Consumers today are stepping towards a more proactive
approach in order to live healthy and well, which is driving the organic,
specialty and organic snacking sales. They’re adopting self-care lifestyles and
mindsets to live long. And food is playing a vital role in that journey. They
want to know what ingredients are there in the product and where the product
comes from.
Product
Overview:
Organic
food is the product of a farming system which avoids or do not use man-made pesticides,
fertilizers, livestock feed additives and growth regulators. Use of genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) or the products produced from or by GMOs are
generally prohibited under the organic legislation. In case of crops, they are
grown without the use of artificial fertilizers, conventional pesticides, sewage
sludge and human waste, also they are processed without food additives or
ionizing radiation. In case of animals, they are reared without the use of
antibiotics and also without the use of growth hormones.
The
Growing Global Organic Snacks Market:
Global
organic snacks market identifies that
availability of better incentives for farmers so that they adopt organic
farming also governments initiatives to fund farmers and motivate them for
organic farming in order to support them will be the major booster that will positively
impact the growth of the Global
organic snacks market. The production of organic
food including organic snacks does not include the use of chemicals and harmful
pesticides. The adoption of organic farming will further increase due to the
support from organization like Organic Valley. North America accounted for the highest
shares Global
organic snacks market during 2016 due to
increasing number of health-conscious consumers in the region. The increase in
health consciousness is encouraging individuals to purchase more organic snacks
throughout the predicted period.
What’s so
Hot in the Organic Snacks Market?
Growing desire for consuming healthy snacks
The demand for organic
snacks is driven by increasing number of health-conscious consumers. There has
been a dramatic increase seen in the number of people facing health problems,
such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity. People are aware about
the harmful effect of regular/non-organic snacks and turned health-conscious
and started preferring products without artificial flavors, colorants and unhealthy
food additives. They read labels before purchasing the organic snacks. Hence,
organic snacks are considered the healthiest snack option.
Figure 1: Global Health Expenditure Per-Capita, PPP, 2007-2014 (USD)
Better incentives for farmers to adopt organic farming
The organic farming is one of the major factor behind
the increasing demand for organic snacks. Organic food is produced without the
use of harmful chemicals and pesticides. Many government policies fund farmers so
that they get motivated for organic farming. Financing of the farm is a major
challenge to the farmer. Organic companies like Organic Valley and Stonyfield
Farms are sponsoring dairy farmers to adopt organic farming which results in
less pressure, with respect to input cost, financing and net profit which tend
to increase in organic farming as compared to conventional farming.
Figure 2: Global Organic Land Area Share, By Region, 2015
Figure 3: Global Land Area Under Organic Cultivation, 2011-2021F
(Million Hectare)
Favourable Regulatory & Policy Framework:
Unlike all other eco-labels, organic label is backed
by rigorous processing standards and federal production. These standards need
that products bearing the USDA organic label be processed or grown without the
use of synthetic and toxic pesticides & fertilizers, artificial flavors, genetic
engineering, synthetic growth hormones, antibiotics, preservatives, colors, sewage
sludge etc in order to ensure that customers can have confidence in buying
organic snacks, thereby, aiding in the Global
organic snacks market.
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