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March 13, 2026

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…

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…

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…

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…

October 19, 2023

EU Parliament must ensure freedom of choice and maintain the ban of all NGTs in organic

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…

July 5, 2023

EU Commission Proposal on New GMOs

Corporate interests trump freedom of choice and biosafety Press release With today’s legislative proposal on new genomic techniques (NGTs), the European Commission decided to dismantle the EU’s current GMO…

February 3, 2022

Arizona Muse brings Biodynamics to the table

Regeneration of the earth through biodynamic farming Activist Arizona Muse speaks out for Biodynamic Farming as a solution to climate change Today we’re with Arizona Muse, founder of DIRT.Charity and…

November 3, 2021

COP26 – Why agriculture matters

Sustainable agriculture is vital for successful climate action As the COP26 negotiations take place, it is essential to consider the significant role the current intensive agricultural sector plays in contributing…

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