Current trends and challenges for global organic agriculture

In February 2024, the 25th edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture” will be launched by FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) and IFOAM – Organics International. This comprehensive report has provided valuable insights into the global organic agriculture landscape for decades, including data tables, country and continent reports, market analysis, standards, and policy support. With over 200 data and […]

Organic Trade Association expands leadership team

Co-CEOs Tom Chapman and Matthew Dillon will take organic into a new era The Organic Trade Association (OTA) recently announced the new leadership team of co-CEOs Tom Chapman and Matthew Dillon. Reflecting the expanding vision of the trade association and the increasing opportunities and potential in the organic sector, Chapman and Dillon will combine their […]

Farmworkers, environmental groups file legal action demanding Roundup ban

A recent groundbreaking legal action calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to immediately suspend and cancel the dangerous herbicide glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Glyphosate’s registration is illegal, says the petition filed by Center for Food Safety on behalf of itself, Beyond Pesticides, and four farmworker advocacy groups. Last year, in a lawsuit by the […]

Glyphosate linked to epidemic of chronic kidney disease

The mystery of tens of thousands of cases of kidney failure in Sri Lanka may have an answer—exposure in farming communities to the weedkiller ingredient glyphosate. A large field study from Duke University suggests a link between chronic kidney disease (CKDu) and Sri Lankan agricultural areas—where as many as 10% of children ages 5-11 years […]

Bayer loses another Roundup-cancer trial, ordered to pay $1.56 billion

Bayer is on a losing streak in its trials over Roundup weedkiller’s link to cancer. In November, a Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company’s Roundup herbicide caused cancer. In the past two months, Bayer has lost four such trials with damages totaling more than $2 billion […]