| In most developed countries the organic
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| | risk against pests and diseases an
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| food market is below two per cent of the
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| | organic farmer can not risk losing his
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| total food market, but growing rapidly.
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| | organic status by using chemicals to
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| Global retail sales of organic products,
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| | fight pests and dieases so even if the
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| which were valued at US$ 25 billion in
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| | losses are heavy the farmer has to bear
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| 2003 are currently worth US$31 billion
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| | it. The only consolation for the farmer
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| and growing at over 20 per cent per annum
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| | can not risk losing his organic status by
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| ( compared to about 3 per cent growth
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| | using chemicals to fight pests and
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| rate of the food market overall)
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| | diseases, so even if the losses are heavy
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| Popular organic products
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| | the farmer has to bear it. The only
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| Cereals, staples (rice and wheat) coffee,
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| | consolation for the farmer is the lower
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| cocoa, vegetables, fruits, species,
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| | cost of organic inputs with reference to
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| pickles, jams and bakery products.
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| | chemical inputs and organic prices ranges
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| Shortage for organic foods
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| | from 15 to 50% of conventional prices.
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| Organic products are facing a major
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| | Another issues is the high cost of
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| shortage and one of them was red
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| | organic certification, higher operation
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| chillies, which experienced a major
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| | costs and lower volumes because of high
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| scarcity all over the world. This is
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| | cost processing.
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| because the area under cultivation of
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| | Yet another problem is the transportation
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| organic crops was not that high.
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| | and storage. Unlike conventional products
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| Conversion of land from chemically grown
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| | that can be procured from the nearest
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| to organic cultivated crops takes one to
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| | producers, certified organic products may
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| three years because of factors strigent
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| | have to be trucked over large distances.
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| certification process, assessment of the
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| | Small volumes increase the per unit cost
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| products by the certifying agencies, soil
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| | of transport by many times the cost of
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| tests, transaction certificates for
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| | full truckloads. An inherent problem in
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| traders for every consignment regardless
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| | organic foods is that the godowns and
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| of quantity of product from the farmers
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| | cargo it can not be fumigated or sprayed
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| which is also carried out by the
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| | with chemicals to control pests. Hence
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| certifying agency, informed experts.
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| | continuous manual cleaning along with
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| Hassles for organic food growers
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| | carbon dioxide treatment and vacuum is
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| Coming to the issue of Organic foods
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| | undertaken. Cold storage is also not
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| being expensive, experts pointed out that
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| | recommended for loss of natural values ,
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| lower yields during the first few years
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| | stated the experts.
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| of organic cultivation, coupled wih the
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