source: Farm and Food Report
The 2005 Organic Processors Directory published by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) opens a world of possibilities for our province’s organic industry, according to Market Development Specialist Chandra Mark.
“It is used to promote our organic processors to domestic and international buyers at trade shows and during trade missions in which the industry and its members participate,” says Mark. “It lists 19 companies based in Saskatchewan that are engaged in supplying consumer-ready products, food ingredients, bulk commodities, nutraceuticals, supplies and services, as well as non-food products.”
Mark explains how the directory makes it possible for buyers to find the products they are looking for, at a glance.
“Saskatchewan has over 1,000 certified organic farms. Our province is the leading Canadian exporter of organic grain and oilseed products, as well as of cereal-based food ingredients. Many people are not aware that Saskatchewan’s total organic acreage accounts for 58 per cent of Canada’s production land. Unless buyers have first-hand knowledge of our industry, finding out who to contact can be a little challenging.”
In preparing the directory, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food does the groundwork for the buyers by contacting organic certifying agencies and obtaining lists of processors. SAF then investigates them individually to find out which products and services they offer. Often, the processors are producers themselves or a group of producers.
One such organization is Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd., a producer-owned organization that sells ethically grown and traded food produced on 80 organically certified farms. They specialize in organic grains, pulses, oilseeds and meats.
Sales Manager Jason Freeman recently returned from attending Bio-Fach 2005, the world’s largest organic trade fair, in Germany.
“Our co-op is a portal that sells directly to food manufacturers worldwide,” Freeman says. “Because we primarily export, it is to our advantage to let these manufacturers know that Saskatchewan has a greater organic land base than anywhere else in North America, and a mature network of processors. The directory helps buyers access our products without having to go through a broker — that makes a huge difference at our end.”
Freeman says that making the directory available to our embassies and consulates around the world, and to marketing agencies like the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership for distribution wherever Saskatchewan is commercially active domestically and internationally, helps build bridges toward the prosperity of the organic industry in Saskatchewan.
The 2005 Organic Processors Directory is available online here.
For more information about the 2005 Organic Processors Directory, contact Renata Bereziuk at (306) 787-8541.
For more information, contact:
Renata Bereziuk
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 787-8541
Jason Freeman
Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd.
(306) 352-2444
http://www.farmerdirect.ca
The 2005 Organic Processors Directory published by Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food (SAF) opens a world of possibilities for our province’s organic industry, according to Market Development Specialist Chandra Mark.
“It is used to promote our organic processors to domestic and international buyers at trade shows and during trade missions in which the industry and its members participate,” says Mark. “It lists 19 companies based in Saskatchewan that are engaged in supplying consumer-ready products, food ingredients, bulk commodities, nutraceuticals, supplies and services, as well as non-food products.”
Mark explains how the directory makes it possible for buyers to find the products they are looking for, at a glance.
“Saskatchewan has over 1,000 certified organic farms. Our province is the leading Canadian exporter of organic grain and oilseed products, as well as of cereal-based food ingredients. Many people are not aware that Saskatchewan’s total organic acreage accounts for 58 per cent of Canada’s production land. Unless buyers have first-hand knowledge of our industry, finding out who to contact can be a little challenging.”
In preparing the directory, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food does the groundwork for the buyers by contacting organic certifying agencies and obtaining lists of processors. SAF then investigates them individually to find out which products and services they offer. Often, the processors are producers themselves or a group of producers.
One such organization is Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd., a producer-owned organization that sells ethically grown and traded food produced on 80 organically certified farms. They specialize in organic grains, pulses, oilseeds and meats.
Sales Manager Jason Freeman recently returned from attending Bio-Fach 2005, the world’s largest organic trade fair, in Germany.
“Our co-op is a portal that sells directly to food manufacturers worldwide,” Freeman says. “Because we primarily export, it is to our advantage to let these manufacturers know that Saskatchewan has a greater organic land base than anywhere else in North America, and a mature network of processors. The directory helps buyers access our products without having to go through a broker — that makes a huge difference at our end.”
Freeman says that making the directory available to our embassies and consulates around the world, and to marketing agencies like the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership for distribution wherever Saskatchewan is commercially active domestically and internationally, helps build bridges toward the prosperity of the organic industry in Saskatchewan.
The 2005 Organic Processors Directory is available online here.
For more information about the 2005 Organic Processors Directory, contact Renata Bereziuk at (306) 787-8541.
For more information, contact:
Renata Bereziuk
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
(306) 787-8541
Jason Freeman
Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd.
(306) 352-2444
http://www.farmerdirect.ca
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