The Chair of the Organic Federation of Australia, Andre Leu, has been elected as the President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). IFOAM is the world umbrella organisation that currently unites 750 member organisations in 116 countries, and the only organisation that advocates for organic agriculture at the international level. Leu was elected at the General Assembly in Korea during the 17th IFOAM Organic World Congress, attended by representatives from 100 countries.