Anzeige
bio-markt.info
| Advertising | Imprint | data protection
World
Turning food waste into something productive
World World
05.11.2016 EditorThe documentary, “We feed the world,” already showed the tremendous amount of food that is being wasted worldwide every day. The global weight of food waste is estimated at 1.6 billion tons of "primary product equivalents."
Tribunal gathers evidence of Monsanto´s ecocide
World World
23.10.2016The Monsanto Tribunal was held in the middle of October in The Hague. A panel of five prestigious judges listened to witnesses from all over the world. Lawyers, farmers, mothers, health experts and scientists made serious accusations against the American chemicals and seed corporation Monsanto. The aim is to incorporate ecocide into international law. The People´s Assembly, that was held in parallel to the Tribunal, has already “condemned“ Monsanto (watch the videos). More reports from The Hague.
People’s Assembly Verdict: Monsanto guilty of crimes against the planet and humanity
World World
20.10.2016 EditorMonsanto and the Poison Cartel are guilty of crimes against our planet and humanity. This is the verdict from the People’s Assembly organized in the Hague alongside the Monsanto Tribunal.
Bayer-Monsanto and the Concerned Organizations
World World
20.10.2016 EditorThe Bayer-Monsanto deal has many people worried worldwide. Over 780,000 signatures were submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice in order to warn elected officials about the threat that this company merger could pose to worldwide agriculture.
Ecocide must be punishable
World World
18.10.2016Tribunals are being launched because of serious crimes to accuse and punish crimes against humanity. The Monsanto Tribunal and the People's Assembly has taken place in The Hague from 14 to 16 October. Our blog gives details of the event.
André Leu: “We must join ecological forces”
World World
18.10.2016André Leu is President of IFOAM Organics International. At the People´s Assembly and Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague October 14 - 16, 2016 we asked him about his expectations of the event and the possible perspectives for the future.
Monsanto Tribunal starts tomorrow
World World
13.10.2016 EditorTribunals are being launched because of serious crimes to accuse and punish crimes against humanity. The Monsanto Tribunal and the People's Assembly will take place in The Hague from 14 to 16 October.
Bayer-Monsanto merger about to happen
World World
11.10.2016 EditorOn 24 September, the board of Monsanto agreed to accept the offer of Bayer to purchase Monsanto for $66 billion pending regulatory approval. The outcome will depend on the European Commission’s decision in Brussels.
Public trial of Monsanto for ecocide
World World
08.10.2016 EditorOver 800 organizations from around the world are supporting and participating in this process while over 100 people's assemblies and tribunals are being held across the world.
Donating muesli for refugees in Greece and Italy
World World
16.09.2016 EditorMalnutrition and eating the wrong kind of food are sometimes the biggest problems faced by refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iran in the reception camps in Greece and Italy.
Jumbo merger: takeover of Monsanto by Bayer
World World
15.09.2016 Leo FrühschützThe German chemicals corporation Bayer has announced the friendly take-over of its US competitor Monsanto. Bayer is paying Monsanto shareholders US$128 per share - a premium of 44 % on the quoted price.
Organic products from abroad: are prices and wages fair ?
World World
13.09.2016 Leo FrühschützThe objective is clear: people producing organic goods must earn enough to live on. But do importers in fact pay prices that enable the producers and the workers in the fields and plantations to have a decent standard of living? If the answer is that they often don't, what does that mean for the specialist organic trade?
Natural and Organic Personal Care Market Expected to Grow
World World
09.09.2016 RedaktionThe global natural and organic personal care market is expected to value around $21 million by the end of 2024.
Organic Soy Protein Market Worth 500.4 Million USD by 2021
World World
30.08.2016 RedaktionBecause consumers become more and more aware of the advantages of organic soy-milk and the number of lactose-intolerances is growing, the demand for soy-based products is steadily increasing.
Monsanto in court
World World
23.08.2016Tribunals are set up to deal with serious crimes, to indict people guilty of crimes against humanity and to punish them. In the middle of October the Monsanto Tribunal will be held in The Hague. For three days, this symbolic citizens' court will hear plaintiffs from all over the world present a summary of the offences committed by Monsanto. The aim is to get the criminal offence of ecocide recognised in international law.Taking place in parallel, the People´s Assembly will work on devising strategies and concepts for conserving resources and ensuring a viable future.
Organic Canned Fruits offer Multimillion-Dollar Opportunity
World World
20.08.2016 RedaktionThe global market opportunity in canned fruits is expected to rise from $9.45 billion to over $10.82 billion by 2019.
Monsanto Tribunal & People’s Assembly
World World
11.08.2016 EditorTogether, the IFOAM Organics International, Navdanya, Organic Consumers Association, Biovision and many more are organizing The People’s Assembly as well as The Monsanto Tribunal, 14 -16 October 2016 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Monsanto Tribunal: Vadana Shiva´s Call to Action
World World
01.08.2016 EditorThe Monsanto Tribunal is an international civil society initiative to hold Monsanto accountable for human rights violations, for crimes against humanity, and for ecocide. Dr. Vandana Shiva calls to action and explains the background.
European Commission registers 'People4Soil'
World World
29.07.2016 EditorThe European Commission has today taken the decision to register 'People4Soil' European Citizens' Initiative which aims to "recognise soil as a shared heritage that needs EU level protection and develop a dedicated legally binding framework covering the main soil threats."
Get a .bio web address by IFOAM
World World
28.07.2016 EditorIn one year, from June 2015 to June 2016, .bio grew by +50%, reaching 16,000 registrations and expanding to 26 additional countries, now having registrants in a total of 102 countries, explains the IFOAM.
China – one of the top 4 organic markets worldwide
World World
26.07.2016For years there were no official figures available for the organic market in the People's Republic of China, even though this huge country has for a long time been supplying a lot of organic products. According to the data we now have access to, catapulted China into fourth place in the worldwide ranking of organic markets. Karin Heinze has been travelling in China and at BioFach in Shanghai she spoke to the chairman of IFOAM-Asia Zhou Zheijang and Markus Arbenz, the managing director of IFOAM Organics International (Video and Gallery).
Agriculture should play its part in emission reduction
World World
22.07.2016 EditorThe organic food and farming movement welcomes the Commission’s proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in key economic sectors such as agriculture by 30% by 2030.
Organophosphate pesticides hiding in food products
World World
21.07.2016 EditorIn a landmark alliance, known as Project TENDR, leaders of various disciplines have come together in a consensus statement to say that many of the chemicals found in everyday products can result in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention-deficit disorders.
Summer Special
World World
19.07.2016 EditorWith the Summer Special Offer at organic-market.info, you can advertise for more than 8 weeks from 1 August to 30 September for the price of only 6!
Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly
World World
14.07.2016 EditorNavdanya is co-organizing the Monsanto Tribunal and a People’s Assembly for the future of food, the future of the planet from 14th-16th October 2016 at The Hague.
Anzeige