... were handled through supermarkets and grocery stores, mass merchandisers, and club stores. Meanwhile, independent natural product and health food stores and natural grocery chains accounted for ... framework (Dimitri and Oberholtzer, 2005) including: • conversion and support payments for organic lands (62% of organic lands received some level of support in 2001), • targets for land under organic ... understanding and management of soil fertility, pest management, livestock production and health, development and evaluation of adapted cultivars and breeds, and improved post-harvest handling....