USDA's recent initiatives will bring more opportunity to farmers and handlers across the country, and they represent additional elements of solid federal support for the growth
of the organic sector.
Through keynote speeches by national thought leaders, inspiring moments from the business sector, and intimate networking opportunities, you will experience the impact
of the organic sector in one powerful week.
Markus Arbenz, Director of IFOAM — Organics International: «The unified position
of the organic sector, based on science and on the Principles of the Organic Agriculture (Care, Ecology, Health and Fairness), is clear: new genetic engineering techniques are GMOs and must therefore not be used in organic production.
ORGANIC web addresses facilitate an immediate recognition
of organic sector participants and foster online trust between the public and professionals.
IFOAM comments on selected normative or political processes with a view to promote the improvement of technical and political frameworks that impact the development
of the organic sector.
Gain an in - depth understanding of the fundamentals
of the organic sector and the ability to apply this knowledge at work in promotion, communication and advocacy.
They were identified as national core areas for stronger growth and they address core challenges
of the organic sector:
Furthermore they implement projects, with global and regional partners, which facilitate conversion to Organic Agriculture, empower local stakeholders and strengthen supply chains as well as help raise consumer awareness and shape the future
of the organic sector by training a new generation of leaders through our Organic Leadership Courses and other services.
At the IFOAM EU Organic Congress in Tallinn representatives of the EU and
of the organic sector discussed pro and contra of the new European Organic Regulation
After a record time of more than three years and 18 trilogues Regulatino probably will be launched in June 2020, although neither the Council and Commission nor the Parliament and the stakeholders
of the organic sector are completely satisfied with the compromise.
With a shared vision of how organic principles and practices can benefit all of human society and the planet's diverse ecosystems, IFOAM — Organics International and the International Society of Organic Farming Research (ISOFAR), and their generous supporters, the government of Goesan County, Republic of Korea, held an International Organic Expo from 18 September — 11 October 2015, to imagine and plan the future
of the organic sector and its contribution to ecological sustainability and societal well - being.
We unite the whole food supply chain to bring research priorities
of the organic sector to policy makers
The development and professionalization
of the organic sector, accompanied by increased international trade has called for third party certification to become the norm in most developed organic markets; nevertheless, PGS have never stopped to exist and serve organic producers and consumers eager to maintain local economies and direct, transparent relationships.
is the discussion on the future
of the organic sector with credible and sustainable concepts.
This year again BioFach's focus of the congress is on the further development
of the organic sector.
Its members should be democratically elected, with broad representation
of the organic sector (producers, distributors, processors, input manufacturers, importers and exporters, certification bodies, the provincial or territorial government).
«But despite the clear evidence of the public sentiment, USDA is acting against the will of the public, and the will
of the organic sector.»
Not exact matches
If the promise
of the
organic food
sector wasn't already apparent, Amazon's massive $ 13.7 billion acquisition
of health food supermarket Whole Foods last summer all but cemented it.
Specialty meats and
organic and grass - fed products are a fast growing
sector of the market, and J&G Foods has been a trendsetter in that space.
The toolkit presents an overview
of the voluntary and regulatory instruments that can be used to support the development
of appropriate frameworks where there is a national ambition to develop the
organic sector.
This toolkit was designed by IFOAM based on best practices identified through a global review
of organic guarantee systems and regulations, and decades
of experience in advising governments and the private
sector in this area.
This toolkit is designed for governments,
organic sector organizations, consultants and others involved in the development
of organic guarantee systems.
The venue
of the Congress will be the Chungbuk
Organic Agriculture Research Center in Goesan County South Korea, The Congress will bring together prominent stakeholders from the
organic sector in Asia in order to discuss and formulate new -LSB-...]
In 2015, U.S.
organic sales had reached a new record
of $ 43.3 billion according to the
Organic Trade Association's 2016
Organic Industry Survey, representing the largest dollar gain ever for the
sector, and this despite struggle to meet consumer demands for
organic.
According to Andrew Monk, CEO
of Australian
Organic — which owns and supports the nation's largest
organic certifying group, Australian Certified
Organic — demand is still outstripping supply in many
sectors.
The U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a significant increase in the number
of certified
organic operations, continuing the trend
of double digit growth in the
organic sector.
Details: We will take a dive into the trends pushing the natural and
organic industry forward at a significant pace over the rest
of the food
sector.
«The American
organic sector is the gold standard
of how a successful public - private partnership works, but if the government does not pull its weight in this partnership, then the
organic sector will do everything it can to make sure it is continuing to move forward.»
The
organic sector looks forward to continued collaboration with FDA to help create and support food safety systems, helpful guidance and research that meet the needs
of organic farmers, consumers and public health regulators.
The
organic sector is protagonist
of Milano EXPO 2015 during its last month thanks to the
Organic Week organized at the Biodiversity Park and to the edition
of the Charter
of the International
Organic Action Network.
Assuming an assertive position, ORGANIS, the Brazilian Council for the
Organic and Sustainable Production was created as a business platform to unite the
sector by members
of all production chain, including producers, processors, companies and Brazilian entrepreneurs from the
organic and sustainable
sector.
In 2016, nearly $ 1 million in MAP funds were invested in the
organic sector, which led to over $ 48 million in projected overseas sales opportunities for U.S.
organic operations — a remarkable return on investment
of over 5000 %!
At BioFach and Vivaness the next generation
of organic producers is once more waiting in the wings to inspire the
organic sector with innovative ideas, individual concepts, high - quality manufacturing and originality.
A toolkit designed for governments,
organic sector organizations, consultants and others involved in the development
of organic policy.
After the ITF successfully developed these useful instruments for the
organic sector, it was necessary to also work on the effective usage and implementation
of them.
The result
of the task force was the development
of two practical tools: The Guide for Assessing Equivalence
of Standards and Technical Regulations (EquiTool) and the International Requirements for
Organic Certification Bodies (IROCB) which can be used by any government or private
sector organic label scheme for recognizing other
organic standards and certification performance requirements as equivalent to their own.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The rapidly expanding
organic sector is growing grey hairs over the supply
of
Although the larger size groups in the
organic dairy
sector had higher economic returns, a trend toward concentration
of production was not as evident.
Even if California production declines, continuing development
of organic dairy production in the traditional milk - shed states, lower feed grain prices, and diversity in the business models used for
organic dairy production could support expansion
of the U.S.
organic dairy
sector.
The Congress will bring together prominent stakeholders from the
organic sector in Asia in order to discuss and formulate new strategies and innovations to manifest the components
Organic 3.0 Goesan Declaration proclaimed on October 11th, 2015, at the closing ceremony
of the Goesan International
Organic Expo.
Even prior to USDA enforcement
of stricter pasture rules in 2011, ERS analysis
of the
organic dairy
sector in 2005 and 2010 found that none
of the size groups covered total economic costs in either year.
U.S. food retailers and milk processors have informed customers that they can't meet demands for
organic milk a number
of times since the
organic dairy
sector gained traction with consumers over a dozen years ago.
Eekeren, Nick van and Govaerts, Wim (2012) Success
of a participatory research and extension programme in the Dutch
organic dairy goat
sector.
Kindseth adds that Faribault Foods foresees even greater growth in the
organic sector over the next few years, and that the company's position as one
of the most experienced
organic processors and canners will give it a strong position going forward.
Food and Drink International spoke with Justin Gold, CEO
of Justin's at the Natural Products Expo West, he said people in his
sector are moving towards heathy snacking, a move towards a snack - able permissible indulgence and his new mini
organic peanut cups are just that.
The
organic and natural
sector is one
of four investment opportunities upon which General Mills is currently focusing, along with Häagen - Dazs ice creams, snack bars, and Old El Paso Mexican foods, according to a February announcement by General Mills President and CEO Jeffrey L. Harmening.
At its core, the
organic sector is about the production
of fresh, tasty and authentic food that respects nature.
As increasingly more Nordic consumers continue to choose
organic over conventional foods, and cities across Scandinavia (like Copenhagen, for example) continue to put
organic food at the top
of their policy agendas (and on their public -
sector kitchen menus), so those numbers will rise.
The
organic sector is protagonist
of Milano EXPO 2015 during its last month thanks to the
Organic Week organized at the Biodiversity Park and to the edition
of the Charter
of the International
Organic Action...
About 200 farmers, consumers, church groups,
organic advocates and other
sectors convened in the city
of Cabanatuan to calling the Department
of Agriculture to deny the application
of open field test
of Golden Rice in Munoz, Nueva Ecija and in San Mateo, Isabela.