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IFOAM EU talks getting ‘organic on every table’

By Katy Askew

Increased organic production would support the development of more sustainable food systems across Europe, IFOAM EU’s deputy director and policy manager Eric Gall tells FoodNavigator.

Consumers don’t connect with food any more

By Eliot Beer

UAE consumers have forgotten how to connect with food, and are lacking basic knowledge around food safety and nutrition, according to a food safety consultant.

Amira expands into the UAE organic market

Amira expands into the UAE organic market

By RJ Whitehead

Indian speciality rice major Amira Nature Foods has announced plans to enter the UAE’s organic food market as it focuses on gaining a larger market share across the wider Middle region.

Young Germans increase organic food purchases

Young Germans increase organic food purchases

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Younger consumers increasingly are driving organic food sales in Germany, according to new figures from the German ministry of food, agriculture and consumer protection (BMELV).

Altruistic tendencies are a key driver of organic food purchases, say the researchers.

Altruism is key to organic food growth, suggests study

By Nathan Gray

Marketing efforts for organic foods should put more focus on altruistic aspects such as the environmental and animal welfare aspects if they are to have sustained growth in the sector, say researchers.

EU and Brazil sign sustainable agriculture agreement at Rio+20

EU and Brazil sign sustainable agriculture agreement at Rio+20

By Arabella Milehal

Brazil and the European Union have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a dialogue on agriculture following a conference on sustainable and inclusive agriculture held alongside the Rio+20 Summit of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable...

Connecting consumer and farm

Connecting consumer and farm

As discussions continue at a European level on the proposed new
reform to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), farmers in the UK
are to launch a cross-industry campaign that aims to bridge the gap
between consumer and producer.

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