The Organic Farming Scheme and the Organic Grant Scheme both reopened on January 1st 2010. These schemes are operated by the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The Organic Farming Scheme … [Read more...]
Pre budget submission 2009
IOA have in the past few years submitted several prebudget submissions to the government. The aim of these submissions is to highlight to the government the need to allocate sufficient resources to … [Read more...]
IOA seeks Certification Panel Members
IOA is seeking suitably qualified personnel to sit on their Certification Panel. Qualifications and experience required may include Degree level qualification, FETAC or equivalent in Agricultural … [Read more...]
New EU Organic Logo
The long process to select a new EU Organic Logo is nearing an end. The final three designs have been selected and interested parties are asked to vote online for their preference. To cast your … [Read more...]
Organic farming and climate change mitigation
The key challenge of the next two decades is to stabilise atmospheric carbon dioxide to limit a global temperature rise by 2 degrees and avert catastrophic climate change. The global population is … [Read more...]
