The Indian domestic market for organic food has been developing dynamically over the past few years. This study presents wide-ranging insights into the current state and future prospects of organic food markets in urban India, focusing principally on Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The authors identify challenges and obstacles to growth in organic supply chains, examine best-practice examples of successful and holistic market development, and suggest sustainable, long-term models of growth for organic producers. Case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate these points. Organic Food Marketing in Urban Centres of India also includes the most comprehensive bibliography currently available on the Indian domestic market for organic food. The book is a valuable resource for organic manufacturers, traders, retailers, policy makers and researchers. It is also of great practical use to urban citizen in India interested in consuming sustainably.

The lifestyles and food consumption patterns of India's new urban middle classes are changing rapidly. Emerging trends such as the growing popularity of fast food and convenience food and the increasing consumption of animal products, sugar and fat are causing adverse environmental, health and social e ects. In order to counter these trends, e ective strategies for promoting sustainable food consumption patterns are urgently needed. This empirical case study combines a revised update of the study "The Market for Organic Food: Consumer Attitudes and Marketing Opportunities" (Osswald and Dittrich 2009) with a broader perspective on the socio-cultural contexts of sustainable food consumption. The study outlines how "sustainable food choices" can be de ned in the Indian context, and examines spatial structures of the market for products from sustainable agriculture in the South Indian emerging megacity of Hyderabad. It explores socio-cultural contexts of sustainable food consumption, outlines target groups for marketing organic food and identi es obstacles to sustainable food consumption. The ndings point to a moderate but growing demand for organic food, especially among the middle classes. Availability is limited and not able to satisfy the demand at this stage. Most consumers are motivated almost exclusively by health considerations; awareness of the links between environmental problems and food choices is low. Based on these ndings, the report assesses the potential for future development of the organic segment as part of a sustainable urban food system, and develops recommendations for action in order to promote sustainable food consumption in Hyderabad.