is endangering the livelihoods of small farmers.

Fairtrade sales and new commitments in the UK

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

05.03.2015

The estimated retail value of sales of Fairtrade products were £1.67 billion (about €2.26 billion) in 2014, down 3.7% year-on-year.

Cotton Sustainability Seminar in Japan

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

03.03.2015

Liesl Truscott, European & Farm Engagement Director, joined Textile Exchange Board member Mitsuya Inagaki from KOWA, Daren Abney from the Better Cotton Initiative, and Jouji Matsui from Fairtrade Japan to deliver a seminar on cotton sustainability initiatives in January.

Berlin: organs on track to grow in the metropolitan region

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

02.03.2015

Total turnover in the regional specialist trade in the metropolitan area of Berlin-Brandenburg was well over 350 million euros in 2014. This equates to growth of at least 8 %.

Organic milk sales surging in the USA

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

02.03.2015

The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) reports that total organic milk products sales were at 210 million pounds in December 2014, up 5.7% from December 2013 and up 9.2% for 2014 compared with 2013.

Italy: Green Train to Expo Milan 2015

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

02.03.2015

The Green Train 2015 (Treno Verde 2015) has departed in Caltanissetta (Sicily) and is on its way to the Expo in Milan that will commence on 1 May 2015.

Continued funding for Food for Life Scotland

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

26.02.2015

The Scottish Government has announced further funding for Soil Association Scotland's Food for Life Scotland programme.

Netherlands: organic exports increase by 11 %

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

25.02.2015

Organic exports from the Netherlands increased by 11%, up from 826 million euros in 2013 to 938 million euros in 2014.

Slovakia: International conference on organic agriculture sciences

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

25.02.2015

The International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 14 -17 October 2015.

Organic growth continues on the global level

Associations/Institutions Associations/Institutions

24.02.2015

The latest global data on organic farming has been presented by IFOAM – Organics International and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) at the BioFach fair 2015 in Nuremberg. The global organic market increased to 72 billion US Dollars, organic agricultural land worldwide is 43 million hectares.