{"id":5439,"date":"2020-10-20T22:09:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T22:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everydayorganic.com.au\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2021-03-02T04:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:30:13","slug":"organic-agriculture-certification-and-industry-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everydayorganic.com.au\/organic-agriculture-certification-and-industry-growth","title":{"rendered":"Organic Agriculture, Certification and Industry Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Worldwide, the awareness of using organic agriculture is increasing, so the number of organic producers are on the rise. It is an indication that more and more people are shifting towards the use of clean and nutritious food. This is not only good news for organic producers and their industry stakeholders but also for the sustainability of the whole environment that we thrive in.<\/p>\n

What is Organic Agriculture?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In\u00a0general, organic\u00a0agricultural produces\u00a0refer\u00a0to the produces that are\u00a0free from\u00a0harmful chemicals\u00a0such as pesticides, chemical fertilisers,\u00a0growth hormones\u00a0and so on.\u00a0Once the agriculture produce is harvested,\u00a0one has to follow\u00a0proper\u00a0storing,\u00a0processing, and transporting to avoid contamination with harmful\u00a0substances.<\/p>\n

With the\u00a0emergence\u00a0of COVID-19,\u00a0the value of organic produces\u00a0is\u00a0further\u00a0intensified. Being nutritious, tasty and believed to boost people’s immune system are some of the special characteristics of organic produces.\u00a0Here at Everyday Organic, we take the health and safety of our staff and customers very seriously. Our online delivery system\u00a0is convenient, time-efficient and\u00a0has a zero-contact policy.<\/p>\n

How a producer can certify\u00a0his\/her farm?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

To be certified as an organic grower, one has to follow some specific requirements which start from certifying the agriculture land itself. Normally, it takes about three years to convert a\u00a0\u00a0conventional farm to an organic farm. An independent and government-authorised body checks and approves the organic certification processes. After this, the applicant gets a licence to grow organic products on his\/her farm.\u00a0\u00a0As an organic grower, one needs to maintain his\/her licence tall the time to stay as a certified organic producer.<\/p>\n

Once your farm is certified to grow organic food, you need to follow all the essential steps that an organic producer is supposed to do. But harvesting organic produce is not the last step – you need to take care of your produces during transport and any processing involved to avoid contamination with non-organic substances.<\/p>\n

By 2020, Australia’s organic agriculture\u00a0industry\u00a0has become\u00a0worth\u00a0more than AUS$2.6 billion<\/a>. The growth rate of the Australian industry is higher than the global average with 16% per year (as compared to 12% for global).\u00a0\u00a0The organic industry has soared in the past five years with 22% incremental growth per year. By landmass as well, Australia is a global leader in organic agriculture, attaining 51% of organic agriculture land globally (of the total 181 countries reporting organic agricultural land). Nationally, 8.8% of Australia’s agriculture land practised organic agriculture.<\/p>\n

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The information written here is for general advice only. Where possible, we have used reliable sources to present helpful information for you. However, this is for recreational reading and not based on medical advice. We do not take any medical or legal responsibilities for the consequences that arise from the use of this information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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