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Wake up to Organic!

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30.04.2015

The 'Wake up to Organic' summer campaign has been launched, celebrating the best of British organic products.

Sustainable Foods Summit: Distribution Key to Success of Green Brands

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29.04.2015 Redaktion

Green brands need to focus on distribution if they are to widen appeal of sustainable products. Organic Monitor finds the most successful green brands are those who have expanded distribution into mainstream channels.

Italy: An Excellent Organic Wine Pavilion at Vinitaly

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17.04.2015 Redaktion

The second edition on Vinitaly Bio took place at the most important Italian wine fair, Vinitaly, one of the main international wine exhibitions that was held in Verona from 22-25 March 2015. The expo had about 150,000 visitors from 140 countries and was also attended by more than 2,600 journalists from 46 countries. With only 1000 m² available in the pavilion, there was not enough room for some tens of organic wineries; FederBio will try to obtain a larger exhibition are for the 2016 edition.

Correction: Malta - the EU organic Achilles heel

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15.04.2015 Redaktion

With regard to our article "Malta - the EU organic Achilles heel" that we published on www.organic-market.info on 1 April, we as www.Bio-markt.info/ www.Organic-Market.info and the author of the article Mr. Leo Fruehschuetz want to correct some facts and apologize to Mr Aart Jan Jonker for the comments referring to his name. Mr. Jonker and the group Biodiet/Pure Life have sent us their remarks that we publish here.

Meeting of European specialist organic magazines at BioFach

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07.04.2015 Kai Kreuzer

An international meeting of specialist journalists from seven countries – open to the public - took place for the first time at BioFach in 2015. With some well prepared Powerpoint presentations, they introduced their print an online magazines. The common factor was that they all specialized in the theme of organic.

Sustainable Foods Summit Tackles Ingredients and Packaging Developments

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01.04.2015

The Sustainable Foods Summit will discuss approaches to reduce the environmental impact of food and beverages by using novel ingredients and green packaging. The European edition of this executive summit will be hosted in Amsterdam on 4-5 June.

International organic conference in Ukraine

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10.03.2015

The 5th international conference on the organic sector development in Central / Eastern European and Central Asian countries will take place in Kyiv on 16 – 17 April 2015.

Weleda facial care awarded twice in the UK

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04.03.2015

Weleda’s new Evening Primrose Age Revitalising facial care range has just received two awards in the United Kingdom, Premium Beauty News reports.

Cotton Sustainability Seminar in Japan

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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.

2015 - the International Year of Soils

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03.03.2015

2015 is the International Year of Soils. The IYS 2015, initiated by the FAO, aims to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of soil for food security and essential ecosystem functions.

Italy: Green Train to Expo Milan 2015

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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.

Textile sustainability conference – call for papers

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26.02.2015

Textile Exchange has announced their annual textile sustainability conference Textiles - A Circular Life. It will take place in Mumbai, India, on 5 - 10 October 2015.

Slovakia: International conference on organic agriculture sciences

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25.02.2015

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

Current developments in the Russian organic market

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17.02.2015 Redaktion

In Europe, Russia is considered to be one of the worst performing countries in terms of the turnover of organic food. According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, in 2012 sales of organic food in Russia amounted to 148 million US dollars, which represents growth of 7.8 % compared with 2011.