Organic Task Force Report: Cultivating The organic opportunity for Canadian Farmers and consumers
- Michelle Beckett
- Sep 11
- 1 min read
Tripling organic acreage could unlock $1.73 billion for Canadian farmers over 10 years. Canada’s agriculture sector is facing increasing challenges, including trade tensions, increasingly frequent extreme weather events, and rising financial pressures. These challenges highlight the need to diversify and strengthen the resilience of agricultural production, distribution, and trade.
A new report from the Organic Task Force shows organic farming is a powerful tool to boost farm profitability, meet rising domestic and global demand, diversify trade, and advance Canada’s climate and biodiversity goals.
The Organic Task Force, convened by Canadian Organic Growers, brought together farmers, researchers, and policy experts to identify the impacts, costs, and returns of expanding organic farming in Canada and to provide evidence-based policy recommendations.
Read the full report or executive summary by clicking the link below.
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