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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11308

6 May 2015
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Organic - farmers oppose “decertification” thresholds

Brussels, 05/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 May, the principal representatives of farmers and farm workers in the EU called on the countries of the EU to safeguard the future of organic farming in the EU and not introduce measures that could threaten the development of this burgeoning sector.

With the Agriculture Council of Monday 11 May preparing to adopt a general approach to the organic farming dossier, Copa-Cogeca, EFFAT (European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food,...