The study on the marketing channels, projected exports of organic coconut in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu

Organic farming is gaining gradual movement across the world. Growing awareness of health and environmental issues in agriculture has demanded production of organic food which is emerging as an attractive source of rural income generation. India is bestowed with lot of potential to produce all varieties of organic products because of its various agro climatic regions. Oceania has the largest share of organic agricultural land (37%), followed by Europe (24%) and Latin America (20%). The proportion of organically compared to conventionally managed land, however, is highest in Oceania and in Europe. India ranks last among the top ten countries in terms of cultivable land under organic certification. The certified area includes 10% cultivable area (0.50 million ha) and rest 90% (4.71 million ha) is forest and wild area for collection of minor forest produces. India produced around 1.34 million Metric tonnes of certified organic products which includes all varieties of food products namely sugarcane, cotton, coconut, Basmati rice, pulses, tea, spices, coffee, oil Seeds, fruits and their value added products.