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Currently there is no organic rice certification authority in Bangladesh that can certify organic rice as an international standard, though, currently 395 organizations worldwide offer organic certification services (Willer and Yussefi, 2007).
2.
In general, to grow organic rice according to an international standard, the field is usually kept fallow for three years or a transition or crop rotation by organic inputs (Paull, 2007), all of which are difficult for growers unless the price can be ensured.