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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 21h

🌍 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 · 1d

🌱🏆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 · 1d

#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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 5d

#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 · 6d

🌱🏆 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

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

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 · 7d

🎉🐄 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 · 8d

📑 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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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.

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 8d

@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 · 10d

🌍🚨 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 · 8d

🚨 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

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 8d

🎧 It’s #InternationalPodcastDay!
The perfect occasion to (re)discover our #OrganicDelivers podcast series.
📢 14 episodes on #OrganicBreeding and #biodistricts — hear directly from experts & practitioners shaping the future of food and farming.
👉https://www.organicseurope.bio/organic-delivers/

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 10d

Europe’s farming future is in the hands of young people 🌱
21% of organic farm managers are under 40.
Organic attracts youth faster – but they need support. CAP can make the difference, shaping a greener, fairer food system. #CAP #OrganicYouth #GenerationalRenewal #EUorganic #IMCAP

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

📘The #DARWINproject just released a new policy briefing!

👉 Some takeaways:
✅ Detection of NGT products is possible!
✅ PCR-based methods (qPCR, dPCR) remain highly effective.
✅ Sequencing-based methods open new doors for detecting NGTs.
📄 Read more: organicseurope.bio/news/detecti...

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SCALE-it Project @scale-it-heproject.bsky.social · 19d

The first edition of the SCALE-it newsletter launches this October 2025!🌱🚜🐄

You will receive:
🌿 Updates on innovative alternatives to contentious inputs
🌍 Insights from on-farm trials
💡 Project key developments

📥 Subscribe now: eepurl.com/jnCwLc

#SCALE_it #NatureBasedInputs #OrganicFuture

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 14d

👕 Clothes choice matters: synthetic fibres shed microplastics, organic fibres don’t:
♻️ Renewable & biodegradable
🚫 Chemical-free
🌾 Support farmers

We call on the EU to recognise organic fibres as strategic bio-based materials.
🔗 www.organicseurope.bio/news/synthet...

IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 14d

🌱 Farmer seed exchanges – sharing, saving & reusing seeds – keep farming diverse and resilient.
🚨But as the EU shapes new seed rules, this right is at risk.

💚 Protect the right to seed. Support farmers. Support biodiversity.
📄 Read our joint letter
➡️ ow.ly/iRRf50WG1zs

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 15d

🌱 Shape the future of organic business at invitation-only #OrganicFoodForum 2025!
📍 27 Nov, Brussels

Community of forward-thinking CEOs & executives gather for bold stories, 2030s business dilemmas & EU policy insights.

👉 Interested to join? Contact [email protected]

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 15d

#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 · 15d

Today we celebrate EU Organic Day 🌱
A moment to honor the farmers, entrepreneurs, regions, and citizens building a sustainable and resilient food system in Europe!
Organic is not just a method, it’s a commitment to health, ecology, fairness and care💚
#EUOrganicDay #OrganicEurope

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IFOAM Organics Europe @organicseurope.bsky.social · 15d

In a few minutes, the #EUorganic Awards Ceremony will start at the European Commission, and we will finally know who this year's winners are!
If you're curious too, follow the live-streaming on the Commission's website! agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/orga...

@eesc.bsky.social

EU Organic Awards

Awards recognising excellence in the organic value chain in the EU. These awards will be awarded for the fourth time in 2025.

agriculture.ec.europa.eu

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