Important milestone for the biocontrol industry Brussels, 17 December 2025 – IBMA, The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Proposal for the Simplification Package Omnibus including targeted amendments of EU Regulation 1107/2009. This is a significant step forward in accelerating market access for biocontrol active substances and products, providing European farmers with […]

Brussels, 10 December 2025 – Today, IFOAM Organics Europe, FiBL and IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, organised the event ‘Biocontrol in organic: managing plant health with complementary practices’ in the European Parliament, a few days before the publication of the Food and Feed Safety omnibus. The event, hosted by MEP Madjouline Sbai, addressed the organic approach […]

The European Parliament supports faster access to Biocontrol An important step for biocontrol in Europe Brussels, 25 November 2025 – IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the Biocontrol Non Legislative Intiative Report (INI). The report proposes the acceleration of the authorization and uptake of biological control. The result of today’s positive […]

Brussels, 5 November 2025 – IBMA, the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association, welcomes the approval of the compromise amendments to the European Parliament’s INI report on ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control. The amendments adopted yesterday evening by a majority of Members of the European Parliament in the AGRI and ENVI Committees, are a key […]

Basel, Switzerland – 15 October 2025  – The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM) 2025 is set to take place from 20-22 October at the Congress Center Basel, Switzerland. Recognized as the premier global event for the biocontrol industry, this year ABIM will bring together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the […]

On 25 April 2024, IBMA and Copa Cogeca wrote to President of the EU Commission Ursula Von der Leyen requesting for the chance to engage in a constructive dialogue with relevant stakeholders to urgently address these challenges to boost the competition potential of European farmers. Read in full below or download here. Dear President Von […]

IFOAM Organics Europe and the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) call for policies to promote the uptake of safe, environmentally friendly and efficient biocontrol solutions of natural origin suitable for organic farming, and for a transition to sustainable agriculture systems. (Brussels, 25 April 2024) The last months’ intense political discussions have shown that at least […]

The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) member survey shows that the biocontrol market in Europe is now worth 1.6 billion Euro representing almost 10% of the European crop protection market. Even though, in Europe, it takes up to 10 years for a new product to be approved and available for use, the biocontrol market has […]