IFOAM OE

Partner responsible: 

Organisation Name: 

IFOAM Organics Europe

Organisation short name: 

IFOAM OE

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Organisation description: 

European umbrella organisation for organic food and farming. They represent organic actors in European policymaking, advocating for transformation of food & farming systems based on the four principles of organic agriculture: health, ecology, fairness, care. They have ~200 member organisations in about 34 European countries and their scope spans the entire organic food chain (farmers, processors, certifiers, retail, research, etc.).

Address: 

Rue Marie Thérèse 11, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

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Contact person: 

One named contact is Eric Gall (Deputy Director, media enquiries). Also Agnes Bruszik is mentioned in relation to being LIVESEED coordinator.

Comments: 

Their membership spans many types of actors (farmers, certifiers, retailers, etc.), giving them broad representation.Their work is recognised in EU policy spaces; they are active in advocacy, standard‐setting dialogue, research & innovation in organics.