All Things Organic™ 2007 Conference: Balancing Supply & Demand: Transitioning farms and securing future success for organic

Balancing Supply & Demand: Transitioning farms and securing future success for organic

Supply and demand of organic products is on everyone’s mind. Get the latest information from USDA’s Economic Research Service on where handlers are procuring organic inputs and where they are selling their finished organic products. Learn where in the world transition is occurring most frequently and what crops are converting most easily. Find out about various approaches for securing availability of the products you need including investing in your own supply chain, supporting independent organic producers, and domestic fair trade efforts. The Organic Trade Association has new resources available to help you; you’ll leave this session with the tools you need to ensure the future success of your business.
Sunday, May 6, 2007: 2:30 PM
N229 (McCormick Place)
Moderator:
Sally Pick, Consultant, Organic Trade Association, P.O. Box 547, Greenfield, MA 01302
Marketing and Procuring Organic Products: Geographic Aspects
Carolyn Dimitri, PhD, USDA's Economic Research Service, 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-5831 and Lydia Oberholtzer
Domestic Fair Trade in North America-An Update With a focus on The Domestic Fair Trade Working Group & The fairDeal
Jason Freeman, Sales & Marketing Manager, Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd., 2054 Broad St., Regina, SK S4P 1Y3 Canada
Global Statistics and Emerging Trends in Crop Conversion
Angela Caudle, Executive Director, IFOAM, Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5, 53113 Bonn 53113 Germany
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