OTA - Global Rise in Organic Agriculture

Released on = April 17, 2007, 2:48 am

Press Release Author = Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry = Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary = Globally, the organic agriculture has shown a positive
growth over the past few years and will further grow in the years to come.

Press Release Body = The American OTA (Organic Trade Association) is glad to see
global growth in organic agriculture. A report that was released at BioFach 2007 in
Germany by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), FiBL
(Research Institute of Organic Agriculture), and SÖL (Foundation for Ecology and
Farming) reflected this.

World of Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2007 indicate, around 30 Million
Hectares are certified to be organic at present. Globally, organic products’
market reached 25.5 Billion Euros in the year 2005. Europe and North America remain
the leading markets, as per the report.

Organic textiles, detergents & cleaning agents, pet food, and natural cosmetics
showed a growth of 30% in 2005 and will continue to show immense growth rates in
future as well.

The US generally depends on the imports of more than 30% of its organic food
consumption. After all, nearly 27% of population was already regular consumer of
organic products in 2004. A lot of merchandize is needed to meet the demands of more
than 160,000 food stores and approximately 300 Million consumers.

\"OTA continues to look for ways to encourage additional producers to help fill that
demand. That is why OTA is making such an effort to include provisions to encourage
organic production in the United States in the next U.S. Farm Bill\", Caren Wilcox,
Executive Director of OTA said this in a statement that AMonline.com published on
February 27, 2007.

As per RNCOS report “European Organic Food Market”, “During the
past few years, the worldwide organic agriculture has shown rapid development, and
about 120 countries are harvesting organic crops at present. America is the largest
organic food market in the world. In 2006, the country represents nearly 48% of
global market value.”

This research report on “European Organic Food Market” provides
extensive research and objective analysis of The Organic Food Market in Europe. This
report helps clients in analyzing the opportunities critical to the growth of The
Organic Food Market in Europe.

Key issues and facts analyzed in RNCOS report include: market size of the world
organic industry, overall organic food market segmentation by product, how many
farms are maintaining how much land (in hectare) for organic farming in various
countries, what and where are the growth prospects and issues related to the
industry, factors driving growth in the organic food market, etc.

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industry experts who analyze data collected from credible sources. They provide
industry insights and analysis that helps corporations to take timely and accurate
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