Organic Products
Among the producer countries, Sri Lanka maintains a reputation in organic crop production and exports different varieties of organic products adhering to international standards. For over a decade, Sri Lanka had exported a range of organically certified products. The country is considered the pioneer in the Asian region, to introduce organically certified tea and cinnamon to the world market.
According to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM), total land area under organic agriculture in Sri Lanka in the year 2014 was 19,517 hectares which was 0.75% of the total land area, which is a 27% increase from 15,379 hectares in 2006 which was 0.65% of the total land area under agricultural production.