Submissions

Domestic organic regulation (1.79 MB)  ( )
FSANZ proposal to exempt some GM foods from food safety (371.3 KB)  ( )
Letter to Dept on OISCC reforms (351.52 KB)  ( )
Submission to OISCC on reforms (387.74 KB)  ( )
FSANZ—Submission on A1193 Irradiation of all fresh fruit and vegetables (258.07 KB)  ( )
Voluntary work on certified organic farms ( )
Peter Dutton MP - Voluntary work on certified organic farms for visas (178.16 KB)  ( )
Organic Industries Submission - Modernising RDC System (274.16 KB)  ( )
Letter to OISCC on reforms (249.39 KB)  ( )
Letter to Dept on OISCC reforms (249.24 KB)  ( )
Letter to Parliamentarians on gene editing methods ( )
Letter to Parliamentarians on gene editing methods ( )
Dept of Agriculture—Review of import conditions for brassicaceous crop seeds for sowing (120.45 KB)  ( )
Submission to the organic export orders review (413.61 KB)  ( )

Statistics

The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2022 (FiBL) (11.2 MB)  ( )
The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2021 (FiBL) (25.42 MB)  ( )
The World of Organic Agriculture Statistics and Emerging Trends 2020 (FiBL) (5.99 MB)  ( )
The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2019 (FiBL) (7.8 MB)  ( )
The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2018 (FiBL) (10.97 MB)  ( )

Organic industry reports

In response to the industry’s request for comments on: A Proposed Roadmap for Australia’s organic industry 2018 (Wynen-Clay) (163.64 KB)  ( )
A proposed roadmap for Australia's organic industry (Policy Partners) (720.89 KB)  ( )
AOIWG Summary of progress (1.06 MB)  ( )
Examining the Ideal Structure for a Peak Organic Representative Body (Natalie Collard) (5.29 MB)  ( )
Discussion Paper for The Organic Industry (Marg Will) (105.48 KB)  ( )
Certified Organic Agriculture – Situation and Outlook (FAO) ( )

IFOAM

Organic Agriculture 3.0 is innovation with research (811.97 KB)  ( )
Organics 3.0 for truly sustainable farming and consumption (3.77 MB)  ( )

Organic standards

Australian Legal Framework for the Import and Export of Organic Products (472.23 KB)  ( )
National Standard 3.7 (451.98 KB)  ( )
Standards and Compliance Systems for Organic and Bio-dynamic Agriculture (143.22 KB)  ( )
IFOAM - Building Trust in Organic ( )
Approved certifiers
Codex Alimentarius Commission
Production and labelling of organic products in the EU
Certification of The Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council Inc (JAS-ANZ) (814.62 KB)

Regulations

NZ Government - Better Regulating Organic Businesses (1.35 MB)  ( )
Draft Organic Rules Consultation Presentation for Industry (2.8 MB)  ( )
New Zealand study of organic regulation (386.43 KB)  ( )

Research and development

Organic Industry Research and Development Plan (2006-11) (RIRDC) (1.71 MB)  ( )
Organic agriculture in Australia (RIRDC) (499.05 KB)  ( )

General research

Improving the measurement of the value of organic production in Australia (OTARE) (880.92 KB)  ( )
Long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a genetically modified diet (Carman et al) (333.74 KB)  ( )
Australia’s organic trilemma: public versus private organic food standardisation (Stephen Hall) (248.22 KB)  ( )
Australian Organic Agriculture–Prospects for Growth? (RIRDC) (338.14 KB)  ( )
Organic Agriculture in Australia – Levies and Expenditure (RIRDC) (137.13 KB)  ( )

Government policy

Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper: Full paper (3.56 MB)  ( )
Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper: Chapter–Accessing premium markets (551.94 KB)  ( )
Australian Government Guide to Regulation (485.79 KB)  ( )

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Organic World—Global organic farming news and statistics
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