The EU organic awards are an opportunity to recognise the work of various actors along the organic value chain that have developed an excellent, innovative, sustainable and inspiring project producing real added value for organic production and consumption.
2023 Awards ceremony
The award ceremony was organised two days after EU organic day on 25 September 2023. The event involved representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe.
Watch the full recording of the second EU organic awards ceremony that took place in Brussels on 25 September 2023.
A Food for Europe podcast episode was dedicated to the EU organic awards, where various speakers discuss many of the issues surrounding organic production and consumption. Listen to the podcast
- organic farming
- Monday 25 September 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
- Live streaming available
Media
EU Organic Awards 2023 
Winner Best Organic Farmer (Female): Mrs C. Benito Pacheco (Entrelobas) - Award handed out by Mr J. Plagge (President, IFOAM Organics Europe) 
Winner Best Organic Farmer (Male): Mr T. Moschos (Moschos Farm) – Award handed out by Mr L. Pofferi (Vice-President, COGECA) 
Winner Best Organic Region: Regional Government of Burgenland in Austria represented by Mrs A. Eisenkopf – Award handed out by Ms K. Bille (NAT Commission Member, European Committee of the Regions) 
Winner Best Organic City: Vienna, Austria represented by Mr J. Czernohorszky – Award handed out by Ms K. Bille (NAT Commission Member, European Committee of the Regions) 
Winner Best Organic Biodistrict: Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal represented by Mr A. Jacinto – Award handed out by Ms K. Bille (NAT Commission Member, European Committee of the Regions) 
Winner Best Organic Food Processing SME: The Merry Mill represented by Mr K. Scully – award handed out by Mr O. Röpke (President, European Economic and Social Committee) 
Winner Best Organic Food Retailer : Gut Wulksfelde (Bioland) – represented by Mr H. Rüsbüldt & Mr R. Winter – award handed out by Mr O. Röpke (President, European Economic and Social Committee) 
Winner Best Organic Restaurant/Food Service: Luftburg - Kolarik im Prater represented by Mr P. Kolarik – award handed out by Mr O. Röpke (President, European Economic and Social Committee) 
EU Organic Awards 2023 – panel discussion 
The 2023 winners and representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, COPA-COGECA and IFOAM Organics Europe.
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Practical information
- When
- Monday 25 September 2023, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
- Where
- Charlemagne BuildingBrussels, Belgium
- Languages
- English
- Organisers
- Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Social media links
Report
The second EU Organic Awards ceremony was conducted to honor the people, organisations, and enterprises who have created creative, innovative, long-lasting projects centred on organic farming and food.
As part of the EU Organic Day, eight awards were handed to different EU actors, including farmers, retailers, and food processors, who exemplified excellence along the organic value chain.
Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski gave a keynote speech, where he underlined the significance and importance of the organic sector in EU agriculture, as well as how the CAP 2023-27 is supporting organic farmers.
After the Awards presentation, moderated roundtable talks were held. These dealt with current themes like what it means to be an organic farmer today and, in the future, or how local and regional authorities should encourage the production and consumption of organic foods.
Participants also had the chance to talk about the sector's future development and the successes of the EU Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production.
The event concluded with a lunch hosted by Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski for the award winners and invited guests.