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Posted on Tuesday February 10, 2015
COTA is working in collaboration with Canadian Organic Growers to profile Canadian organic farmers on the Think Before You Eat website. These profiles provide a platform for consumers to get to know the growers behind organic farming in Canada, and to find out more about organic producers close to them. If you are an organic [...]
Posted on Tuesday February 10, 2015
COTA’s Executive Director Matthew Holmes and COTA’s Strategy & Research Manager Marie-Eve Levert are representing Canada at BioFach 2015 this week in Nuremberg, Germany. COTA is holding meetings and representing dozens of Canadian member companies at the Canada Pavilion in Hall 4. COTA’s Matthew Holmes will also be a panelist at BioFach Forum about North [...]
Posted on Tuesday February 3, 2015
COTA’s Executive Director Matthew Holmes will testify before the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry this Thursday, February 5. The Committee is reviewing Bill C-18 passed by the House of Commons in 2014. This legislation introduces UPOV `91 to Canada, and embeds the “farmers’ privilege” to save seed into law. As a result of [...]
Posted on Tuesday February 3, 2015
Registration for the networking breakfast in California is now open. Once again, COTA is organizing a business-builder breakfast for Canadian companies during Natural Products Expo West. Speakers from UNFI, SPINS and Natures Path will deliver market intelligence to attending companies. This free event will take place on Thursday, March 5, at the Hilton Anaheim from [...]
Posted on Tuesday February 3, 2015
COTA is partnering to amplify the profile of organic at SIAL Canada 2015, the largest international food and food equipment trade show in Canada, April 28-30 in Toronto. SIAL hosts over 800 exhibitors and 14,000 professional visitors, including buyers from all major Canadian and international supermarkets. For the first time since its inception, SIAL Canada [...]