Features of organic agriculture development in Asian countries

Abstract The implementation of Sustainable Development Goals stimulates the use of new innovative technologies in production processes of the most resource-intensive types of economic activity in most countries of the world. The modern agricultural sector, which uses land and water resources to ensure food security in countries, aims to preserve soil fertility, the quality of water resources, air and biodiversity. That is why organic agriculture is gaining popularity not only in developed, but also in lower-income countries, including Asian countries. In recent years, countries such as China and India have increased the production of various types of products several times; moreover, their consumption is constantly increasing, which is the basis for achieving the goal of preserving the health of the nation. The study is aimed at identifying natural and economic factors in the development of production, consumption and export of organic products; existing risks. The choice of the object of study is due to the fact that China, India and Indonesia are the leading countries, among the top ten countries in terms of population, these countries are large in extent, in other words, the size of their territory allows them to produce various types of agricultural products; Vietnam and Thailand were chosen due to the fact that the countries are quite unique in terms of climatic conditions, which is why they produce unique types of products and have been actively increasing the production of organic products in recent years. Based on the methods of structural and comparative analysis, aligning time series, stable trends towards an increase in export volumes were identified, and the reasons for the increase in the production of organic products were substantiated.