Agriculture plays a large role in North America, its primary crops include grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and plants for non-food uses. In terms of farmland, 3.3 million hectares are managed organically, a figure that has trebled since 2000 and represents about five percent of global organic agricultural land.

In 2016, members from Canada, the United States, and the English-speaking Caribbean established IFOAM North America. They are working towards food systems that have shorter and more direct supply chains, where the knowledge and wisdom of farmers guide innovations that are adapted to local conditions, and making food production both socially as well as environmentally sustainable.

In recent years, the markets for organic products have grown rapidly in North America. There are in total about 23,957 organic producers about 18,000 of whom are in the United States, and over 5,000 in Canada. Today the United States is the leading organic market with 40.6 billion euros while in Canada per capita consumption of organic is about 84 euros.

Ifoam North America