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A Guide to Marketing Organic Produce

Richard Edwards, Jeff Johnson and, Charles Hall (April, 1997)

Summary

Organic farming has been in existence since man began utilizing agricultural practices. Over the years organic methods gave way to conventional methods, characterized by the use of synthetic chemical inputs. Today, however, there is renewed interest in organic farming and it is being termed by many the alternative method of farming. This renewed interest is a direct result of high energy prices, increased fertilizer costs, and concerns about health, pesticide residues and the environmental impacts of chemicals.