Policy

Tell our politicians to maintain our freedom of choice! The European Parliament is debating a new law for new GMOs without prior safety checks, mandatory traceability and labelling on the…

Press release   The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming movement worldwide as part of the organic sector, firmly opposes the direction taken by the European Parliament’s responsible…

Presence of SEKEM and the Egyptian Biodynamic Association   The next United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) is coming up! It will take place from 30 November to 12 December…

Briefing paper – Proposal on new genomic techniques   Under the current EU legislative framework, all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are subject to mandatory risk assessment, traceability, and labelling. These…

300+ organisations call on the European Commission to maintain new GMOs tested and labelled   Frans Timmermans, the vice-president of the European Commission will be present today in the European…

Invest in our planet International Mother Earth Day has been celebrated every year since 1970. It is not so much about celebrating the Earth than about reminding ourselves to step…

Envisioning the future of our livestock system Pathways is a 5-year (2021-2026), EU Horizon 2020 project, contributing to the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, at the heart of the European…

The Federation at the Biofach 2023   The Federation will be present again at the upcoming Biofach – the Worlds leading trade fair for organic food –  from February 14…

#IChooseGMOFree petition handed over to the European Commission The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, along with several other organisations, handed over the #IChooseGMOFree petition to representatives of the European Commission in…

Spreading Awareness, Stopping Resistance Last year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) put forth high ambitions in the global fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) with the motto ‘Spreading Awareness, Stopping Resistance’.…