Industry News & Updates

The latest Australian Organic industry news & member updates.

Industry warns Australia is losing ground in world organic rankings

Some of Australia’s leading organic businesses and certifiers have warned a Senate Inquiry that Australia risks going from world leader to world laggard if the National Organic Standard Bill is not passed in Parliament next year. The proposed legislation, introduced to Federal Parliament last month, follows years of advocacy by the organic industry to create....

Inquiry Report recommends greater support for Australian organic operators seeking to export in Southeast Asia

A parliamentary report has affirmed the potential of Australia’s organic industry as a driver for export growth in the Southeast Asia region, putting forward an unprecedented range of recommendations to support our nation’s organic operators with market access. The ‘Trading North’ report follows the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture’s Inquiry into the role....

Organic industry calls for trade barriers to be removed

The certified organic industry continues to be on the agenda in Canberra, with peak body Australian Organic Limited (AOL) appearing at the latest public hearing of the Joint Standard Committee for Trade and Investment Growth’s Inquiry into the understanding and utilisation of benefits under Free Trade Agreements.....