6 Exploring the Role of Sustainable Organic Food Consumption and the Role of Organic Food as a Luxury Product A Case Study in Nepal

Udgam Mishra, Nirma Sadamali Jayawardena and Park Thaichon

DOI: 10.4324/9781003321378-6

6.1 Introduction

One of the key drivers of the Anthropocene is the global food production system (Fraundorfer, 2022). Although newer innovations in agriculture have reduced hunger and improved nutrition, there remains a deficiency in one or more important nutrients in billions of people’s diets, leading to the spread of infectious diseases (Rohr et al., 2019). Global food production has threatened food security followed by greenhouse gas emissions, water abstraction, soil, water, and air pollution (Berners-Lee et al., 2018 ...

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