ECOFI has welcomed the compromise reached at today’s trilogue meeting (20 November) on the fertilising products regulation, and now calls for swift adoption of the text to provide regulatory certainty More…
ECOFI has welcomed the compromise reached at today’s trilogue meeting (20 November) on the fertilising products regulation, and now calls for swift adoption of the text to provide regulatory certainty More…
In nature, symbiosis refers to a close interrelation between two different organisms. An example of such is the mutually beneficial relationship between goby fish and shrimp. While the shrimp burrows More…
The EU Fertilizer Regulation is currently undergoing its first revision since 2003. The new draft regulation proposed to replace it was the first dossier under the EU’s new Circular Economy package. The More…
On World Food Day, the European Consortium of the Organic-Based Fertilizer Industry (ECOFI) urged EU negotiators to recall the primary objective of the draft fertilising products regulation: providing a Single More…
The origin of the word ‘organic’ comes from the Greek ‘Organikos’, relating to the organ of a body. This word was later generalized to mean characteristics pertaining to, or derived More…
Organic-based fertilizers are nothing new. In fact, these sustainable solutions to agricultural challenges have been around for centuries. Ever since farmers realised that the manure from their animals helped their More…
Organic-based fertilizers contain carbon – but also other ingredients. The term ‘organic’ means ‘carbon-containing’ by definition. All living things are carbon-based, and carbon – in the form of organic matter More…
We have concluded an agreement with the International Faculty of Finance (IFF) — which has been training people at major financial institutions for over 25 years — on a cross-branding agreement that will raise the awareness of and knowledge about the biostimulants sector among investment professionals.
ECOFI joined the voices commenting on the draft FAO Code of Conduct for the Use and Management of Fertilizers. FAO is the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. ECOFI welcomes More…
In November, ECOFI joined 13 other industry associations to raise awareness of unresolved issues in the draft fertilising products regulation. The draft regulation is a complex piece of legislation, applying More…