CONFUSED about how much saturated fat is too much following a new mega study which found no evidence saturated fat in butter and cheese is associated with a greater risk of heart disease? Well a group of Victorian farmers says it’s time to get back to basics. The study partly funded by the British Heart …. more
THE 25th anniversary of BIOFACH and the eighth edition of VIVANESS held in Nurnberg, Germany last month saw 42,445* trade visitors from 135 countries attend. The world’s leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, and the International Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care, impressed once again with their four-day presentation of varied, innovative and high-quality products. …. more
PAUL Stadhams, newly appointed CEO of Australian Organic, has a background in the agriculture and food processing sectors and was most recently a state administration and operations manager with national fresh produce wholesaler Moraitis. Chair of Australian Organic, Dr Andrew Monk, says Paul’s appointment heralds a new era for the company. “Paul’s experience with one …. more
Andre Leu, President, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), is pictured above delivering his opening speech at BioFach 2013, Nuremberg, Germany. Mr Leu spoke on the theme of ‘Partnership and International Cooperation’. He said the organic sector has several very positive messages for these troubled times. “In a time of prolonged global economic crises the organic …. more
Andre Leu, IFOAM President (left), with Zambia’s First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda, patron of Organic Producers and Processers Association of Zambia (OPPAZ). THE world trade fair, BioFach, has a very important role in the global organic sector, according to one of the event’s major sponsors, IFOAM (the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements) president Andre …. more
IFOAM and FiBL announced the publication of the 14th “The World of Organic Agriculture” statistics book at Biofach in Germany on February 13, 2013. The global value of certified organic market sales was estimated to be US $62.9 billion globally in 2011. This is an increase from $59.1 billion in 2010 and US $54.9 billion in 2009. …. more