A Study on Consumer Preference towards Organic Products in Tirupur
Keywords:
Consumer, Health, Nutrition, Organic, ProductsAbstract
Health is wealth, is a statement which denotes the importance of health. Now a day’s people lack in health because of eating an unhealthy, adulterated food products. In order to overcome this problem people must eat and use organic products which is grown or manufactured without use of fertilizers, pesticides and chemicals. So we must go organic farming to protect environment and ourselves. Organic food consumption has become the trend of the time, owing to the multiple health benefits that it offers. Organic food is absolutely natural and is packed with load of vital nutrients which is required by the body. Hence, an attempt has been made to reveal the consumer preference towards organic products in Tirupur.
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