For 20 years, R Selvam has been painstackingly growing paddy, groundnut, coco nut and sesame seeds organically in his 2.8-hectare farmland in Tamil Nadu’s Arachalur village. But July 1 onwards, Selvam can no longer sell the produce to organic retail stores due to a new regulation…
July 2018
The U.S. organic food market size is expected to reach USD 70.4 billion by 2025 as a result of…
A recent study conducted by Zion Market Research, estimated the global organic food and beverage market to be worth 124.76 billion in 2017 alone. Their new report estimates this market to nearly triple, as it is expected to reach 323…
Healthy children’s food in India never really had a chance to be perceived as cool – in part due to packaging that failed to appeal to kids, unlike cheap and unhealthy fast food brands. That perception needed to change, and that’s what two young mothers - one a former public health…
Many rice products are used as an ingredient in food preparation, but all of them might not be rice based. One of such rice product is organic rice syrup which is used as the ingredient in the preparation of various food. Organic rice syrup is a low-calorie sweetener used as an…
Organic fertilizers don’t cause the same level of damage to the environment as conventional fertilizers. This is promoting their adoption among end-users.While Persistence Market Research maintains a positive outlook on the global organic fertilizer market, premium prices for…
The first time Ittisha Sarah — a 25-year-old resident of Guwahati — used a koor (a heavy-duty spade), she did it effortlessly. She was with a group of 20, in a hill in Sonapur, about 15 km from Guwahati, planting saplings. “Digging and planting in silence — that was the…
The latest developments in the food industry show how fast the world is moving forward in countering climate change. Just this week, the global food chain giant …
The government today allowed unrestricted exports of all certified organic agricultural products, a move that would help in boosting shipments. The decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister…
The Chandigarh Organic Farmers Market comprises people of the farming community, researchers, professors, poets, and young, educated local volunteers. The group organises organic mandis on Saturday of each week near Sukhna Lake to provide a better exchange between producers and…