Germany’s new agriculture minister said that “junk prices” drive “farms into ruin, prevent more animal welfare, promote the extinction of species and pollute the climate.”
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Germany’s new agriculture minister said that “junk prices” drive “farms into ruin, prevent more animal welfare, promote the extinction of species and pollute the climate.”
Read ArticleMore than a third of fruit and vegetable products in France are thought to be sold in plastic wrapping, and government officials believe that the ban could prevent a billion items of single-use plastics from being used every year.
Read ArticleUnder a revolutionary program to protect the environment, farmers in the UK will get a cash subsidy if they avoid using harmful pesticides and herbicides.
Read ArticleExcellent news! The Mexican government rejects a GMO corn permit for the first time ever.
Read ArticleCould this soon be the U.S. as well?
Read ArticleIn 2020, Chinese organic sales grew 18.6%, ranking it 4th globally.
Read ArticleU.S. and India spar over organic soy, raising U.S. feed prices.
Read ArticleLeaders of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa — a group of 200 million farmers, fishers and consumers — explain how they want agroecology, not GMOs and toxic chemicals.
Read ArticleCanadians could soon be buying genetically-modified foods and plants sold with minimal government oversight, recently released federal guidance suggests.
Read ArticleIn banning glyphosate, Mexico has embraced the precautionary principle and the growing body of scientific research showing the dangers of the chemical.
Read ArticleThe organic market in the UK is now worth £2.79 billion, having just experienced its highest year-on-year growth rate since 2005.
Read ArticleSmall farmers in India face perilous changes in the marketplace, which will favor large-scale farming and more corporate control — and the environmental consequences that come along with that.
Read ArticleThe USDA is ending its recognition agreement that had allowed Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority accredited certifiers to provide USDA organic certification in India.
Read ArticleWhile there are a few exceptions, organic products certified in one country are automatically considered certified organic in the other.
Read ArticleWith its proprietary technology, the start-up is playing an incredibly important role in educating Chinese consumers about trusted organic brands.
Read ArticleThe country will also be phasing out the super-toxic glyphosate herbicide by 2024.
Read ArticleNew restrictions are part of a push by the French government to phase out the cancer-causing weedkiller by 2021.
Read ArticleAccording to the Canada Organic Trade Association, organic products sold in Canada now account for 3.2% of all grocery sales.
Read ArticleStakeholders fear organic food exports will be banned if mutual recognition is not agreed upon between the UK and EU by December 31, 2020.
Read ArticleDespite the fact that Fidel Castro was a harsh critic of GMOs, the country is now officially allowing them.
Read ArticleMexico has created a roadmap for the gradual reduction of the use of toxic herbicide until it reaches a total ban in 2024.
Read ArticleThe arrangement covers products certified to the USDA organic regulations or Taiwan organic regulations that are grown or produced in the United States or Taiwan; or have their final processing or packaging in the United States or Taiwan.
Read ArticleThe UK reported that organic farmland grew by 2.4% last year, reversing a decline from 2018.
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