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Organic Food Industry
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Major products of organic farming
Tea, coffee, rice ,wheat, Cardamom, black pepper, white pepper, ginger, turmeric, vanilla, mustard, tamarind, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, chili, Red gram, black gram, Mango, banana, pineapple, passion fruit, sugarcane, orange, cashew, nut, walnut, Okra, brinjal, garlic, onion, tomato, potato, Oil seeds of Sesame, castor & sunflower, Cotton, herbal extracts etc More products get added in course of time.
Market Potential

The domestic market in India for organic products is as yet not as developed as the export market. The products available in the domestic market in organic quality are rice, wheat, tea, coffee, pulses, fruits and vegetables. Wholesalers / traders and supermarkets play major roles in the distribution of organic products. Major markets for organic products lie in metropolitan cities – Mamba, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore,and Hyderabad.Organic products cost about double the price of conventional products. 
Worldwide sales of organic products reached 26 billion US$ in 2001.
The US is the world’s largest market for organic products-sales might reach 20 billion US$ by 2005.
The largest Asian market for organic products is found in Japan. The Japanese Integrated Market Institute estimated the Japanese organic food market at 2.8 billion US$ in 2000, of which 360 million was imported. According to the Japanese Integrated Market Institute, imports of organic products are likely to grow by 40%. Germany has the largest market volume within the EU.
Export Markets are mainly : Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain;  USA, Canada; Middle East: Saudi Arabia, UAE;: Japan, Singapore; Australia; South Africa.
Quality Considerations
 Under the Indian National Program for Organic Production Certification is required.Organic products have to be labeled with the Japanese Organic State logo (JAS) and therefore the imported organic products must meet Japanese national standards.
For US Market, the producer/exporter should choose a certification body that provides access to the US market, for example, a certification body accredited by the National Organic Program (NOP).
In the European Union, organic products are grown according to the EU Regulation 2092/91.
In Switzerland, BIO SUISSE certification plays an important role in the marketing of organic products;
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