The European Consortium of the Organic-Based Fertiliser Industry (ECOFI) is proud to release its new manifesto, which calls on the European Commission and European Parliament to put competitiveness and sustainability at the heart of their work over the next legislative term and beyond. The EU needs a fresh vision for its approach to its agriculture and food sectors. This fresh vision must involve the EU taking transformative actions in the realms of competitiveness and sustainability to support farmers while also guaranteeing food security and bolstering Europe’s strategic autonomy.
ECOFI President Chiara Manoli says
We must have a European Union that supports its farmers and works tirelessly to give them unhindered access to innovative products, such as organic-based fertilisers, that can help them achieve food security and profitability while continuing to work towards a more sustainable Europe.
Organic-based fertilisers include organic and organo-mineral fertilisers and organic soil improvers. These circular products have a long and rich history within Europe, but the EU must do more to support farmers’ access to these high-quality fertilising products by:
- Putting agricultural innovation at the heart of the new European legislative term
- Placing innovation in circularity at the heart of their ambitions for 2024 – 2029 and ensuring policy coherence to support the circular economy
- Ensuring high-quality organic-based fertilisers are given equal access to the European single market
- Providing farmers with an enabling framework and concrete policy incentives to ensure access to and uptake of organic-based fertilisers
The ECOFI manifesto has three key sections outlining how organic-based fertilisers can help the EU:
- Achieve its own political vision of a circular economy by preventing unnecessary nutrient loss, thus bolstering the EU’s strategic autonomy
- Improve European soil health, which is vital to building a sustainable and climate resilient future for agriculture
- Build a more sustainable food system
By supporting the production of organic-based fertilising products and supporting farmers’ access to them, the EU can help create a sustainable, resilient, and competitive agricultural future!
To learn more about ECOFI, organic-based fertilisers, or our manifesto, contact jessica@prospero.ag