Organic Agriculture Towards Sustainability

• Main Author: Kotian, Natalia S. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Delve Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Organic farming; Agriculture; Agriculture > Economic aspects; Organic farming > Economic aspects; Natural food
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 Organic agriculture has gained immense popularity in recent years due to the belief that it is safer and better for the environment and human health because it is inherently free of synthetic chemicals that are often harmful. Demand for organic food touched USD 81.6 billion in 2015 according to Organic Monitor, with the USA being the largest consumer of organic food products. Organic agriculture and consequently, organically cultivated animal and plant products are an important and increasingly profitable segment among food products that are sold at a premium, higher than prices for conventionally produced food. The well-heeled, highly-educated class of consumers that views itself as socially responsible and politically engaged is the largest consumer of organic food. The purchase and consumption of food labelled as 'Organic' is slowly but steadily becoming one of the means of "inconspicuous consumption" patterns that are helping the wealthy and the "nouveau riche" to distinguish itself from the rest of the society. The term 'organic agriculture' is sometimes synonymously used with 'sustainable agriculture'.