OCO's 2022 Workforce Survey of Organic Value Chain Members

Introduction

Welcome to OCO’s 2022 Organic Value Chain survey, serving our Organic Labour Needs Assessment Project. The information in this survey will be used to better understand the challenges and successes of the organic value chain workforce. This includes people involved in organic production, manufacturing, retailing, distribution and more. All answers to this survey are completely anonymous and confidential.

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* 1. Do you own or work for a non-farm based operation that:

has an organic certification

has an attestation of compliance

sells or distributes organic ingredients or products

none of the above

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* 2. What section of the organic industry do you primarily work in?

Processing and or co-packing

Distributing

Retailing

Wholesaling

Manufacturing

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 3. What kind of organic products do you primarily work with? (Select all that apply).

Fruit and/ or vegetables

Dairy and/ or eggs

Meat, poultry and/ or seafood

Coffee and/ or tea

Oils

Maple syrup

Animal feed/ supplements

Beverages (non alcoholic)

Beverages (alcoholic)

Bread, grains and baking aids

Packaged and/ or prepared goods

Snack foods

Condiments

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is your role at your job in the organic value chain?

CEO, owner or manager (or a representative of one)

Employee