Political Work & Positions

We aim for a future-proof agriculture worldwide and advocate for better, sustainable, legal frameworks for farmers and consumers. In this section you will find various political statements and position papers by the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International.

March 13, 2026

Join our campaign against new GMOs

Step 1 : send an email to your EU-Parlementarians Send an email to your Members of the Parliament asking them to stand for strict regulations for all new GMOs before…

January 14, 2026

Say no to GMOs in your food

Tell your Parliamentarians before it’s too late! The EU is planning to significantly weaken GMO requirements with a new regulation for new GMOs, also referred to as ‘new genomic techniques’.…

December 4, 2025

EU Farmers’ and Breeders’ Freedom of Choice and Autonomy at Risk Under NGT Council Mandate

Press release Brussels, 04.12.2025 – EU member states’ representatives have put the sovereignty and freedom of choice of European farmers and breeders at risk after reaching a provisional agreement on the…

April 17, 2025

No GMOs through the back door!

Ask our politicians to maintain our freedom of choice! The EU is planning to significantly weaken GMO requirements with a new regulation for new GMOs, also referred to as ‘new…

March 14, 2025

Council mandate on NGTs threatens to strip farmers’ and breeders’ freedom of choice and sovereignty

Press release Brussels, 14.03.2025 – Member states’ representatives decided to put in jeopardy the sovereignty and freedom of choice of European farmers and breeders by endorsing the Council’s negotiating mandate…

June 28, 2024

100 Years Celebration

The worldwide movement looks to the future The biodynamic and Demeter community celebrated the 100 years of biodynamic farming on June 28 at Germany’s largest Demeter farm, the Brodowin…

April 24, 2024

Parliament vote on the EU seed law

Press release The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming movement worldwide as part of the organic sector, welcomes the outcome of today’s plenary vote of the European…

March 7, 2024

Pathways project: The future of livestock systems

Sustainable Food Forum On March 7 the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International took part in the Sustainable Food Forum organised in the framework of the Pathways project in Brussels to discuss…

February 12, 2024

Biofach 2024: 100 Years of Biodynamic Farming

Press release At Biofach this year the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International celebrates 100 years of biodynamic farming. This is an opportunity to reflect on the beginnings of the movement, on…

February 7, 2024

Parliament vote on NGT proposal: A step back on biosafety, a step forward on traceability and labelling

Press release In a tight vote the European Parliament adopted in plenary today the proposal on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). For the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming…

January 24, 2024

Environment Committee vote on NGT proposal: A rushed outcome jeopardizing biosafety and freedom of choice

Press release The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming movement worldwide as part of the organic sector, regrets the outcome of the vote by the Environment Committee…

January 20, 2024

Helmy Abouleish keynote speaker of the Agriculture Ministers’ Conference

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture As the President of the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International and CEO of SEKEM, Helmy Abouleish, took centre stage on January 20 as the…

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