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The Global Organic Farming Industry

Organic farming chiefly relies on sustainable agricultural techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, composting, biological pest control etc. What makes organic farming distinct from traditional agricultural practices is that such farming occurs withouttheuseofartificial(synthetic)pesticides,fertilisers,livestockfeedadditivesor growthregulators.

Instead, the organic farmers utilise products like organic manure and compost to provide the necessary nutrition to their plants and apply techniques like crop rotation to help with weed and pest control. Additionally, they rope in beneficial birds and insectsforpestcontrolandboosttheirorganicproduce.

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The global organic farming market size is expected to grow up to USD 187.84 billion in 2023 from USD 169.04 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.1%.

Furthermore, with the current global economic situation, the organic farming industry worldwide is predicted to reach a market size of USD 287.83 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 11.3%.

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