What is EU Organic Day?
23 September, EU Organic Day, the ideal opportunity to widely celebrate the organic sector and to evaluate Europe’s progress towards achieving its goal of 25% organic land by 2030.
Officially launched in 2021 by the European Parliament, the Commission, and the Council of the European Union, this day represents the occasion to, among others, assess trends in consumer demands, continue raising awareness of organic in the supply chain and finally, define new targets for the future of organic in Europe.
As European organic movement, we celebrate this day and use it to raise awareness of organic and its benefits. For two years, many of our members joined us celebrating organic online and also organised their own events celebrating in the spirit of organic’s principles of Health, Ecology, Fairness and Care.
Why EU organic Day?
The launch of the annual EU Organic Day follows up on the Action Plan for the development of organic production, adopted by the Commission on 25 March 2021, which announced the creation of such a day to raise awareness of the characteristics and benefits of organic production.
The Action Plan aims at stimulating organic production and consumer demand for organic products, for this reason, together with the EU Organic Awards, the EU Organic Day marks a moment of high purpose for organic in Europe.
The EU Organic Awards 2024
The awards are jointly organised by the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Region, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe, with the involvement of the European Parliament and of the Council in the jury for the awards. Eight awards will be given in seven categories:
- Best organic farmer (female and male)
- Best organic region
- Best organic city
- Best organic “bio district”
- Best organic food processing SME
- Best organic food retailer
- Best organic restaurant/food service
Further information
Links
organicseurope.bio:
europa.eu: European Green Deal: Commission presents actions to boost organic production
Links for the EU Organic Awards
agriculture.eu: EU Organic Awards - Register here
eesc.europa.eu: European Economic and Social Committee
cor.europa.eu: European Committee of the Region
copa-cogeca.eu: COPA-COGECA website