On Friday 25 March, Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski launched the applications for the first ever EU Organic Awards alongside representatives of the awards’ co-organisers, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Regions, Copa-Cogeca (EU farming organisations and cooperatives) and IFOAM Organics Europe.
These awards, a first at EU level, will raise awareness amongst the wider public about organic production and its benefits by putting...