The objectives of this study were to understand the global and domestic market situation of organic food
production and to suggest a suitable model of organic farming that can remove the barriers to the rapid
expansion organic farming and eliminate the poverty of poor farmers in Bangladesh. There, rice farming
has become unprofitable as costs of production have risen, and farmers are seeking alternative, more
profitable crops. Organic farming, with its ecological and social benefits, and premium prices, may offer
an ideal alternative. Global sales of organic foods reached US$25 billion in 2003 and are predicted to
exceed US$30 billion by 2009. Already 90 developing countries, including 15 that are classified as ‘Least
Developing Countries’ (LDCs), are benefiting significantly from the global organic market.