Entrepreneurs’ Perception on the Benefits of Organic Vegetable Farming in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s farmers use unnecessary chemical inputs, including fertilizers, with the aim of producing more. Over-reliance on chemicals poses challenges to maintaining socially, economically, and environmentally sustaina-ble agriculture. Farm entrepreneurs are more interested in environmentally friendly agriculture than farmers in general. In addition, a growing number of consumers are interested in purchasing safe and reliable crops. Or-ganic farming is one of the promising options because certification allows consumers to choose environmentally friendly products. In promoting organic farming, government policies focus on vegetables. With this back-ground, this study aims to better understand the entrepreneurs’ perception on organic vegetable farming benefits in Bangladesh. Also, this study attempted to investigate the challenges and suggestions in the organic vegetable marketing. Next, a face-to-face interview survey through prescribed questionnaires was conducted among 129 organic farm entrepreneurs in Muradnagar. We examined the results of the questionnaire survey and found that the respondents’ organic farming experience is positively and significantly correlated with the benefits of organic farming. They (more than 90%) found that organic vegetable farming is an eco-friendly farming method, where-as the demand for organic vegetables is increasing, and customers pay more for organic products. Easy docu-mentation and supervised policy enforcement can guide organic product certification in Bangladesh.