The EU Organic Awards are organised in conjunction with the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe.

Increases in organic farming, aquaculture and food contribute greatly to reductions in the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and anti-microbials and have positive effects on our climate, the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare. That is why organic production has been identified as playing a key role in the achievement of the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy and the Biodiversity strategy. For this reason, the Commission has defined a target of 25% of EU agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and a significant increase in organic aquaculture.

They are part of the European Commission's Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production published in March 2021. This Action Plan aims to increase organic production by educating the public on the environmental and social benefits of organic farming and thereby increase consumer demand for organically produced food. To this end, the Organic Awards were launched this year to recognise and bring to the foreground examples of innovation and excellence in the organic value chain.

There are 8 different awards for different actors along the organic value chain, and Copa-Cogeca is jointly responsible with IFOAM for awarding two Best Organic Farmer Awards - Male and Female.

Do you want to contribute to the greater public awareness of organic production in the EU? Do you want to contribute to the greater affordability and/or accessibility of organic products in the EU? Have you developed and implemented, or are you still implementing, an excellent, innovative, sustainable and replicable project for this purpose? Do you want to make this project better known to the public?

Any actor or institution along the organic value chain with a noteworthy project contributing to the greater affordability and/or accessibility of organic products in the EU can apply. Project promoters must be established or residents in the EU. Applications must be submitted in one of the official EU languages and the projects EU based.  

Applications must be submitted from 25 March 2022 to 8 June 2022 23:59:59 CEST. 

Click here to learn more and apply!