Ariane Krol
organic foods are increasingly popular. The category grew 15% per year on average for 10 years. The number of firms that produce and process organic tripled since Quebec became the first province to regulate the use of the term in early 2000. Yet the industry remains marginal. There are barely a thousand local businesses in all categories. Result: Quebec imports about 85% of the bio it consumes. Bananas, of course, but also cookies, pasta, chips, vegetables in greenhouses and dairy products. Are we going to miss the train?
Green Week devotes all his TV show and part of his radio show bio weekend. Enlightening stories that we do not knock statistics, but show us the reality of the sector. This demands that Quebec producers must meet to keep their certification. That of Switzerland, where we say, organic farming sells for $ 1.5 billion per year - and Canada and in a market the size of Quebec. That the department of Drôme, France more organic. Also note, the forum registered at Quebec this week . Particular, we learn that even in Germany, a country where the bio is the most popular, these products continue to sell a lot more expensive than their conventional version. The potential of bio
is no doubt there is demand here and for export. The Pronovost report on the future of agriculture did not fail to note, urging Quebec to better support the sector. The Ministry of Agriculture has pledged $ 5 million and has set concrete targets - 50% increase in the number of farms and processors by the end of 2015, and increase the cultivated area by 20% by 2014.
Will this be enough? I doubt it, but at least we have an early commitment . What missing? I ask you, would like. Popular brands of ? Products that are better distributed, more present in major supermarkets which buys the majority of the population? More processors? More publicity? More farmers willing to convert to bio? Unless the price difference is an insurmountable obstacle. ...
Source: http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/edito/2011/01/28/que-manque-t-il-au-bio/
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