About OTA:
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. Founded in 1985, OTA is the leading voice for organic agriculture and trade in the United States, representing over 7,000 businesses across 50 states. Its members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. Organic products represented include organic foods, ingredients and beverages, as well as organic fibers, personal care products, pet foods, nutritional supplements, household cleaners and flowers.
OTA’s member organic businesses work together through networking, advocacy, and other initiatives to encourage and protect organic farming practices, and to share messages about the positive environmental and nutritional attributes of organic products with consumers, the media, and policymakers.
Mission:
OTA’s mission is to promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy.
Vision:
OTA envisions organic products becoming a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment.
We, as members of OTA:
- Have established organic trade on a foundation of common organic standards
- Work in harmony with the environment, promoting sustainability
- Recognize the need for organic agriculture to be economically viable
- Work to protect the diversity of life
- Recognize the interdependence of all parts of the organic community
- Understand that organic farms are the foundation of the organic industry
- Seek out and use whole system approaches to agricultural and business practices
- Support the human right to knowledge and choice in the marketplace
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. Founded in 1985, OTA is the leading voice for organic agriculture and trade in the United States, representing over 7,000 businesses across 50 states. Its members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. Organic products represented include organic foods, ingredients and beverages, as well as organic fibers, personal care products, pet foods, nutritional supplements, household cleaners and flowers.
OTA’s member organic businesses work together through networking, advocacy, and other initiatives to encourage and protect organic farming practices, and to share messages about the positive environmental and nutritional attributes of organic products with consumers, the media, and policymakers.
Mission:
OTA’s mission is to promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy.
Vision:
OTA envisions organic products becoming a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment.
We, as members of OTA:
- Have established organic trade on a foundation of common organic standards
- Work in harmony with the environment, promoting sustainability
- Recognize the need for organic agriculture to be economically viable
- Work to protect the diversity of life
- Recognize the interdependence of all parts of the organic community
- Understand that organic farms are the foundation of the organic industry
- Seek out and use whole system approaches to agricultural and business practices
- Support the human right to knowledge and choice in the marketplace
Location: United States, Washington
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 202-403-8520
Founded date: 1985
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.09.2024 | Lab-Grown Cotton Startup Galy Closes $33M Series B Round Led by Bill Gates | 4 Mins Read Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures has led a $33M Series B investment for US startup Galy, which makes lab-grown cotton. Boston-based Galy has secured $33M in an oversubscribed Series B investment round led by Bill Gates’ ... |
| 07.02.2024 | USDA Organic changes are coming. What will it mean for farmers and consumers? | The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program is defined by small updates. That changes in March, when the wide-sweeping amendments known as Strengthening Organic Enforcement and Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Rule ... |
| 16.10.2023 | People moves: Aerofarms shuffle continues, Howard Schultz & Starbucks part ways, Regrow Ag enlists MongoDB vet | Stay up to speed with the latest people moves in agrifood and tech with AgFunderNews’ monthly column of the industry’s biggest leadership changes. This month, AeroFarms CMO steps down shortly after the company emerges from bankruptcy, agtec... |
| 14.05.2023 | Commentary Commentary | Guest opinion: Kathleen Merrigan: These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the U.S. eats | By Kathleen Merrigan For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensiv... |
| 07.04.2023 | Organic Trade Association announces 2022 Leadership award recipients | Washington, D.C., April 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday honored four outstanding organic visionaries with its 2022 Organic Leadership Awards. Recognizing their commitment and stewardship to suppo... |
| 20.01.2023 | USDA issues rule strengthening organic program | Dive Brief: USDA published a final rule to strengthen oversight on products that can bear the “USDA Organic” seal in an effort to reinforce a system that had been exploited to allow products that were not truly organic to slip through the c... |
| 17.10.2022 | Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: How can the organic industry reenergize slow sales growth? | According to the Organic Trade Association’s 2022 Organic Industry Survey released this summer, organic sales between 2020 and 2021 surpassed $63 billion with food sales reaching $57.5 billion. While strong, these figures are only about 2% ... |
| 23.08.2022 | USDA invests up to $300M to expand organic certification | Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest up to $300 million to give farmers access to the tools and resources needed to transition to organic. This includes technical assistance (roughly $100 million), farmer-to-farmer men... |
| 17.06.2022 | Inflation may dampen the growth of organic and sustainable products | The trend: Consumers want to buy sustainable products, such as Patagonia’s merchandise made from recycled materials and organic foods. And they’re willing to spend an additional 10% (or more) on those items, per a survey conducted by First ... |
| 10.06.2022 | Organic food sales growth slowed in 2021 as consumer priorities shifted | Dive Brief: Organic food sales rose about 2% in 2021 to reach $57.5 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association's annual industry survey. This compares to a 12.8% growth rate in 2020, and a 4.6% increase in 2019. Among specific orga... |
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