SANTUBONG: If it took American policy makers nearly 20 years to impress American public the benefits of organic farming, how long will it take for Malaysia, a developing country to do the same to Malaysians?

It was one of the hardest questions raised over the four days of Organic Asia Conference, which come to an end yesterday afternoon.

Certification Alliance management committee member Vitoon Panyakul said at the present exporting countries had to adapt to the accreditation system set by the importing countries in order to market their products.