Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ms. Irena Šinko, participated in the official opening ceremony of the Berlin International Green Week (IGW), taking place from 19 to 29 January 2023. At the trade fair, Slovenia is presented as a green and ecological country (ecological + local = ideal).
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Saturday urged the leaders of developed countries to keep food and agricultural inputs out of the purview of sanctions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a press release.
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Starting in March, a new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will go into effect for foods labeled organic. The agency announced an update to the National Organic Program (NOP) regulations in an effort to crack down on fraud and further enforce the production, handling and sale of organic products to help boost consumer trust. The rule comes in response to "industry requests for updates to the USDA organic regulations, and addresses National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) recommendations," the USDA said in an press release on Wednesday. "Protecting and growing the organic sector and the trusted USDA organic seal is a key part of the USDA Food Systems Transformation initiative," Jenny Lester Moffitt, USDA undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, said in a statement. Moffit added that the "Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule is the biggest update to the organic regulations since the original Act in 1