BMAF000-20: Analyzing the Future of Organic Food Market in the UK

This report examines the future of organic food in the UK, focusing on its growth, consumer behavior, and the impact of factors like health concerns, environmental awareness, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the increasing demand for organic products, driven by consumer preferences for healthier and more sustainable options, and analyzes the challenges and opportunities within the UK organic food market. The report also touches on the role of government policies, online shopping trends, and changing consumer habits in shaping the future of organic food in the UK. A reflective journal is included, detailing challenges and areas for improvement during the project.

The future of organic food in
the UK

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Section 1 - The future of organic food in the UK........................................................................3
Section 2: Essay — Reflective Journal........................................................................................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Organic food which gives the consumer the assurance for toxic pesticides, fertilizer,
genetically modified organism. Mainly, this is not used in food production and the live stock that
have been given the antibiotics. This report will examine about the future of organic food in the
UK. Skills are the ability and power of an individual. It makes person to grow and develop in the
effective manner (Pendry, Carr, Gee, and et.al., 2020). The report is illustrating the reflective
journal according to the section 1 part. It will include the different challenges and obstacles
during the project making. Along with this, it will also include the different area of improvement
which can be very useful in the future existence.
MAIN BODY
Section 1 - The future of organic food in the UK
Organic food is food that produce the methods for complying with the standards and
having the organic farming. While organization regulating within some organic products may
restrict towards the use of certain fertilizer and pesticides in having various farming methods
which is used to producing such types of organic products. This could also seem that demand for
the organic food which is primarily driven for the consumer and concerned for personal health
and environment. Moreover, organic culture has higher production costs and fewer yields, labour
cost and compared within the conventional farming methods.
The organic market that bounced back due to increasing environmental and health
concern and also firmly develop as a cornerstone of the UK food system. This could also seem
that trend took downturn following the economic crisis and facing the huge issues towards the
organic food. It had been also analysed hat organic food in present time is having the outer
performing with non-performing sector in terms for growth and being highly expected within
£2.5 billion by the mid of 2020 (England, 2021). There are being various factors which play
effective role that could be initial popularity and driven by the narrative around their huge
benefits. Along with this also remain a lack of peer-reviewed medical studies that could be easily
demonstrating about the firm link between increasing health and organic food. People in present
time, that make the point for buying the organic food which are likely to pay attention to their
diet and ensure them for intake the vegetables and fruits, also creating an al-together healthier
lifestyles.

The health that argument continues to play the major role for creating awareness about
the organic food, but also facing challenges of the past year which shown by their consumer.
During the year, more than £49 million per week that was spent on the organic food and drink in
the UK, as most of the time people try to make home made things and planning for meals.
Moreover, the lock down and pandemic which forced reappraisal of climate changes and how the
human influence on earth. This could be great news about the climate narrative-which lead for
lighting the national food strategy for changing the current food things in UK and keep the focus
on organic food (Pawlewicz, 2019). But there are huge challenges about the climate changes
which being already impacted the harvest yields and lead to expert obstacles and change of
seasonal concept. These factor which could keep better outcomes in further pricing increasing for
their all food supplies, but especially organic food and the main barrier to entry for many of
customer.
However, the huge number of people are shifting towards the organic food, because it
doesn't cause the high amount rather than other food production. While some of organic food
which comes with having mark-ups compared for their non-organic and also keep the higher cost
to other negligible. The organic white mushrooms is typically led with only 1% having more
than other regular kind. For example, while the package of organic salted butter is around the
more expensive, but organic milk and onions are seems to be similarly had low additional costs.
In fact, this has been suggested that swapping more items of organic food which could have
alternatives in grocery product shop each day and have the cost as £93 more (Holmes And et.al.,
2018). Some finding which have been suggested that prices for the organic food will go down for
long term and also depend on climate awareness and due to Covid-19 which have promoted in
British food and more emphasis on their local products.

Additionally, working for the UK agriculture policies which could make organics
attractive to their British farmer. This will grants towards the Environmental land management
and subsidies to farmer who take more steps to support out the environment through having
landscape recovery. Moreover, restoring peatlands, pesticides, improving animal health and
welfare, reducing the use of antibiotics- these all the principles related to organic. It had been
seemed that organic production is becoming increasingly with their consumer, and also market
analysis the sector for set up and grow significantly in the coming years (Prentice, Chen and
Wang, 2019). Also, farmers bodies, government officials, supermarket which are able to work
with more sustainable food system that keep everyone without putting needless strain on the
earth. The people who made more of their meals at home, this could lead them for increasing the
enough for maintaining their income level and also time for considering their food habits. Along
with this many of people who are reported with the issues of environmental, pandemic and lock
down forced towards the appraisal of well-being and health.
So, in significant time of crisis, people are also turning towards the organic food products
and make the assurance for buying them. While, this could rightfully recognize as the resilient
food and farming system and also keeping vital part of the solution to the health crises, nature
and climate. The people are spending more on organic food in present time and also become the
health conscious, appreciating the incredible with buying through online, with huge growth of
35.1 percent to their channels. On other hand, author argue that, as some people thing that
organic food which keep their health down and lead them not working an hour (ANH, Nguyen
Trung and LINH, 2021). Moreover, also keep them fewer working and keep their wasting money
Organic food purchasing behaviour in 2020.

towards the buying organic food with high prices. This could just lead them for wasting time and
money and also make their health down through which they are enabled to work.
Therefore, increasing the sales for organic food that could lead with developing interest
in online shopping and schemes for both choice and ease during the pandemic that has been
driven up the consumer numbers. Moreover, this could help for increasing the order, sales for
many operates of organic food in what they have been mixed with food and drink around the
retailer. The report which also shows about the growth of organic food in supermarket within
15.5 %, but independent faced by mixtures fortunes (Minchin, 2021). Despite that many city
stores closed, community stores which have been experienced huge developing with people in
UK choosing to shop locally. The estimated could be amounted within 0.9 % rising in their
organic market through having some independent retailing sector.
Growth of the UK organic market- this seems that various challenges due to covid-19
have rises, and also ongoing climate change, health which lead the change in people. The data
that also show about the organic food and drink sales in 2020, by 6.2% and almost the double
from the non-organic food and drink products for the ending year with 2020. At time of having
better food quality and safety which are utmost important for their consumer, as certified organic
products that provides the assurance of transparency and integrity so that could be booked by the
shoppers. Author argue that (Scalvedi and Saba, 2018), increasing the sales of organic food that
could lead the less sales for non-organic food and many stores which have been closed due to
high increasing of sales in organic. This might be keep the huge impacts for the workforce who
UK prices and quantities for organic food

are working at non-organic stores and this sometime also lead them for loss their jobs in this
sector.
These changing behaviour which could bring about the set to support the organic food in
exceeding the target as end year 2022. Rise in organic sales for online and home delivery, this
predicated about the surge online and keeping home delivery for organic food and also have the
shoppers for looked the convenient way to receiving food at home. Increase the organic direct to
consumer sales, while many organic brand that could bring about the transition to selling online
and make their shortfalls in some other channels (Ryan and Casidy, 2018). Along with this many
key for organic are selling new to their consumer directly and keep them availability products
through organic websites. Closure of cafes and restaurants, the temporary closure for the cafes as
11% of business in retail and persuaded shopper towards the high quality and premium lines that
they cannot buy easier and regularly.
Shopper behaviour- with ongoing for climate, health and nature crisis due to covid-19,
2021 that fast tracked in changing shopper buying behaviour and keep their personal
transparency and health. According to Food Foundation revealed that, 41% people are felt in
crisis that value for food is being more, with many cooking at home and that could lead with
food waste. Overall appreciation for the good quality of food that increased with the shoppers
and also having more time to plan about their choices and menu, while it has also given the rise
to opportunities for citizen for getting inspire with organic recipes (Kilian and Hamm, 2021).
Many citizens in UK that also found more carefully where their food comes from and how they
are working towards their marketing with own choices, discovered the tastiness and benefits of

products. This might be also expected that working with having the proper organic food quality
that could easily make their future implication and many people are willing to buy the products.
Organic 2020- The present time in UK about the organic sector is increasing their sales
and developing more through which they can easily work and keep their citizen for working. The
campaign that was rolled out within across large, small and independent retailers with having
colourful and consistent graphics and highlighting about the small swap that can make the really
world a difference. Organic brands which could be required within having their business,
retailers and many other reinforced credentials of organic during the pandemic (Tsvetkov And
et.al., 2018). While by continuing about the high quality of food that has been inspected during
the period to ensure and meet out their highest standards. As well as delivering benefits in selling
organic food and lead them for having better health, environment which also shown the vital
important of farming system that nature and works rather than to protect the biodiversity and
help them to tackle the climate crisis.
In these challenges, changing and unpredictable resilience time, key and organic
production which have the core. By supporting and creating sustainable and resilient food system
that could lead the fewer exposed to short term that can restore the safe climate and good
nutrition. Be unlike, that in 2020 experience decade the growth of organic with 4.3% and
changing the opportunities for all food channels and especially for the organic food (Lindströma,
Lundbergb and Marklundc, 2021). The above graph, seems that organic food in present time
which play the effective role for UK people and also expected for continuation in future and
make their growth with having online services. People also come to know about the importance
Covid-19 shape organic industry in 2020

of organic food and some people are willing to buy their products through which they think that
due to covid-19, organic food play the role in developing their health. In recent time, most
people in UK are purchasing the high rates organic food due to keep them health and making
their proper diet plan through using organic food. This also seems that online organic food have
taken the huge place through which the non-organic food production is effected.
Section 2: Essay — Reflective Journal
In general, we all know that skills play a vital role in an individual life. It demonstrates
the ability and strength of a person from which they can be able to grow and learn in their future
path. During this report, I had come to understand and learn about so many things which will be
very useful for me in my career. During research, I had to face with many various problems and
challenges but I need to deal with them for my betterment. Doing the project or module I needed
to understand the value of skills and abilities from which I can be able to utilize them in the
perfect manner.
The first thing I realized that when an individual require to furnish some project they
need to understand their own abilities and skills. Self evaluation is the first thing I had done
while researching for the project objective. While doing the project, I met with so many
challenges such as poor time management, lack of motivation and self-confidence, distraction
from the aim (Patil, and Kale, 2019). During the research, I was not able to manage my time and
always get distracted from my goals and targets which created many problems. I already thought
that I cannot be able to finish my project and research on time which can be an obstacle for me in
my future existence. I founded that time management is very important in an individual life
which can be very effective in personal and professional life as well. When I came to know and
understand the time management skill value I started to improve and increase my skill. For
improving the time management skill, firstly I created a routine schedule of myself from which I
can be able to follow them in the order which will balance my time and tasks accordingly. I had
created a routine schedule in prioritize manner so that I can do my important work at first. I
founded the schedule making very effective in balancing my work and activity. Managing the
work in timely manner helps me to finish the work on time. Due to improper time management, I
started to feel demotivated and cannot able to feel confident from which I made more delay in
finishing my research project. Motivation is also essential in an individual life.

The motivation is an emotion which can make the work more effective and useful.
During the research, as it is known that I was not able to manage my time from which I had
faced many problems which reduces my motivation and courage. Decrease or lack of motivation
drives me to not able to complete my work activity effectively a causes issues (Agache, Annesi‐
Maesano, and et.al., 2019). For improving the motivation I have to focus on my aim and
objectives which will help me to achieve the targets. Motivation is a strength which leads a
human being to achieve more growth and success in their life. Similarly, I also have to improve
my motivation by concentrating on my aim and objectives. At some point, I had required a
support and help from my mate, so I asked them to help me out. My mates were ready and
encouraging me to enhance my motivation and encouraging me to grow. The motivation also
helped me to set my gaols and objectives and also supported me to focus on them. During the
research, I met with many distractions which was making me to lose concentration. Distraction
makes my mind to not focus on my goals and objectives which made many difficulties in
researching my project (Zhang, Liu, and et.al., 2018). For not getting distracted I used to take
some short breaks to relax my mind and also plan and design my ideologies and thoughts into
innovative mind which can set and increase my concentration on my targets.
During the project, I had enjoyed as I came to learn and understand importance of the
different skills which will be very useful for me in the future time. Founding and realizing my
academic skills and got an opportunity to grow and penance makes me to feel blissful and happy.
I had learned and acquired different kind of skill knowledge and values which really helps me to
complete my project on time and also it will help me in my career path. I still need to improve
my time management skill which will increase my motivation and self-confidence accordingly.
For improving all these skills I will join the workshop classes where I can enhance my abilities
and knowledge which will lead me to grow more and more (French, and O'Leary, 2017). I felt
blissful that I got a chance to increase my abilities and strength which will make me to grow in
and learn more information about the topic and subjects in the detailed manner.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it had been concluded that, organic food which seems to be
important in present time and this could play the effective role. While having such things this
might be helpful in keeping health and due to covid-19, many people preferring towards the
organic food. It has been concluded that skills play a vital role in an individual life. The report
has performed a various skill set which is essential to implement in the human life. It also
included various and different challenges and issues while making the research and project.
Along with this, it also performed the solution and objectives from which an individual can
increase and improve their knowledge and skill which will be very useful in their future
existence.

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