Good for Nature, Good for You!

The European Commission started an EU-wide information and promotion campaign on organic food and farming which will last for 3 years. The aim of the campaign is to inform consumers, retailers, catering and restaurant services, and other key actors in the food chain about the meaning and merits of organic farming. Objectives of the campaign: it aims to increase consumer awareness and...

The rise and fall of Organic Farming in Greece

In June 2004, the European Commission, responding to the growing expansion of Organic Farming in European Union, proceeded into adopting a European Action Plan aiming at the establishment, reinforcement and development of the Organic Market. The policy paper consisted of 21 agenda points – actions for the Member States and indirect payments to farmers were included, although not clear enough...