The eight principal organic organisations in Europe have established the Leading Organic Alliance to 'help promote organic farming in Europe, develop and protect organic standards and to exchange best practice in farming, certification and advocacy'.
A memorandum of understanding was signed on 16 February at the BioFach trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany.
Involved in the alliance is the Soil Association (UK), Bio Austria (Austria), Bioforum (Belgium), CAAE (Spain), Debio (Norway), ICEA (Italy), KRAV (Sweden) and Naturland (Germany).
The Soil Association's Francis Blake commented: “All our organisations are deeply embedded in the organic movement with similar values and aspirations – we share a common vision of a truly organic world, as encapsulated in the IFOAM principles. However, we all face similar challenges and we recognise that we can achieve our shared aims more effectively by working together rather than separately.”
The Leading Organic Alliance said that it welcomed the involvement of other organisations, both inside and outside Europe, and invited them to sign the memorandum of understanding.
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