MARKET POTENTIAL OF ORGANIC FOODS IN INDIA-AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 51
Abstract
The global organic food market is growing rapidly, with the growth rate of about 19% in 2007. Organic farming is being developed rapidly and is now practiced in more than 140 countries of the world. Globally 32.4 million ha of the agricultural land, are currently managed organically. Demand for organic food is concentrated in North America and Europe, these two regions contributed around 96% of global revenues in 2007. There are 481 certification bodies across the world (16 in India). Organic farmers thought that problems in post harvest management (57% responses) are the major problem in marketing; 38% responses were related to purchasing by sponsor and 5% responses were related to transportation.
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SANDEEP CHOUHAN
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