Lidl Focuses on Bioland Farmers
The discounter Lidl wants to sensitize consumers to the added value of local and high-quality organic products. For this purpose, the company is running a campaign to help farmers make a big impression.
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Sustainability
Kaufland Is a Member of Demeter
The Kaufland food chain has expanded its cooperation with Demeter and is now a member of the Bio-Verband. Demeter wants to create more sales opportunities for its farmers and win customers who usually only buy from conventional food retailers. The Federal Association for Natural Foods and Natural Products is critical of this.
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Even More Deposit Glass at Alnatura
Now Alnatura also offers ketchup, lentils, rice and cane sugar in a deposit jar. The company is thus once again focusing on recycling management. Step by step, Alnatura intends to further expand the use of returnable glass in its product range.
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Rapunzel Builds Visitor Centre
On three floors and around 7,500 square metres of space, Rapunzel wants to make “organic experience” possible with its new visitor centre. The building is currently under construction in Legau in the Unterallgäu, around 20 minutes by car from Memmingen. It is scheduled to open at the beginning of 2022.
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“Green Beauty” at Garnier
By 2025, the Garnier brand, which belongs to L’Oréal, wants to do without 100 percent of the use of new plastic in packaging. One step along the way: In the “Garnier BIO” line, the caring organic hemp gel cream now uses a cosmetic tube partly made of paper.
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Pilot Project from Henkel and Amazon
The natural cosmetics brand N.A.E., which belongs to Henkel Beauty Care, started an e-commerce pilot project with Amazon. With less packaging material and optimized supply chain processes, the brand intends to further emphasize its commitment to sustainability.
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“Digitization is an Important Pillar in the Sustainable Transformation of Agriculture”
Andreas Schweikert, agriculture officer of the digital association Bitkom, on the interaction between ecology and technology and the challenges that digital developments bring with them in agriculture – such as the serious danger from hackers.
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European Project to Strengthen Networks in Organic Fruit Growing
Making successful methods in organic plant protection accessible throughout Europe is the aim of the “Biofruitnet” project initiated by Naturland. Through the exchange of knowledge between farmers, advisers and research institutes, innovations in organic fruit growing are to be promoted – and the competitiveness of European organic fruit growing is to be strengthened.
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Organic spices are a sensitive market
The demand for organic spices is growing. Due to the high proportion of imports and the growing risk of weather-related crop failures, even the procurement of organic spices is a challenge. Many producers therefore rely on contract farming.
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Guidelines for Soil and Plant Protection
Seals are intended to ensure transparency in the organic market. But what exactly is the difference between “Bio light” and “Premium-Bio”? How do the certifications work and what do they mean for producers? We offer you an overview of soil and plant protection.
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