Non-production factors, such as the farmer's health, are also mentioned as a reason for shifting to organic management.
Consumers also have an interest in organic agriculture.
The awareness of environmental quality and health is often promoted by environmental groups, especially in developed countries. The resulting demand for organic products creates the opportunity to sell organic products at premium prices, enabling organic farmers to continue, and often expand. Some governments have begun to recognize the possibility that it may be cheaper to support organic agriculture than to rectify problems associated with certain resource-destruction production practices. For this reason, several governments have introduced subsidies for organic agriculture. In developing countries, two schools of interest in organic agriculture practices can be detected.