1st Edition

Organic Agribusiness and Management

Edited By Deepak Kumar, K. Narendran, Anupama Panghal Copyright 2026
486 Pages 15 Color & 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

486 Pages 15 Color & 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Although organic farming is still not widely practiced, it has grown remarkably in recent years because of changes in consumer tastes, government assistance, and advancements in technology. To sustain this momentum, concerted efforts are needed to overcome challenges and to capitalize on new opportunities. This new book offers a comprehensive compilation that highlights the production systems of... Read more

PART I: ORGANIC AGRIBUSINESS AND ORGANIC FOOD

1. Organic Agribusiness and Management: An Overview

K. Narendran, Deepak Kumar, and Anupama Panghal

2. Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Organic Agribusiness: Scopes and Challenges

Sarbani Mukherjee

3. Consumer Behavior Related to Brand Switching for Organic Food Products in the Context of Sustainability

Anshu Jha, Shilpa Sindhu, and Satish Jangra

PART II: ORGANIC INPUTS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

4. Organic Production Systems and Certification Approaches for Organic Foods

Deepak Kumar, K. Narendran, Vishnu D. Rajput, S. Shanthakumar, Mrinalini Banerjee, Deepti Srivastava, and Md. Shamim

5. Organic Inputs in Organic Crops Production Systems

Samit Kumar and Sapna Arora

PART III: EMERGING BUSINESS MODELS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS VALUE CHAINS

6. Contract Farming for Organic Crop Production: A New Emerging Industry

Deepak Kumar, Rahul K. Singh, Parveen Siwach, Amit Kumar, N. Balasubramani, and A. Sadalaxmi

7. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in India: An Emerging Business Model for Organic Crop Production

Shubhra Mishra Deshpande, Deepak Kumar, and N. Ravisankar

8. Opportunities and Challenges for Women Farmer Producer Organizations in Organic Products Value Chains

Samit Kumar, Sapna Arora, and Vijay Kumar

PART IV: SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING, RETAILING, MARKETING, AND GLOBAL CONSUMER PERCEPTION FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS

9. Retailing and Management of Organic Products

Shilpa S. K.

10. Sustainable Packaging of Organic Products

Anjelina Sundarsingh, Simmi Ranjan Kumar, and Surangna Jain

11. Export and Global Marketing of Organic Products

Supriya, Aditya Bhooshan Srivastava, Prateek Kumar, and Manaswini N.

12. Agriculture Marketing of Organic Agricultural Produce in India: Issues and Challenges

Raviraj Singh, Atvir Singh, and Monika

13. Drivers of Consumer Behavior and Intention for the Purchase of Organic Products

Supriya, Deepak Kumar, Aditya Bhooshan Srivastava, Prateek Kumar, and Manaswini N.

PART V: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION IN ORGANIC FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

14. Exploring Blockchain Technology-Based Traceability for Organic Food Supply

Jeet and Satish Jangra

15. Role of Blockchain Management in Organic Food Traceability

Supriya, Aditya Bhooshan Srivastava, Pradeep Mishra, and Mahima Priyanka Neerugatti

PART VI: ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR

16. Entrepreneurship Development and Support Systems in the Organic SectorKamni P. Biam, N. Uttam Singh, Aniruddha Roy, Pampi Paul, Anjoo Yumnam, C. H. R. Gowda , Amrutha T., and Brajpal Singh

17. Production of Dehydrated Organic Green Chili Powder and Its Techno-Commercial Feasibility for Commercialization

Deepak Kumar, Mohammad Wasim Siddiqui, Kalyani Sharma, and Shweta Dahiya

Biography

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.