Why Are Consumers Demanding More Organic Milk?

The demand for organic milk has increased allfodder-fed cows.There was always a lack of
over the world. No, this is not with reference toevidence that organic food is better than
the increased demand for the product thatconventional or non-organic food and all the
occurred in 2000-2001. This is about the present -benefits of organic food over non-organic food
2006.So, why is the demand for organic milkwere strong beliefs of the producers and
increasing? The answer lies in the benefits ofconsumers in the wellness of organic food
organic milk. Consumers are demanding moreproduction methodologies.However, the research
organic milk due to its enhanced healthfindings on health benefits of organic milk have
benefits.Research conducted at the University offirmed the beliefs of consumers who are now
Aberdeen, and the Institute of Grassland anddemanding more organic milk. Health conscious
Environmental Research have shown that organicpeople have also shifted to organic milk resulting in
milk has more Omega 3 than non-organic milk. Soa shortage of the product.However, the increased
consumers can now just replace their regular milkhealth benefits of organic milk are not the only
with organic milk and do away with those Omegareasons for this surge in demand. People are also
3 supplements or fish oil capsules.Similarly,questioning the factory mode production of
research conducted at the Danish Institute oforganic dairy products. Many people now believe
Agricultural Sciences and the University ofthat livestock have good health when they are
Newcastle has shown that organic milk is rich inleft in the open. Confined animals are more prone
Vitamin A and Vitamin E. Vitamin A is essential forto diseases and hence the increased chances of
a good eye-sight, and Vitamin E protects bodyBSE cases.Consumers are also becoming
cells from free radicals and delays ageing.Organicconscious of animal rights and do not wish to be
milk also has more Conjugated Linoleic Acidl (CLA)part of the extensive cruelty imparted to
than non-organic milk, as it has becomeconfined livestock. Since organic milk production
mandatory to graze the organic cows oninvolves certain aspects of animal welfare, these
pastures unless weather forces the farmer toconsumers have shifted to organic milk even if it
interfere. Now cows that graze on pastures havecosts more.Kiran Patil is a chemical engineer and
higher concentrations of CLAs in their milk thanan expert on organic food and organic farming.