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Organic Federation of Canada
Bringing together all the key players in Canada’s organic industry to ensure excellent standards and regulations and the scientific research that stimulate the growth of Canada’s organic sector, which is good for the environment, the consumer, family farms and rural communities.

Canadian organic production is growing. Its benefits are economic and ecological: the yield of organic land is calculated on a per hectare basis as well as by the ecological benefits generated by an organic agriculture without synthetic pollutants.

With over 7,000 certified organic operators, the Canadian organic market is worth over $8.1 billion annually. The ecological benefits are invaluable and include maintaining biodiversity, carbon sequestration, river and air health, animal welfare, soil fertility, pollinator protection.

Organic farming growth is supported by science: the Organic Science Clusters project, launched in 2009, has 91 organic research activities that are improving sustainable farming practices as prescribed by the Organic Standard. With a total budget of $31,000,000, research conducted at Canadian universities and AAFC research centers under the Organic Science Clusters has improved greenhouse production, field crop and horticultural production, pest control and organic livestock production.

The Organic Federation of Canada is a national organization responsible for the maintenance and interpretation of the Canadian Organic Standard and the administration of scientific research in organic agriculture in Canada.
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