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 Consumers are embracing organic food Consumers are confident that organic agricultural produce produced in the villages is healthy and nutritious. However, the question of whether the food products being bought and sold in the market as organic, local and pesticide-free are truly organic, local and pesticide-free remains unanswered. Consumers are losing faith in organic food products because there is a lack of adulteration and certification in the market. Agricultural experts said that it is necessary to ensure that chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not used to certify organic. The government has been suggested to implement an organic certification and monitoring system. 12 Ashad, Kathmandu. Kusum Dhakal from Babarmahal, the federal capital, Kathmandu, paid a high price for Jumla organic beans from a shop selling ‘organic’ food products nearby and took them home. However, when she cooked them, the beans were not cooked properly. After that, Dhakal felt that she had been chea...

 How to recognize organic food? Recently, people's fascination towards organic food has increased. With the increase in demand and popularity of organic food, organic food stores, organic vegetable and fruit shops have opened widely. Even though organic food is related to health, people are ready to spend any amount to use it. Organic food is not only related to the health of people, but also the environment. That is why organic farming is being discussed nowadays. If we talk about the history of organic farming in Nepal, in the 1980s, an American researcher, Judith Chase, came to Nepal and established a small organic garden in Dadhikot, Bhaktapur in 1987. In the same year, he established an NGO called 'Appropriate Agriculture Alternative'. From there, the concept of organic farming was introduced in Nepal. Jumla has been declared as the first organic district of Nepal. How organic are the animal husbandry and vegetable farms seen around Kathmandu and other urban areas? How...