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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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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Currently, 7.5% of farmland in Germany is organic, but the country sees the scarcity of land available for organic farming as a threat to its long-term development.
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With 15% of French citizens eating organic on a daily basis, it should come as no surprise that the organic chocolate market experienced such rapid growth.
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Interestingly, while the UK suffered a 3% decrease in overall organic farmland, the area of land converting to organic grew by 22%.
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Soaring temperatures in the Arctic caused ice to melt, and the entrance to the “failsafe” Global Seed Vault was flooded. Fortunately, the seeds are all safe.
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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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With organic only comprising 1% total market share in the UK, versus 10% in Denmark, the Organic Trade Board is launching a three-year, $10M plan to help grow the sector.
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While France may have plenty of problems these days, getting its people to buy organic food is not one of them. Nearly 2/3rds of all households are now purchasing organic.
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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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Japan is looking to tighten its GMO-labeling laws, which currently have a threshold of 5%. The EU and Non-GMO Project both use a threshold of 0.9%.
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A cool story about how an American from Ohio created the first organic coffee farm on these treasured islands in Ecuador.
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Horrible news, but it was inevitable. Cuba will begin its first large-scale planting of genetically-modified soy and corn in the spring of 2017.
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For schools in France, a law was just passed that requires 40% of its food to be local & seasonal and 20% to be certified organic. Lucky kids!
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In Norway, organic is absolutely booming in the retail sector, skyrocketing 22% last year.
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If you thought the U.S. organic sector was on fire, things are even stronger in France, where growth for 2016 is expected at 20%.
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Following on the footsteps of Russia, Thailand now seeks to become one of the world’s suppliers of organic food. Smart move, especially since the U.S. can’t grow enough of its own.
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In France, organic food sales last year grew by a record 15%, and organic acreage increased by 23%, which now accounts for 5% of all farmland in the country.
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