From brands working with farmers to Indian handloom gaining attention, the top SMB stories of this week
This week SMBStory covered brands that are helping Indian farmers and artisans to earn a better livelihood whilst contributing to the Indian farming and handicraft sector.
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The organic food space in India has drastically changed in the last decade. According to the Organic Trade Association, 52 percent of organic consumers are millennials.
The switch to handcrafted and slow fashion has also seen a rise, with plenty of brands reviving dying traditions and helping artisans earn a livelihood. The handicrafts sector is crucial to the Indian economy, as it is a huge employment generator, and accounts for a significant share of the country’s exports.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Organic Garage (TSXV: OG) - an independent organic grocer with a growing footprint, increasing revenue and new business verticals - just announced the expansion of its Hand-Picked Partner program.
Founded in 2005 by a fourth-generation grocer, Matt Lurie, Organic Garage s 4-outlet Toronto area chain did $24 million in sales last year.
Like Whole Foods (purchased by Amazon for $13.7 billion), OG targets health-conscious consumers, but it is more neighbourhood focused - with a wide selection of healthy and natural products at everyday affordable prices. The price premium being charged on organic groceries in big chains is artificially high, Lurie told Global Stocks News CEO Guy Bennett, It is pushed to a point where the average consumer feels that they can t eat organic.
US officials must hustle to save organic trade relationship with Mexico in time
New Mexican regulations
threaten to disrupt more than $100 million in organic food trade with the US. All in all, the Biden administration has less than three months to address the situation before the requirements take effect.
The new rules could tear down Mexico’s acceptance of US organic standards. Also, according to US government sources, staffing shortages and travel difficulties during the pandemic are complicating matters.
The US is still shipping organic milk, spinach, carrots, apples and pears south of the border with relative ease, but only because the USDA and the Office of the US Trade Representative convinced Mexico to temporarily delay implementation of the law that would force US organic producers to get separate organic certification from the Mexican government or Mexican certifiers before they could sell their products to Mexican buyers.
Growing concerns expressed over Mexico s trade actions farmprogress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from farmprogress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.