Organic Trade Association Praises Creation of U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Posted by Susan Ponsolle on 03-06-07
The Organic Trade Association
(OTA) praised a significant step taken toward the creation of a new Subcommittee
on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture as part of the U.S. House of
Representative’s Agriculture Committee in the 110th Congress. Democrats have
designated Representative Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) to chair the new subcommittee. See the list of all committee memebers here.
“This subcommittee will recognize the growing importance of organic agriculture in the United States and around the globe, and will be vital as OTA works with others in the organic community to advance organic agriculture in the upcoming 2007 Farm Bill discussion,” according to Caren Wilcox, OTA’s Executive Director.
The $15 billion organic industry is the fastest growing sector of U.S. agriculture, representing 2.5 percent of the food and beverages sold in the United States, and a growing consumer demand for organic products.
See the full press release.
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