Category: Policy

FAO releases new Sustainability Pathways website

Organic farming, sustainability assessment and other project and conference initiatives included…

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EU Organic Congress debates CAP reform and organic regulations

Susanne Padel presents results of organic farming policy study

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GHG action plan delivers

Committee on Climate Change supports initiative

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EU support for agroforestry grows

EURAF conference gains support from EU Parliament…

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ORC submits evidence on CAP Greening to EFRA Select Committee

ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website…

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Portuguese develop new organic action plan

ORC’s Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week…

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IFOAM EU conference on resource efficiency and food security

ORC’s Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group’s conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011…

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Organic farming and carbon

OCW has published a report of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.

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CAP Reform proposals mean big changes for organic from 2014

ORC researchers today present to OCW’s Welsh Organic Conference…

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EU Court of Auditors back organic as agri-environment scheme

In a report critical of many Member State agri-environment schemes, the European Court of Auditors has backed organic farming recognising…

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