Organic Agribusiness and Management

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 projectsK. 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.

• PART I: ORGANIC AGRIBUSINESS AND ORGANIC FOOD 1. Organic Agribusiness and Management: An Overview 2. Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Organic Agribusiness: Scopes and Challenges 3. Consumer Behavior Related to Brand Switching for Organic Food Products in the Context of Sustainability PART II: ORGANIC INPUTS AND ORGANIC PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 4. Organic Production Systems and Certification Approaches for Organic Foods 5. Organic Inputs in Organic Crops Production Systems PART III: EMERGING BUSINESS MODELS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS VALUE CHAINS 6. Contract Farming for Organic Crop Production: A New Emerging Industry 7. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in India: An Emerging Business Model for Organic Crop Production 8. Opportunities and Challenges for Women Farmer Producer Organizations in Organic Products Value Chains PART IV: SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING, RETAILING, MARKETING, AND GLOBAL CONSUMER PERCEPTION FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS 9. Retailing and Management of Organic Products 10. Sustainable Packaging of Organic Products 11. Export and Global Marketing of Organic Products 12. Agriculture Marketing of Organic Agricultural Produce in India: Issues and Challenges 13. Drivers of Consumer Behavior and Intention for the Purchase of Organic Products PART V: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION IN ORGANIC FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN 14. Exploring Blockchain Technology-Based Traceability for Organic Food Supply 15. Role of Blockchain Management in Organic Food Traceability PART VI: ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR 16. Entrepreneurship Development and Support Systems in the Organic Sector 17. Production of Dehydrated Organic Green Chili Powder and Its Techno-Commercial Feasibility for Commercialization