?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Market+Opportunities+and+Challenges+for+Indian+Organic+Products&rft.creator=Garibay%2C+Salvador+V.&rft.creator=Jyoti%2C+Katke&rft.subject=+Markets+and+trade&rft.subject=+Values%2C+standards+and+certification&rft.subject=India&rft.description=Organic+agriculture+offers+trade+opportunities+for+farmers+in+the+developing+and+developed+countries.+This+market+of+organic+products+is+expected+to+grow+globally+in+the+coming+years+and+high+growth+rates+over+the+medium+term+(from+10-15+to+25-30+%25)+are+expected+(Yussefi+and+Willer%2C+2002).+This+organic+market+expansion+makes+it+possible+for+farmers+to+reap+the+benefits+of+a+trade+with+relatively+high+price+premiums+(Yussefi+and+Willer%2C+2002).+However%2C+this+market+is+not+very+well+known+to+most+farmers%2C+especially+those+living+in+the+developing+countries.+Furthermore%2C+information+about+it+is+not+readily+available+to+farmers+in+the+developing+countries.+The+absence+of+sufficient+technical+and+market+information+and+financial+support+also+means+that+few+farmers+will+risk+changing+their+method+of+production.%0D%0AIn+developing+countries+it+is+therefore+essential+for+major+key+players+(e.g.+NGOs%2C+farmer+organizations%2C+traders%2C+exporters+etc.)+that+promote+organic+farming+to+have+up-to-date+information+on+the+available+opportunities+(market+requirements)+and+trends+of+the+organic+market.+One+example+is+India%2C+a+country+with+a+huge+number+of+small+farmers+who+still+use+traditional+methods+and+do+farming+with+few+agricultural+inputs.+NGOs+that+promote+organic+farming+and+other+organizations+support+farmers+in+these+aspects.+An+organic+movement+is+now+emerging+in+India+on+different+levels+(producer+groups%2C+trainers+and+advisors%2C+certification+bodies+and+processors+and+traders).+So+dissemination+of+information+about+the+opportunities+and+challenges+for+Indian+organic+products+on+the+domestic+and+international+market+is+of+fundamental+concern+in+order+to+allow+continued+development+of+the+organic+agriculture+movement+in+this+country.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F2684%2F1%2Fgaribay-2003-Market-Study-India.pdf&rft.identifier=Garibay%2C+Salvador+V.+and+Jyoti%2C+Katke+(2003)+Market+Opportunities+and+Challenges+for+Indian+Organic+Products.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F2684%2F