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Achieving The EU’s Organic Goals – Progress, Impacts, & Policy Recommendations 

The final conference of the OrganicTargets4EU Project was already a month ago! We were thrilled to host the conference jointly with the 2025 Organic Innovation Days, TP Organics’ annual public event and the only EU event focused on organic and agro-ecological research and innovation.  Wednesday, 5 November, was dedicated to the project's scientific results, distilling policy recommendations best suited…

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Scenarios For Reaching EU’s Organic Targets:  Unlocking The Future Of Organic Farming & Aquaculture  

The European Union’s Farm to Fork Strategy sets an ambitious goal: By 2030, at least 25% of agricultural land should be farmed organically. Yet, results indicate that this target cannot be met without structural policy shifts – as well as stronger supply chain alignment, and greater consumer engagement and capacity building.  Securing A Pivotal Role Of Organic Agriculture In The Future Food System To address…

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ROADMAP 2030 and Action Plan for 2025-2026: Boosting Organic Food and Farming Calls for Structural and Thematic Transformation of R&I Initiatives

As part of the Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU, the CORE Organic Pleiades Network has launched a ROADMAP 2030 and Action Plan for 2025-2026. As part of the Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU, the CORE Organic Pleiades Network has launched a ROADMAP 2030 and Action Plan for 2025-2026. To provide recommendations for…

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Status and the Road Ahead for the EU’s 25% Organic Farming Target

The European Commission has set an ambitious goal: by 2030, 25% of agricultural land in the EU should be under organic management. But how close are we to achieving this target, and what factors will influence further progress?  The recently published 29 country factsheets by OrganicTargets4EU provide a comprehensive overview…

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Fostering Organic Farming: Key Factors for the Development of the Organic Sector

The organic sector has grown steadily in EU countries in recent years. In 2022, 10.4% of the total utilised agricultural area and 4.5% of the market share was organic. The Farm-to-Fork Strategy of the EU sets the ambitious target of reaching 25% organic area by 2030. The Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU aims at identifying…

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Organic Farm Knowledge Platform: The Hub for Knowledge Exchange in Organic Food and Farming

Organic and agroecological farming systems are knowledge-intensive relying on a two-way approach where research priorities are based on farmers’ needs and the latest research results are translated and made accessible to farmers and advisers. Hence, only an effective flow of sound knowledge between scientists, farmers, and advisors can allow the…

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Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems: Connecting Organic Farmers, Advisors and Researchers

A well-functioning AKIS is key to achieving EU organic targets - 25% of agricultural land under organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. Based on research carried out in OrganicTargets4EU project, this article summarises the assessment of the knowledge and innovation systems in organic agriculture, aquaculture,…

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Open Access to Research Outputs in OrganicTargets4EU

Over the last decades, a lot of research on organic farming and food systems has been carried out...

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