🎉 Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay!
A huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers who support us at #OrganicsEurope 💚
Plus: applications for our 2026 traineeships are now open!
📌 Apply by 11 January
👉 www.organicseurope.bio/get-involved...
#EUSolidarityCorps #ErasmusPlus

🐞 Changing the EU authorisation process for biocontrol products will help farmers and ecosystems

🎥 Watch the video below to see how this can be done

👉 For more, see our biocontrol position paper: ow.ly/G2g350XubT5
& our #StopHarm campaign: ow.ly/MjEm50XubTa

📅 On the eve of the final trilogue on the NGTs legislation, our President, Jan Plagge, calls on policymakers at the table to defend the rights of farmers & breeders.

📘However, the study released today by the EU Commission fails to address the patent issue:
ow.ly/UOLv50XAOAn

👉 What challenges do organic farmers face when starting out?

Our Policy Officer Helene Schmutzler explored this & more questions with young organic farmers 🌱

🎙️In this first video, you’ll see her interview with young organic farmer René Bonn.
Enjoy & stay tuned for more 📡

Young organic farmers face many challenges, but the CAP provides tools, funding and rewards for ecosystem services to help them get started.
More improvements are still needed.
🎥 Watch Laura Sauques explain why.
#CAPfocus #OrganicYouth #GenerationalRenewal #EUorganic #IMCAP

Fairness is a core value of organic. ⚖️
We asked Fileni what fairness means to them - it starts with the people who grow our food. Fair deals help farmers keep producing fresh, flavorful organic food for all of us.
Stay tuned for more #OrganicFairnessFirst stories. 🌱

🌱 Meeting organic standards means extra time and effort for organic operators.

📊 Yet, we still lack data on the scale and impact of these costs.
🤝 To address this, we're analysing the burdens faced by organic operators.

👉 Hear the perspectives of our project sponsors.