The problem faced by farmers during the initial years of organic farming are :
(i) Organic farming requires inputs like organic manure, bio-fertilizers and organic pesticides. Though they are cheaper to obtain, yet farmer find it difficult to get them.
(ii) The yield from organic farming is much less than modern agricultural farming.
(iii) The price of organic foods is high, so it is difficult to sell them.
(iv) Organic products generally have more blem-ishes and shorter shelf life.