Deccan Herald 24 March 2018 In their pursuit of good health, many in Bengaluru fork out good money for organic food. But can consumers make out genuine from fake organic?   Click here to Book an appointment      Dr Vishwanath Kadur, agriculturist and president of Garden City Farmers Association, says, "It is very difficult. The total acreage under organic farming, as far as I know, is less than one per cent in our country. Bengaluru alone has more than 200 organic shops. Where do they get their products from?" Kadur also heads Oota From Your Thota, Bengaluru's urban organic growers' confederation. "If you want to see if organic farming is increasing, you should see if the sale of chemical fertiliser has come down. We need statistics," he says. The important thing, therefore, is to buy organic products from a trusted source. This could be an organic farmers' market, a farmers' collective, or a local store. Kadur points out,