More fallout from the NYT investigation about fraud in the Indian organic cotton market.
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More fallout from the NYT investigation about fraud in the Indian organic cotton market.
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Indian leaders are very astute when it comes to recognizing the importance of organic food.
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Similar 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).
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U.S. and India spar over organic soy, raising U.S. feed prices.
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Small 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.
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The 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.
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The Fairtrade Foundation has launched a 3-year program in India to grow organic, non-GMO cotton in a move to help farmers access higher-value markets.
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Amid muddled certification processes and questions of affordability, India’s organic food startups struggle to earn consumers’ trust.
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The small Indian state of Sikkim went 100% organic in 2016 and is now showing the rest of the world that an agricultural policy devoid of toxic chemicals is a profitable and prosperous model. Love it!
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One of the main drivers in the Indian hospitality industry is organic, pesticide-free food.
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As a result of poor enforcement and corporate deception, supermarkets in India are flooded with GMOs, with 15% of the products making false claims of being GMO-free.
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As the market for organic food continues to explode, The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced the Jaivik Bharat logo to help customers identify authentic organic food.
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In order to both help organic farmers and maintain a consistent supply of organic food to online retailers, the government in India is considering a proposal to act as a facilitator between the two parties.
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Seeking to expand the ingredient supply for its supplement brand Nutrilite, Amway is scaling up organic farming in India.
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The IFC, a division of the World Bank, is planning to invest approximately $25 million in Suminter India Organics, one of the country’s leading exporters of organic produce.
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A 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
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In India, farmers are using WhatsApp groups to sell their organic fruits and vegetables. What’s even more impressive is that their prices are 50% less than their conventional counterparts.
Read Article As a way to crack down on fraudulent organic fruits and vegetables in India, a new barcode will allow consumers to identify the farmer, supplier and production date. Very cool.
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Sikkim, the state in India that has pledged to go 100% organic, appears to be running into challenges. Yet, when you look at the article/media outlet reporting this, it says that it is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s most powerful GMO propaganda machine.
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Arguably the most influential VC firm in Silicon Valley, Sequoia Capital, is close to taking a majority stake in Sresta Natural Bioproducts, India’s leading organic food company.
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