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New logo selected for all EU organic products

(08/02/2010)

On February 8, 2010, the European Commission officially announced the winner of the EU organic logo competition. Over the past two months, some 130'000 people have voted online to choose the new organic symbol from three finalists.
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BioFach and Vivaness: Plenty of information at the congress

(05/02/2010)

The congress parallel to BioFach and Vivaness from February 17–20, 2010, offers a comprehensive programme of presentations.
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Ghana: Organic sector now represented in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture

(04/02/2010)

A Desk for Organic Agriculture has been established in the Ministry of Agriculture. This is reported in the latest Africa Organic News of the IFOAM Africa Office.
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Organic grapes: 21 percent increase in 2008

(25/01/2010)

According to the latest FiBL/IFOAM survey at least 150'000 hectares of organic grapes are grown world-wide (2008) - a 21 percent increase compared with the data from 2007.
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Organic farming world-wide: Latest figures at BioFach 2010

(20/01/2010)

At the BioFach Congress 2010, the latest figures on organic agriculture world-wide will be presented.
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Germany: Market and production data 2009 published

(14/01/2010)

The German Federation of the Organic Food Industry BOELW has recently published the latest market and production data for Germany.
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February 16, 2010: 3rd IFOAM Trade Symposium at BioFach, Nürnberg

(13/01/2010)

The 3rd IFOAM Trade Symposium entitled "Finding the Competitive Advantage, A Challenge in these Uncertain Times" will feature experts in market research and retailers who will explore the impacts of the financial crisis on organic markets and highlight the attitudes of today’s consumers. During the...
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Asia: Data collection group formed

(08/01/2010)

At the regional collaboration meeting held on November 19, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, a data collection working group was formed.
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ISOFAR Journal: Call for papers

(07/01/2010)

The first edition of 'Organic Agriculture' will be published in spring 2010 by Springer. It is the Journal of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR). Contributions can be submitted online.
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Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change established

(17/12/2009)

Climate change directly influences food production and food security. To address these new challenges, the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change has been established on December 16, 2009, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
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Agriculture can slow global warming – but which type of agriculture?

(14/12/2009)

At the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the farmers' organisations are calling for agriculture to be included in the negotiations as part of the package of climate change solutions. But: Which type of agriculture is really suited to sustainably mitigate climate change? FiBL director Urs...
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EU organic logo: Online vote

(08/12/2009)

Over 3400 students from all 27 EU Member States participated in the EU organic logo competition. Out of all of the submissions, the jury made a pre-selection of the best 100 logos in the first judging round. In the following stage, three designs were selected.
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February 17-20, 2010: BioFach Congress 2010 - FiBL presentations

(19/11/2009)

At the BioFach Congress 2010 many presentations, fora, workshops and panel discussions will take place. The programme of the sessions organised by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL ist now available.
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