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Australian Organic Limited to Build National First Organic Verification Platform

Australian Organic Limited has been selected for funding under the Australian Government’s Traceability Grants Program to build Australia’s first national platform for organic certification verification. The project, The National Organic Traceability and Data Infrastructure Platform, will make it easier for consumers, businesses, regulators, and international trading partners to check whether a business or product is....

Australia’s Organic Horticulture Sector Unites Behind Landmark National Research Strategy and Gears Itself for Major Growth

Australia's organic horticulture sector has united behind a landmark national research strategy aimed at doubling the value and impact of certified organic horticulture by 2035. Developed by Southern Cross University and funded through the Hort Innovation Frontiers program with co-investment from Australian Organic Limited and all four national certification bodies, the Organic Horticulture RD&I Strategy....

Organic Industry welcomes Government support to examine much needed policy reform for organics

Australian Organic Limited (AOL) welcomes announcement from the Australian Government that it is open to working with Australia’s organic industry to explore the need for domestic regulation reform and how it might be applied in practise.....

Organic Industry backs review of Horticulture Code to strengthen fair trading

Australian Organic Limited welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement to appoint Mr Chris Leptos AO to examine the Horticulture Code of Conduct and explore options to strengthen how it works in practice.....

Australian Organic Limited selected for $50m Austrade Trade Diversification Network

Australian Organic Limited (AOL) has been selected to participate in Austrade’s Trade Diversification Network (TDN), as part of the Australian Government’s Accessing New Markets Initiative (ANMI).....

New Organic Trade Arrangement with India Opens Door for Australian Producers

Australian Organic Limited (AOL), on behalf of the Australian certified organic sector, welcomes the finalisation and signing in-person of the Australia-India Organic Equivalence Arrangement today in New Delhi, India. The arrangement, signed by both governments, provides mutual recognition for each country's organic certification system.....

Organic Industry Awards 2025: Industry Leaders, Innovators & Changemakers Celebrated

From pioneering family farms to trailblazing consumer brands, the best in Australia’s certified organic industry were honoured at the Organic Industry Awards 2025, held in Melbourne.....

Australians may Lose Right to Know what they are consuming as FSANZ Pushes ‘Deregulation’ of Gene-Edited Foods

The Australian organic industry is calling on state and federal Food Ministers to reject Food Standards Australia and New Zealand’s (FSANZ) Proposal P1055, warning that the plan would strip consumers of their right to know whether the food they eat has been genetically modified(GM) or gene-edited.....

Major first in organic horticultural research to unlock growth opportunities

Australian Organic Limited in partnership with Southern Cross University and all five Australian organic certification bodies have successfully secured a competitive grant to develop the nation’s first Research Development and Innovation (RD&I) Strategy for the Organic Horticulture Sector.....

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