The success of organic farmers, organic seed companies, and the credibility of organic agriculture as a whole are at stake.

As the organic seed industry develops and grows it is facing major threats, the corporate consolidation of seed and contamination being two of the most serious.

As a diverse membership organization OSGATA is uniquely positioned to address these serious threats while simultaneously promoting and supporting member businesses. We aim to assist our members by giving them every possible advantage to succeed in their particular niche of the nation's seed system. We envision a thriving organic seed industry in which growers, handlers, sellers, buyers, and other like-minded organizations can pursue their individual and mutual business interests through priorities that are determined by the membership.

OSGATA's main goal is to address seed issues of mutual concern on business and policy levels , and we aim to create the venue in which we can work together on strategies to improve the seed trade nationally for the benefit of the entire organic community.