Covers production systems of organic agriculture, certification issues, organic products supply chain management, value chain management, micro-economics, branding, and the regulatory status of organic products for a better understanding and future research. Overviews organic agribusiness and consumer behaviors.
Although organic farming is still not widely practiced, it has grown remarkably since the COVID-19 pandemic because of changes in consumer tastes, government assistance, and advancements in technology. To sustain this momentum, concerted efforts are needed to overcome existing challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. Embracing organic farming practices not only fosters resilience in the face of future crises but also contributes to building a more sustainable and equitable food system.
This new book, Organic Agribusiness and Management, addresses this need by offering a comprehensive compilation that highlights the production systems of organic agriculture, certification issues, organic products supply chain management, value chain management, micro-economics, branding, techno-commercial viability, entrepreneurship development, and the regulatory status of organic products for a better understanding and future research.
Divided into sections where specialists in the field critically explore various facets of organic agribusiness and management, the volume first provides an overview of organic agribusiness and consumer behaviors related to organic food products. Discussions of the organic inputs and the organic production methods of different countries as well as emerging business models for the organic products value chain are discussed as well.
Addressing the rapid expansion of the global organic food market, the authors also discuss issues related to sustainable packaging, retailing, marketing strategies, and global consumer perceptions of organic products, which have very big impacts on the organic food supply chain.
Startups and entrepreneurs will find two chapters especially important as they discuss aspects of support systems for entrepreneurship development and the techno-commercial viability of dehydrated organic green chili powder, offering insight for evaluating the feasibility of an organic food business model project.
Providing valuable information and knowledge on organic agribusiness, this volume will be beneficial to agribusiness researchers, industry professionals, faculty and students, as well as for budding organic food entrepreneurs.
PART I: ORGANIC AGRIBUSINESS AND ORGANIC FOOD
1. Organic Agribusiness
and Management: An Overview
2. Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Organic
Agribusiness: Scopes and Challenges
3. Consumer Behavior Related to Brand
Switching for Organic Food Products in the Context of Sustainability PART II:
ORGANIC INPUTS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
4. Organic Production Systems
and Certification Approaches for Organic Foods
5. Organic Inputs in Organic
Crops Production Systems PART III: EMERGING BUSINESS MODELS FOR ORGANIC
PRODUCTS VALUE CHAINS
6. Contract Farming for Organic Crop Production: A New
Emerging Industry
7. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in India: An
Emerging Business Model for Organic Crop Production
8. Opportunities and
Challenges for Women Farmer Producer Organizations in Organic Products Value
Chains PART IV: SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING, RETAILING, MARKETING, AND GLOBAL
CONSUMER PERCEPTION FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS
9. Retailing and Management of
Organic Products
10. Sustainable Packaging of Organic Products
11. Export and
Global Marketing of Organic Products
12. Agriculture Marketing of Organic
Agricultural Produce in India: Issues and Challenges
13. Drivers of Consumer
Behavior and Intention for the Purchase of Organic Products PART V:
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION IN ORGANIC FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
14. Exploring
Blockchain Technology-Based Traceability for Organic Food Supply
15. Role of
Blockchain Management in Organic Food Traceability PART VI: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DEVELOPMENT IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR
16. Entrepreneurship Development and
Support Systems in the Organic Sector
17. Production of Dehydrated Organic
Green Chili Powder and Its Techno-Commercial Feasibility for Commercialization
Deepak Kumar, PhD, is Executive Director (R&D) at Nextnode Bioscience Pvt. Ltd., Kadi, and Director (R&D) of the laboratory of Shri Ram Solvent Extractions Pvt. Ltd. He has published journal articles, books, patents, and book chapters. He is a certified farm advisor and a certified food safety mitra and was also a technical expert member (biofertilizer) with the Indian Institute of Soybean Research Agribusiness Incubation Centre. Additionally, Dr. Kumar is a technical consultant for several companies and was also selected as an AYE mentor by IFCI Venture Capital Funds Limited (an Indian government undertaking) for SC/ST mentorship under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. He has received many awards for his work and has completed several funded research projects
K. Narendran, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM), India. His research interests include plantations, agribusiness, farmer organizations, business plans, feasibility studies, organic business, and agripreneurship. He has authored papers in international and national journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, and ABDC. Serving as an expert consultant to the Karnataka State Marketing Board, Karnataka State Agriculture Produce Processing & Exports Corporation Limited, and Commodity Boards of India, he has conducted projects and management development programs, with special reference to organic clusters in northeast India.
Anupama Panghal, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, India. With more than 18 years of academic and industrial experience, she earlier worked at Thapar University, Patiala, and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India, New Delhi. She was also a visiting professor at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. She has authored one book on futures trading of agricultural commodities, edited four books, and authored book chapters and papers in international and national journals. She has handled funded research projects, been an expert lecturer, and is reviewer for several journals.
