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Genetic engineering is not beyond the fall armyworm
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03.09.2018 Leo FrühschützA new pest is threatening agricultural yields worldwide. Now, some scientists and manufacturers are propagating genetically modified Bt-maize as a solution to the triumphant advance of the pest. Instead, holistic strategies are needed.
TP Organics: Call for Innovations 2018
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28.08.2018 EditorTP Organics calls for innovations in order to compile solutions contributing to the transformation of European food & farming systems based on organic and agroecological principles.
Canada Organic Trade Association welcomes government funding for organic sector
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27.08.2018 EditorAccording to the Canada Organic Trade Association, the Canadian government is investing $8.3 mn in organic agriculture research.
Control authority audit: Any residue is suspicious
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23.08.2018 Leo FrühschützIn January 2018, the auditors of the EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety reviewed a control body operating in the Dominican Republic. By their criticism, they overshoot the mark.
Glyphosate verdict: US court condemns Monsanto to high fine
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15.08.2018 EditorA US court in California made a spectacular decision last week. It sentenced Bayer subsidiary Monsanto to a "compensation for pain and suffering" equivalent to EUR 254 million for a dying cancer patient.
Bingenheim Seed Day: Impulses for organic breeding and organic food trade
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09.08.2018 EditorAround 350 actors recently met in Bingenheim to further develop the vision of independent organic farming.
Organic farmers are also suffering from drought
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07.08.2018 Leo FrühschützOrganic farmers are as affected by the current drought as their conventional colleagues. The situation varies from region to region and from farm to farm.
RELACS EU: Project website launched
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07.08.2018 EditorThe recently introduced European project Replacement of Contentious Inputs in Organic Farming Systems (RELACS) has just launched its new project website.
Human induced climate change likely to have caused current heat wave
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01.08.2018 EditorAccording to reports by The Guardian and BBC Online, the current heatwave in Europe was made more than twice as likely by climate change caused by human behavior, scientists state.
PAN Europe: New report on alternatives to glyphosate published
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31.07.2018 EditorPAN Europe has published an updated edition of its report on alternatives to glyphosate as a contribution to the ongoing discussions among some EU member states on phasing out glyphosate and promoting alternatives.
FOODprint action: 100,000 people want food without genetic engineering
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26.07.2018 Leo FrühschützFor ten months, organic food producer Rapunzel, supported by 30 companies and associations from the organic sector, has collected confessions against genetic engineering in the field and on the plate.
EU: New genetic engineering methods considered genetically modified
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25.07.2018 EditorThe European Court of Justice has ruled that new genetic techniques like CRISPR/Cas should also fall under Europe’s genetic engineering law including risk assessment as well as labelling.
Spain: Double-digit growth of the organic market
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24.07.2018With more than two million hectares Spain has for the first time taken the lead in Europe concerning certified organic land. This is one of the results of a new report by the organic consultancy EcoLogical. The organic market is developing well, the main reasons being increasing demand, better availability and investment on the part of producers. The report has been compiled from a number of sources and provides data on the current situation in the Spanish organic sector.
Glyphosate and cancer: Bayer arraigned
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19.07.2018 Leo FrühschützThe class action lawsuit filed by 450 cancer patients blaming the manufacturer Monsanto and its glyphosate-containing pesticide Roundup for their disease has taken a decisive hurdle.
IFOAM EU: 12th European Organic Congress in Vienna
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17.07.2018 EditorIFOAM EU invites interested parties to its 12th European Organic Congress ‘Organic on every table: Added value for farmers, consumers and society’ taking place in Vienna, Austria, from 25th-26th September 2018.
High-tech strategies for small farmers and organic farming
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12.07.2018 EditorOrganic farming can benefit from technological developments and innovative solutions. The conference „Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (REFAB)” in Cologne will take place on October 1st and 2nd.
Austria: 100% organic food supply is possible
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10.07.2018 EditorA 100% supply of Austria with domestic, organically produced food is possible. This is the result of a new study carried out by the Centre for Global Change at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU) and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). By the study, the authors show the economic advantages and positive consequences for health and the environment. The study was presented by the initiative Mother Earth as well as Greenpeace as part of the key subject 2018 “Look where your food comes from!”
Spain: Impressive growth in the organic sector
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10.07.2018 EditorEcoLogical, an independent consultancy for organic businesses in Spain, has published the ‘Organic Sector in Spain 2018’. This report gathers the most up-to-date information about national and international public bodies and contains original studies about the Spanish organic sector.
Germany: 1.4 million hectares organic land
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05.07.2018 EditorThe figures published by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture confirm that many German farmers switched to organic farming in 2017. This is an opportunity for policymakers to achieve important sustainability goals, says the organisaton BÖLW.
Switzerland: Shortage of Novodor due to potato beetle combat
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26.06.2018 EditorBioSuisse, umbrella association of Swiss organic producers, reports that there is a supply shortage of the biological plant protection agent Novodor.
Poland: Warsaw University offers studies "Organic Agriculture and Food Production”
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21.06.2018 EditorThe Faculty of Agriculture and Biology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), will launch the new international studies "Organic Agriculture and Food Production (OAFP).”
High-tech in organic agriculture: the Internet of Things
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19.06.2018 Jochen BettziecheRobots, sensors and artificial intelligence: The Internet of Things is becoming more and more involved in agriculture. This also presents opportunities for the organic sector.
Ukraine: Positive development of the organic sector
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12.06.2018Olga Trofimtseva, Deputy Minister on European Integration at the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, and Natalie Prokopchuk, Project Manager of the SECO-FiBL Project "Organic Market Development in Ukraine", share the same opinion: “The organic market in Ukraine is constantly developing.” According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the country has 42.7 million hectares of agricultural land and 289,551 ha are cultivated organically. Due to the geographical location, widespread fertile black soils and proximity to potential international buyers, the country has favourable conditions to expand organic agriculture, says an official report of the Ministry.
Leopoldina: Experts’ discussion paper calls for sustainable plant protection
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11.06.2018 EditorRecently, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina published the discussion paper “The Silent Spring – On the need for sustainable plant protection”, written by a group of experts including Prof Andreas Schäffer of RWTH Aachen University and Prof Juliane Filser of Bremen University among further authors.
IFOAM: 1st International Conference of Wheat Landraces for Healthy Food Systems’
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07.06.2018 EditorIFOAM – Organics International invites interested parties to their 1st International Conference of Wheat Landraces for Healthy Food Systems taking place on 13-15 June 2018 in Bologna, Italy.
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