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.....
The Coalition and the Australian Greens have each backed the introduction of a legislated definition of the word “organic”. The move would close a loophole that currently allows products to carry an organic label in Australia with as little as two per cent certified organic content, leaving the industry open to greenwashing from non-certified producers....
