{"id":22027,"date":"2023-09-21T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certisys.eu\/le-23-septembre-la-journee-europeenne-du-bio-un-jour-dedie-a-la-mise-en-avant-des-initiatives-bio-eu-europe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T08:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T06:15:33","slug":"european-organic-day-on-23-september-a-day-dedicated-to-highlighting-organic-initiatives-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certisys.eu\/en\/european-organic-day-on-23-september-a-day-dedicated-to-highlighting-organic-initiatives-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"European Organic Day on 23 September! A day dedicated to highlighting organic initiatives in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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European Organic Day on 23 September!<\/h1>\n

A day dedicated to highlighting organic initiatives in Europe<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Officially launched on 23 September 2021 by the European Parliament<\/a>, the Commission<\/a> and the Council of the European Union<\/a>, #EU ORGANIC DAY<\/strong><\/span> has been established to celebrate the organic sector and assess Europe’s progress towards its ambitious target of 25% of land devoted to organic farming by 2030.<\/p>\n

This day is an opportunity to make the general public and the supply chain more aware of the many benefits of organic farming and to look again at the reasons for going into organic production. It follows on from the action plan adopted by the Commission on 25 March 2021 to stimulate organic production and consumer demand for organic products,<\/p>\n

The target of 25% of utilised agricultural area (UAA) by 2030 represents a real challenge, given that the latest figures (FiBl<\/a> 2021) put the percentage of land in organic farming in the European Union at 9.6%. r the importance, ,[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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“The target of 25% of utilised agricultural area (UAA) by 2030 represents a real challenge”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]IFOAM Organics Europe<\/a> has therefore launched a Europe-wide appeal to organise initiatives for this #EU ORGANIC DAY to which it will give visibility . As last year, the EU Organic Awards<\/a> will be presented to European players who are making a major contribution to the development of the organic farming value chain. 8 awards will be presented in 7 different categories. The Awards ceremony will be held in Brussels on 25 September.<\/p>\n

You can find all the information you need<\/a> on the IFOAM Organics Europe website.<\/p>\n

Here is an overview of activities planned to date in Europe<\/h3>\n

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In Belgium, you can find :<\/h3>\n