Role of Demand ratio to improve Organic Farming Adoption in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Organic farming ensures the usage of organic plant protection and nutrient systems and avoids chemical-based farm inputs. It is work with environmental, socio-economic and sustainability objectivity. About 170 countries come under the organic agriculture coverage, where 43.1 million ha. are cultivated in India by 2 million farmers. The consumers health consciousness is a major factor in organic food, which demands those who are willing to pay a high price for organic products. This paper aimed to analyse organic food demand factors affecting the organic agriculture adoption among those farmers. It highlights the major constraints for the adoption process. The Spearman’s rank correlation formula was used to analyse 350 farmers opinions in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. The result found ρ=0.9993, under the p-value at the 0.05 significance level. It indicates a very strong association between increasing demand for organic produce and the motivation of farmers to adopt organic farming.