In Ukraine, genetically modified soybeans are cultivated illegally on a large scale and marketed without declaration. This is shown by studies conducted by the Romanian environmental organisation Agent Green. This year, Agent Green had drawn 60 samples of soy fields in six Ukrainian regions. Half of the fields were planted with GM varieties. This is […]
At the German discount food stores Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd, packaging material for private labels is to be reduced by 30 percent by 2025. The discounters also want to make 100 percent of private label packaging recyclable by 2022. Aldi wants to expand unpacked assortment Aldi plans to reduce packaging volumes particularly for fruit […]
In the Belgian city of Ghent, discounter Lidl has recently started offering its customers a bicycle delivery service for around 400 fresh foods. The goods can be ordered online via the pop-up web shop “Simpl”. The goods can be ordered online via the pop-up web shop “Simpl”. According to the supermarket chain, the goods are […]
The German brewery Neumarkter Lammsbräu has issued a warning to the Danone Group on behalf of the Quality Association for Organic Mineral Water and numerous medium-sized mineral wells. Because its mineral water subsidiary Volvic advertises its water with the terms “Naturally organic” and “Premium mineral water in organic quality”. “Volvic is not organic mineral water […]
What’s the best way to manage Agroecological Service Crops? Comparing the usual management of ASC as green manure vs the use of roller crimper in a no till system, SoilVeg found that the latter generate an higher overall environment benefit, although with lower yields. SoilVeg is an applied research European project involving 9 European countries and 14 […]
A lot of yield on a small area – for organic farmers this should be possible with elaborated organic cultivation methods. Examples have been outlined at the conference “New concepts for an agro-ecological and future-oriented agriculture”. They were presented by the German foundation “Ökologie&Landbau” together with the network “Öko-Junglandwirte” and the University of Kiel. Les jardins de la grelinette Man instead […]
For the first time the 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) was held in Austria from 7 – 9 November. High-level international experts met at Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt, to exchange knowledge and experiences from different areas of organic production. The three-day conference was organized as a joint project by the Research Institute of […]
