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Italy: Organic sector shows impressive growth

Europe Italy

Data collected by Nielsen confirm a positive trend in the Italian organic market. The numbers presented at the shareholders' meeting of AssoBio, show that organic food sales within large-scale retail exceeded 1.5 bn euros.

Sana: 30th Edition in Bologna

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For the 30^th time, Sana, the international exhibition of organic and natural products, will take place at Bolognafiere from 7^th – 10^th September 2018 in Bologna.

Italy: Bio Bank edition on organic catering and canteens

Europe Italy

The Italian specialized publisher Bio Bank published a new edition of Focus Bio Bank. Hot topics are data and informations on the sector of organic catering and organic food in canteens.

Italy: Ramazzini Institute´s glyphosate research project

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One of the leading cancer research organisations in the world is launching the most comprehensive independent study on glyphosate & glyphosate-based herbicides ever. Funding for the complete budget is needed.

Pilot study shows adverse health effects from glyphosate doses considered safe

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Italy: Tutto Bio directory released

Europe Italy

This year is dedicated to Italian food by the Ministries of Agriculture and Cultural Heritage. Therefore Tutto Bio in its 24th edition chose as its theme innovation, the driving force of organic, food and non-food products.

Italy: the organic farming and social network Humus introduced

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At Biofach Humus, the farming and social network for Italian organic agriculture, for quality, sustainability, and responsibility has been introduced. Join the presentaion today at 6 pm at Hall 4 Booth 361 – 469.

Iris Bio – Passion for Pasta

Europe Italy

The mission is: Working for our planet. And to produce the best organic pasta from grains supplied by organic farmers from all over Italy, who belong to the cooperative Astra Bio. For 40 years now, organic pioneer Maurizio Gritta is the driving force behind the company. Convinced by the idea that there is an alternative to the common economic model, he has established the Italian company. Now, he plans to bring the brand Iris Bio to the German specialist trade’s shelves. Watch the Video.

Databases to combat organic fraud

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Organic controls – that often means a lot of physical paperwork and the difficult exchange of information across borders. Added to this are impenetrable trade flows. Databases could be the remedy – and make life difficult for potential fraudsters. The Organic Integrity Platform (OIP) is now mandatory for cereals in Italy. The OIP could be a model for other countries.  

Record organic sales in Italy

Europe Italy

The AssoBio organic association recently presented Nielsen data on the trend of organic food sales in Italian supermarkets.

Italy: posts new record in organic sales

Europe Italy

Nielsen data presented by the Italian Association for Organic Trade AssoBio show a very positive trend in the sale of organic food in Italian supermarkets. From January to April this year, total sales (food, drinks, pet food) increased by 3.7%, up from 0.5% in 2016. The share of organic food in the total food sales increased from 2% in 2013 to 3.4%. Italian consumer purchases in supermarkets have more than tripled since 2009. Also traditional specialized organic shops are growing. 83% of Italian households bought organic products in 2016.

Italy: rising turnover of organic fruit and vegetables

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In 2016, per capita consumption of fruit and vegetables in Italy was 152 kg. Around 9 million tonnes were sold, with consumers opting increasingly for organic fruit and vegetables.

Italy: organic export heavyweight

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According to estimates by the Italian industry association AssoBio sales of organic products amounted to 4.2 billion euros in 2015.

The Italian market: strong organic growth in 2016

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2016 could  be a boom  year in Italy in terms of both the production and consumption of organic products, explained Assobio, the National Association of Manufacturers and Distribution of Organic and Natural Products.

Food knowledge in danger of extinction

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To Chinese the food culture is crucial. It has existed for centuries and has an important place in their daily life. Nevertheless Chinese have never taken a real interest into the origin of their food.

Official Launch of the European Petition for Soil Protection

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On Thursday September 22nd the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) ‘People4soil’, is launched at ‘Terra Madre’, the global Slow Food event on good, clean and fair food in Turin, Italy. The minimum target is to gather one million signatures.

Italian Organic Wine Exports Grow By 38%

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In 2015, Italian organic wine exports grew by 38% with sales worth 205 million Euro.

All set for SANA 2016

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The International Exhibition for Organic and Natural Products SANA takes place from 9th - 12th September in Bologna Italy.

Empowering small farmers and advocating for their interests

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IFAD Annual report 2015 has recently been published in order to explain about their work, investments and results.

Malta strongly rejects accusations of organics fraud

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The Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture has strongly rejected claims that Malta was involved in a scam involving the fraudulent labelling of conventional grain as being organic.

Tutto Bio: Italian Organic Yearbook launched

Europe Italy

Since 1993 Bio Bank is the Italian organic data bank. Year by year updated data and interesting activities are published in  the Italian organic yearbook "Tutto Bio", the annual report on organic sector in Italy.

Review of the Year 2015: Events, Developments, Trends and Numbers

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It’s been a good year for the organic industry: the turnover of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in Germany, on the European and international markets has grown continually. The area of organically farmed land and the number of organic farms have increased slightly in this Year of the Soil. Look back with us over the organic year in our review! 

Organic niche at Expo 2015

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The world exhibition has been running in Milan since 1 May and will continue until 31 October. This mega-event is dominated by the giants in the agricultural and food industry. But anyone interested enough to search will find the initiatives and events that demonstrate a different approach and alternatives.

Italy: Bio Gardens in Schools

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Numerous small farmers - students from primary and secondary schools, but also from kindergartens - in Milan have joined the project Bio Orti nelle Scuole – Bio Gardens in Schools.

Italy: More and more families buy organics

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18,4 million Italian families are buying organic products now