An excellent analysis of the economic situation in Sri Lanka and what the media, including Tucker Carlson, fail to mention when blaming the country’s financial problems on the switch to organic farming.
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An excellent analysis of the economic situation in Sri Lanka and what the media, including Tucker Carlson, fail to mention when blaming the country’s financial problems on the switch to organic farming.
Read ArticleMore fallout from the NYT investigation about fraud in the Indian organic cotton market.
Read ArticleIndian leaders are very astute when it comes to recognizing the importance of organic food.
Read ArticleSimilar to The Washington Post’s story a few years ago about fraudulent organic grains from Turkey and Ukraine, this article exposes just how easy it is for bad actors in India to manipulate the USDA’s antiquated and porous paper-based system. Here is the response to the NYT article from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Read ArticleGermany’s new agriculture minister said that “junk prices” drive “farms into ruin, prevent more animal welfare, promote the extinction of species and pollute the climate.”
Read ArticleMore than a third of fruit and vegetable products in France are thought to be sold in plastic wrapping, and government officials believe that the ban could prevent a billion items of single-use plastics from being used every year.
Read ArticleUnder a revolutionary program to protect the environment, farmers in the UK will get a cash subsidy if they avoid using harmful pesticides and herbicides.
Read ArticleExcellent news! The Mexican government rejects a GMO corn permit for the first time ever.
Read ArticleCould this soon be the U.S. as well?
Read ArticleIn 2020, Chinese organic sales grew 18.6%, ranking it 4th globally.
Read ArticleU.S. and India spar over organic soy, raising U.S. feed prices.
Read ArticleLeaders of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa — a group of 200 million farmers, fishers and consumers — explain how they want agroecology, not GMOs and toxic chemicals.
Read ArticleCanadians could soon be buying genetically-modified foods and plants sold with minimal government oversight, recently released federal guidance suggests.
Read ArticleIn banning glyphosate, Mexico has embraced the precautionary principle and the growing body of scientific research showing the dangers of the chemical.
Read ArticleThe organic market in the UK is now worth £2.79 billion, having just experienced its highest year-on-year growth rate since 2005.
Read ArticleSmall farmers in India face perilous changes in the marketplace, which will favor large-scale farming and more corporate control — and the environmental consequences that come along with that.
Read ArticleThe USDA is ending its recognition agreement that had allowed Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority accredited certifiers to provide USDA organic certification in India.
Read ArticleWhile there are a few exceptions, organic products certified in one country are automatically considered certified organic in the other.
Read ArticleWith its proprietary technology, the start-up is playing an incredibly important role in educating Chinese consumers about trusted organic brands.
Read ArticleThe country will also be phasing out the super-toxic glyphosate herbicide by 2024.
Read ArticleNew restrictions are part of a push by the French government to phase out the cancer-causing weedkiller by 2021.
Read ArticleAccording to the Canada Organic Trade Association, organic products sold in Canada now account for 3.2% of all grocery sales.
Read ArticleStakeholders fear organic food exports will be banned if mutual recognition is not agreed upon between the UK and EU by December 31, 2020.
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