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年輕且注重健康的消費者正在接受有機食品，OTA調查顯示
Millennials, Gen Z putting high value on organic’s health benefits
February 18, 2025
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華盛頓特區——現在是一個700億美元的市場，有機食品可能已經成熟，但年輕的消費者——包括新手父母和他們的嬰兒——仍然趨之若鶩。根據有機貿易協會（OTA）發布的一項調查，年輕一代——千禧一代和 Z 世代——深刻認同有機食品對個人健康和營養的益處，使他們成為歷代對有機最忠實的消費者。
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Breakthrough study shows organic cuts agriculture’s contribution to climate change
New research by The Organic Center and Northeastern University proves organic agriculture keeps more carbon in soil and out of atmosphere
September 11, 2017
A new groundbreaking study proves soils on organic farms store away appreciably larger amounts of carbons – and for longer periods -- than typical agricultural soils.
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Economic benefits of organic agriculture highlighted in new Federal Reserve book
Chapter of just-released St. Louis Fed publication on regional food systems details organic potential
August 03, 2017
The significant and long-lasting economic benefits that organic agriculture can offer local communities are featured in an important new publication released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the U.S.
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Organic leaders of the Americas meet to foster trade and cooperation
USDA, Organic Trade Association host Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture
July 25, 2017
Organic leaders representing more than a half-million organic farmers throughout the Americas convened in Portland, Oregon, last week for the 9th Annual Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (ICOA) Conference and discussed the latest research, challenges and opportunities for organic agriculture and trade in the Americas.
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Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory Council expands its producer roster
Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Georgia Organics join advisory board to advance organic policy
July 11, 2017
The voice of producers just got amped up by over a thousand notches at the Organic Trade Association with the recent new memberships of Pennsylvania Certified Organic and Georgia Organics into the Organic Trade Association’s Farmers Advisory Council.
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The Organic Center addresses United Nations gathering on sustainable agriculture
Center highlights organic in invite-only international meeting of agricultural experts
July 10, 2017
The Organic Center has been at the forefront of many milestones for organic, and this past week it marked another. The Center was part of a select group of top-level agricultural experts, researchers and academics invited to participate on July 6 in the United Nation’s Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Development at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Three change-makers selected for organic leadership, innovation, and advocacy
Organic Trade Association Awards to honor three standout leaders
June 27, 2017
An organic trade advisor who has worked for decades to open the global world of organic and act as an important organic ambassador both domestically and internationally, an organic grape grower and winemaker with unwavering commitment to organic advocacy and community, and an unlikely entrepreneur who has built a booming business around sprouting organic flours and grains to start a new trend f
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Robust organic sector stays on upward climb, posts new records in U.S. sales
OTA survey pegs 2016 market at $47 billion, and shows greater market share
May 24, 2017
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Organic Confluences looks at how to make research count
Summit to explore connecting organic stakeholders to scientific research results
May 19, 2017
More research projects on organic agriculture are underway now in American universities, trial fields and science labs than ever before. But all that work will really only be of benefit if it meets the needs of organic stakeholders and if the results of that research are effectively communicated to – and used by – end users.
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Organic Trade Association and The Organic Center applaud bipartisan bill to invest in organic ag research
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May 16, 2017
The Organic Trade Association and The Organic Center on Tuesday applauded Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) for introducing the Organic Research Act of 2017, which invests in the Department of Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) to meet the needs of the growing organic sector.
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OTA opposes further delay of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule
May 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2017)—The Organic Trade Association today released the following statement and background in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s delay of the effective date of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule:
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