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IFOAM Organics Europe

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Advocates for the development and integrity of organic food and farming in Europe, representing almost 200 member organisations. www.organicseurope.bio

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 20d

#PressRelease
🌱 EU Organic Awards 2025 winners revealed!
On #EUOrganicDay, the European Commission hosted the #EUOrganic Awards 2025 in Brussels, celebrating outstanding initiatives across the organic value chain.
🏆 Discover this year's winners in our PR: www.organicseurope.bio/news/eu-orga...

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4h

📢 The first SCALE-it newsletter is out!

👉 This #HorizonEurope project works to boost the availability, accessibility, and adoption of cost-efficient, non-contentious alternatives in organic farming. 🌱

📩 Subscribe to the newsletter: fibl.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

SCALE-it Project @scale-it-heproject.bsky.social · 5d

The first SCALE-it newsletter is out! 🌿

From vibration-based pest control and medicinal plants in animal health to agroecology in action - discover how partners are advancing sustainable solutions for organic farming.

🔍Read it here: mailchi.mp/a7d22b082b1e...

#SCALE_it #OrganicFuture

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4h

🚫 No GMOs through the back door!
The EU may scrap safety checks, traceability & labelling for new GMOs.
📣 Tell your MEP: uphold our right to know what we grow & eat.
✍️ Take action now: https://demeter.net/no-gmos-through-the-back-door/

#NGTs #NewGMOs #NoHiddenGMOs

No GMOs through the back door! - Demeter International

Ask your politicians to maintain our freedom of choice by keeping new GMOs regulated and labelled. We want to know what we eat and grow!

demeter.net

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 7h

🗺️🏆This year's #EUOrganic Award winner for Best Organic Region & #Biodistrict is Võru County (Estonia)!👏🇪🇪
Since 2018 it has pioneered organic food in schools & eco-labelled catering —boosting rural economies & biodiversity🌱🥕
Get to know it 📽️👇© 2025 European Commission

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 23h

🌱 Can Europe’s organic farming shape the future of food?

🔎 EU-funded researchers & farmers across Europe are working to boost organic production.

Through #OrganicTargets4EU, they’re testing real-world solutions.🌱

📖 Read the full story in the #Horizon magazine: https://ow.ly/jjlt50XatJr

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 1d

🌿EU’s "Vision for Agriculture and Food" to 2040, although lacking a food system approach, recognises organic’s social, economic & environmental value.
👉 Read more on BioEcoActual
🔗https://www.bioecoactual.com/en/2025/07/03/eus-direction-for-agri-food-policies-and-the-role-of-organic-therein/

EU’s direction for agri-food policies and the role of organic therein - Bio Eco Actual

Organic is recognised for its positive environmental impact, but also its economic and social value. EU’s direction for agri-food policies

www.bioecoactual.com

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 3d

📖 On 5 August 2025, #DarwinProject partners at Sciensano published a new peer-reviewed study in Food Research International.

Their research shows how genetic fingerprints can accurately identify gene-edited organisms. 🧬

👉 Read it in our article: https://ow.ly/eJyB50X9ATq

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4d

🏘️🏆 Valpaços (🇵🇹) wins the 2025 #EUOrganic Award for Best Organic City!
From 41 to 516 organic producers since 2019🌿— bringing together quality products (wine, olive oil, honey), composting, biodiversity policies & school gardens 🍽️
Discover more 📽️👇 ©2025 European Commission

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4d

🇪🇺 #EUGreenDeal, #EUFarm2Fork & #EUBiodiversity strategies place organic at the 💚 of this transition, with 25% #OrganicLand by 2030.

💡 Key lessons:
1️⃣ All sectors must mobilise for change.
2️⃣ We need strong supply chains & commitment from the food industry.

#Cambrai #EUorganic #OdysséePourNotreSanté

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4d

👉 Reducing and eliminating synthetic pesticides is essential to protect our health, water, soils, and biodiversity.

Organic farming already provides the tools and innovations to transform our agricultural model and deliver truly sustainable food systems. 🌾

#StopHarm #PesticideUse #EUorganic

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 4d

🌿 On Monday, our own Eric Gall signed the “Serment de #Cambrai” on behalf of #OrganicsEurope.
With this pledge, actors from health, water, & local sectors unite with the organic movement to call for an ambitious policy to reduce pesticides & develop #OrganicFarming 🌱

#OdysséePourNotreSanté

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 Today, the European Parliament voted on two key CAP files:
📘 CAP Simplification Package
👉 https://ow.ly/4vRq50X8pmp
📊 Common Market Organisation Revision

The votes bring new recognition for organic farmers but risk weakening the CAP’s overall environmental ambition.🌱

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 6d

🌱🏆This year's #EUOrganic Award winner for Best Organic Male Farmer is Lieven Devreese (BE)!👏
At Het Polderveld Farm he feeds 150 families, offers activities for psychiatric patients & fosters community-centred sustainability🌿
Get to know them📽️👇©2025 European Commission

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 7d

#PressRelease | Today, with @paneurope.bsky.social and @global2000.bsky.social, we lodged a formal complaint before the EU Ombudsman concerning @ec.europa.eu's reliance on HRI-1 to measure use and risk of #pesticides.
Read our full joint statement
organicseurope.bio/news/complai...

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 7d

At #OrganicFoodForum 2025 discuss w/ high-level speakers from DG AGRI how post-2024 EU political priorities & regulatory developments will influence the future of organics🤔🌿

Browse programme: https://www.organicfoodforum.bio/
✉️Interested to join? Contact [email protected]

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 7d

On Saturday, our own Eric Gall met with Alexander Hissting, MD of @ohnegentechnik.bsky.social, at #Anuga2025. They discussed aligned efforts to protect freedom of choice for producers & consumers across Europe who want food free from #GMOs and #NGTs.

🎥 Watch the video 👇

#Cologne #NoHiddenGMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 11d

#NGTs trilogue talks happening today. We stress: current proposal fails to protect EU breeders, farmers, and food industry from patents claims & freedom of choice. W/out strong safeguards for traceability & patents, sustainable & #GMOfree food production is at risk.
#NoHiddenGMOs

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 11d

🌱🏆 The 2025 #EUOrganic Award for Best Organic Female Farmer goes to Albina Yasinskaya🤩🇧🇬!
At Rozino Organic Farm, she applies permaculture, zero-waste & closed-cycle production, setting trends in sustainable organic farming🌿
Get to know her 📽️👇© 2025 European Commission

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 12d

Young people are already choosing organic for its innovation, resilience and community focus. 💚

That’s why the Organics Europe Youth Network calls on the EU to put organic at the core of the upcoming Generational Renewal Strategy.📗
👉 https://ow.ly/IaLv50X5rzN

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 12d

🎉🐄 Celebrating world #FarmAnimalDay! 🐖🌍
Organic farming – rooted in ecology, health, care and fairness – sets the highest standards for animal welfare in the EU💚
Learn how organic delivers on animal welfare!
👉 https://www.organicseurope.bio/what-we-do/animal-welfare/

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

📑 Want to learn more? Find out how #OrganicDelivers for climate and biodiversity in our
🔗 Briefing: www.organicseurope.bio/library/orga...
🔗 Infographic www.organicseurope.bio/library/orga...

#OrganicIsPartOfTheSolution #EUorganic #EUenvironment #biodiversity #climate #Brussels

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

EEA's report reminds us: the time to act is now. Supporting organic is one of the concrete steps Europe can take to safeguard its environment — for everyone, and for generations to come. 🌱

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

For decades organic farmers have been working with nature, not against it. Organic farmers refrain from using synthetic pesticides or fertilisers and instead protect biodiversity, foster soil health and increase carbon in soils.

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

Agriculture is responsible for the biggest pressure on Europe’s water resources, soil degradation and pollinator loss. The current agri-food system is degrading the very ecosystem functions, food production depends on. The good news is, we already have a proven solution.

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

@eea.europa.eu's new report is a wake-up call: Europe’s environment & ecosystems are under growing pressure and our agri-food systems are a primary driver.
Biodiversity is declining across Europe, particularly due to the food system.

European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 15d

🌍🚨 Europe’s environment 2025 is out now, and the conclusions are sobering:

⚠️ Europe’s environment is in poor shape. Nature continues to degrade, biodiversity is declining, and Europe is warming faster than any other region.

www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

#EuropesEnvironment2025

State of Europe’s environment not good: threats to nature and impacts of climate change top challenges

Significant progress has been made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, but the overall state of Europe’s environment is not good, especially its nature which continues to face degr...

www.eea.europa.eu

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Trilogue talks on #NGTs resume this autumn – but key issues remain unresolved, namely:
🌱 Full supply chain transparency
📜 Fair patent rules
🌍 Safeguards for GMO- & NGT-free production

📰 Read more in our dedicated article🔎https://ow.ly/ieGa50X4klU

#NoHiddenGMOs