📢 As the EU prepares its Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, it's crucial that “simplification” doesn't weaken pesticide rules. Improving access to safe biocontrol must not become a backdoor for pesticides:
https://ow.ly/ZG6C50XIulT

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👉 What challenges do organic farmers face when starting out?

Our Policy Officer Helene Schmutzler explored this & more questions with young organic farmers 🌱

🎙️In this first video, you’ll see her interview with young organic farmer Nora Laub: https://ow.ly/ssJc50XGcnC

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🌱 The Organic Food Forum, held on 27 November, gathered voices from across Europe for an important exchange on the future of organic.

Participants shared experiences, explored emerging challenges, and discussed opportunities to strengthen organic’s positioning, trust, & value. 💚

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🌱 Getting new natural substances approved can take years for organic farmers.
❌ Why? Because of a double approval process & market challenges.

👉 Learn more in our dedicated position paper: https://ow.ly/G2g350XubT5
and in our #StopHarm campaign: https://ow.ly/MjEm50XubTa

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🐞 Changing the EU authorisation process for biocontrol products will help farmers and ecosystems

🎥 Watch the video below to see how this can be done

👉 For more, see our biocontrol position paper: ow.ly/G2g350XubT5
& our #StopHarm campaign: ow.ly/MjEm50XubTa

📅 On the eve of the final trilogue on the NGTs legislation, our President, Jan Plagge, calls on policymakers at the table to defend the rights of farmers & breeders.

📘However, the study released today by the EU Commission fails to address the patent issue:
ow.ly/UOLv50XAOAn