Organic Certification: A Case Study of Organic Valley, Nepal

Khanna, Sabita Aryal

doi:10.11648/j.ijaas.20180401.13

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“…Thus, the government increased the budget by an additional 25% in 2014 for Village Development Committees, which promote organic agriculture [10]. This might be one of the reasons that organic agricultural production in Nepal has increased considerably [11], where land use for organic agriculture was increased per annum by 26.6% from 2017 to 2020 [12]. Currently, Nepal's organic value-chain is comprised of 1622 producers (39 were certified producers and the rest with Participatory Guarantee System operational), six processors, and one exporter, producing a total of 210 metric tonnes of organic foods annually.…”

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“…Currently, Nepal's organic value-chain is comprised of 1622 producers (39 were certified producers and the rest with Participatory Guarantee System operational), six processors, and one exporter, producing a total of 210 metric tonnes of organic foods annually. Further, the demand for organic food is ever-growing, especially in the urban cities, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Chitwan, and Pokhara, resulting in an increased number of shops favouring organic foods, mobile marketing of organically produced commodities, and outlets with organic foods [11][12][13]. The most commonly available organic foods in the Nepali market include vegetables, fruits, coffee, honey, tea, cereals, spices, and pulses [14].…”

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Intake of Animal-Based Foods and Consumer Behaviour towards Organic Food: The Case of Nepal

Budhathoki

Pandey

2021

Sustainability

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This study aims to segment Nepalese consumers based on the frequency of animal-based food intake and thereby the determinants of organic food purchasing behaviour to suggest possible marketing strategies for organic food suppliers. A face-to-face survey was conducted among Nepalese consumers (n = 527), underpinned by the theoretical framework, ‘theory of planned behaviour (TPB)’, and extended to include: knowledge, environmental concerns, health-consciousness, and background factors (socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics). Three segments of consumer types were identified by employing k-means segmentation: All Low (n = 113), High Dairy (n = 246), and High Dairy and Meat (n = 168). A covariance-based structural equation modelling (CB-SEM) analysis indicated that perceived behavioural control (β = 0.438, p < 0.001) was the main predictor of organic food purchasing intention, followed by attitude (β = 0.302, p < 0.001), subjective norms (β = 0.300, p < 0.001), knowledge (β = 0.211, p < 0.001), and environmental concerns (β = 0.208, p < 0.001). Health-consciousness (β = −0.034, p = 0.374) showed no significant impact on organic food purchasing intention. Organic food purchasing intention had a strong positive impact on organic food purchasing behaviour. Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics were found to impact behavioural intention indirectly by their effects on attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, knowledge, and environmental concern. Income also had a direct impact on organic food purchasing behaviour. Further, consumers with a low intake of animal-based foods held positive attitudes towards organic food and had higher environmental concerns. The findings can be used to inform organic food producers and targeted marketing campaigns towards promoting organic food purchasing behaviour in Nepal and similar countries.

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Intake of Animal-Based Foods and Consumer Behaviour towards Organic Food: The Case of Nepal

Budhathoki

Pandey

2021

Sustainability

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“…However, it has not been implemented well in the country (Bhatta and Doppler, 2011;Bhat, 2009). The national certifying body like Organic Certification Nepal (OCN) Nepal offers internationally accredited inspection and certification services to local operators (Khanna and Tripathee, 2018).…”

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“…Some international certification organizations such as NAASA (Australia), ECOCERT (France), One Cert Asia (USA), IMO (Switzerland), control Union (Netherlands), CertAlletc, are also actively involved in the certification of organic agricultural products in Nepal, with their agents. (Khanna and Tripathee, 2018;Pokharel and Pant, 2009). Most of all local governments of Nepal are concentrating on organic farming.…”

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A review on use of agrochemical in agriculture and need of organic farming in Nepal

Makaju¹,

Kurunju²

2021

Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci.

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The growing use of chemical pesticides haphazardly and their harmful influence on ecosystem and human health highlight the necessity for safe and sustainable organic production in our time. The article reviews a general overview of organic farming; the impact of organic farming on soil health and climate mitigation in comparison with conventional farming practice in Nepal. The article identifies the problems and possibilities of organic farming to resuscitate the pesticide-dominated conventional practice in Nepal. Organic farming now has been embedded in the natural agriculture policy in Nepal. Organic farming benefits in terms of environmental protection along with better living health. Various governmental and non-governmental bodies, farmers, and individuals are working to promote organic farming in Nepal. With the increase in awareness of health and environmental concerns, the adoption of organic agriculture and the demand for organic agricultural products is increasing. It holds a great prospect in countries like ours where an integrated crop-livestock system is still prevalent in many parts of the country. As a result, an organic farming system in Nepal must be thoroughly investigated and supported through proper regulations and tactics. It is urged to supplant pesticide-based conventional farming with organic farming that leads towards agricultural sustainability for the upcoming generation.

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“…Since the implementation of OS and quality assurance are parts of the production process, CO farmers' awareness on those aspects improves their economic liberalization and decision-making (Qiu, Wang, Zhang, & Xu, 2016;Zhong, Yang, & Chen, 2015). Previous studies have cited that, unawareness and unfamiliarity of essential aspects of CO farming challenge farmers' decision making (Khanna & Tripathee, 2018;Marsh, Zoumenou, Cotton, & Hashem, 2017;Singh & George, 2012). Moreover, if CO farmers are unaware of OS and quality assurance aspects, they may be unable to differentiate CO farming from non-certified organic farming and may have difficulties in complying with OS and maintaining the expected quality levels.…”

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Certified Organic Farming: Awareness of Export Oriented Small-Scale Farmers in Sri Lanka

Karalliyadda¹,

Kazunari²

2018

JSD

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This study aimed at investigating Sri Lankan small-scale Certified organic (CO) farmers’ awareness on their adopted organic standards, the third-party certification body, internal control system, Fairtrade certification, and conditions of contracts with coordinating organizations. A cross sectional survey was conducted among a randomly selected sample of 202 CO farmers who were linked with five coordinating organizations. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire along with key informant discussions and field observations. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to generate simple summaries and tendencies. According to the results, CO farmers are organized as farmer organizations that were initiated as out-grower groups of coordinating organizations. All CO farmers were unaware of the adopted organic standard. The majority were unaware of the third-party certification body (83%), and the internal control system (81.7%). This perhaps due to their exclusion in managing certification related aspects. Thus, showed submissive decision-making behavior. However, many of them were aware of Fairtrade certification (56.4%) as it provides a wide spectrum of additional benefits covering production, marketing, and farmers’ welfare. Farmers were also aware of their contracts (verbal or written) with coordinating firms (62.2%) but hardly conscious of their conditions. In some contracts, conditions were unfairly distributed among stakeholders. Therefore, the study recommends enhancing small-scale farmers knowledge not only the production aspects but also certification, quality assurance, administration, and marketing as well. Meanwhile, mediating the partnership among stakeholders by a government body is also recommended to avoid power abuses among stakeholders.

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Organic Certification: A Case Study of Organic Valley, Nepal

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

Intake of Animal-Based Foods and Consumer Behaviour towards Organic Food: The Case of Nepal

Intake of Animal-Based Foods and Consumer Behaviour towards Organic Food: The Case of Nepal

A review on use of agrochemical in agriculture and need of organic farming in Nepal

Certified Organic Farming: Awareness of Export Oriented Small-Scale Farmers in Sri Lanka

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