IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS AFFECTING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THANH HOA PROVINCE BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Organic agriculture appeared very early in the world, but until the end of the 20th century it was strongly developed and became a popular global trend today. With strict production principles and standards, organic agriculture provides quality agricultural products, being good for human health, sustainable farming systems, bringing economic, social and environmental benefits. In Vietnam, organic agriculture has grown significantly for the last 10 years; there have been many successful models of production and export of organic agricultural products; However, Vietnam's organic agricultural production level is still low compared to the world. Thanh Hoa province has many strengths and opportunities to develop organic agriculture. In order to recommend solutions to develop organic agriculture in Thanh Hoa province in the coming time, the article clarifies the basic issues of organic agriculture, the current status of organic agriculture development in the world and in Vietnam; applying and assessing the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, challenges and recommended
solutions of organic agriculture development in Thanh Hoa province.