The Organic Center and The Organic Trade Association (OTA) were honored to join the 21st IFOAM - Organics International’s Organic World Congress held in Chiayi County, Taiwan on November 30 – December 6. The Organic World Congress is a global gathering of organic farmers, researchers, businesses, trade groups, civil society, and other stakeholders. These passionate voices unite around a shared vision: making organic the foundation of agriculture worldwide.
On September 29, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled against a pending legal challenge to organic “grower group” certification following a brief filed earlier this year by the Center for Food Safety along with the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and other organic stakeholders, including organic nonprofits, companies, certifiers and grocers, in support of USDA’s grower group certification.
Organic Trade Association and The Organic Center increase organic’s visibility around the world
While international trade expert Sarah Gorman was in Germany this fall helping to showcase American organic products to thousands of fair goers at the biggest food and beverage trade show in the world, scientist Dr. Amber Sciligo was on the other side of the globe trekking across China with a small group of international organic researchers and lecturing on organic agriculture at Chinese universities.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Did you know that Organic Trade Association provides a wide array of opportunities for our members to connect to international markets? We apply for and receive funding annually from the Foreign Agricultural Service at USDA to bring U.S. organic companies overseas to key export markets for organic.
After four years of supporting and growing U.S. organic products in the global marketplace, Alexis Carey has departed the trade association to pursue an advanced degree and further her international career goals. The Organic Report caught up with her to discuss her time at OTA.
As part of Organic Trade Association’s partnership with Edelman to study organic trust among consumers in the United States, Edelman used its global reach to survey trust among consumers in five key export markets for U.S. organic producers: France, Germany, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The findings from this Organic Trust Barometer are critical in maximizing existing lucrative trade opportunities for U.S. brands, and will provide important background as we pursue updated equivalence arrangements with important trading partners.
If 2020 was the year for figuring out how to maintain business from home, 2021 was the year for expanding trade opportunities overseas via computer screen. Over the course of […]