• Dr. K. DHAVAMANI

Organic farming in the Tamil Nadu has experienced considerable growth in the last two decades. The market for organic produce is estimated to be worth some 1.05 per cent of the Tamil Nadu grocery market. Interest in the organic sector however, stretches far beyond the apparent rapid growth and buoyancy of the market. Organic farming is promoted on the basis of the multiple benefits it provides; healthier food, improved farmed environment and a contribution to the rural economy. It is the environmental impacts of organic farming that have received most research attention and while some still contest the environmental benefits of organic farming, there is growing consensus that it does indeed offer certain environmental benefits over and above those of conventional agriculture.

Organic farming, sustainable agriculture, conventional agriculture, organic products, environmental sustainability, etc.

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ORGANIC FARMING IN RURAL AREAS OF TAMILNADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.770-774, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06133.pdf

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ORGANIC FARMING IN RURAL AREAS OF TAMILNADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp770-774, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBP06133.pdf