Organic Farming by A Neeraja Joint Secretary INM

Organic Farming by A. Neeraja Joint Secretary (INM) 08 -07 -2019 1

Introduction- Potential & need of Organic Farming in India Rs 6000 crore Market( domestic & exports) Rs 1000 cr domestic Market –increase to Rs 2500 cr by 2020 14% increase in in exports (25% in 2016 -17 to 39% in 201718) More scope for processed foods Around 28 lakh hac reported area (1. 9% cultivated area) Need. . Chemical free, Ecofriendly sustainable Agriculture One of the source for additional income to farmers 2

Organic Farming Schemes Other initiatives/state schemes -2 lakh ha Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana ( PKVY) Cluster based PGS certification Domestic markets 6 lakh ha Need to compute areas not covered under the schemes Organic farming NPOP by APEDA For exports 19 lakh ha Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER) 1 lakh ha FPOs/FPC 3 rd party certification Export 3

Components of Organic Farming Schemes MOVCDNER PKVY Value chain production Cluster formation, on-farm/off-farm inputs Cluster formation, training PGS certification & sample test - Value Chain Processing Sorting, Grading, integrated pack house, Packaging, storage and transportation Value Chain Marketing- On and off farm inputs Branding, labeling, certification, retail outlets, awareness and publicity Packing & marketing Value Chain support Agencies- Setting up of organic certification bodies /travel/ contingencies

Achievements under PKVY 5. 8 lakh hac area / 32391 clusters Rs 814 crores 3. 9 lakh farmers registered on PGS portal 1. 50 lakh PGS Scope certificates issued ZBNF as major system- A. P, H. P Flexible guidelines & large clusters Brands Developed Made in Mandla TN Organic product Jaivik Jharkhand Organic uttarakhand Tripureswari Fresh Gomti organic Chattis- Aadim, Panchtatva, Mahamaya Jaivik Utpad 5

Achievements under MOVCDNER Achievements • 64000 ha &farmers • 150 FPOs formed • Ginger, Turmeric, pineapple, Rice, large cardamom, king Chillies • Rs 400 crores release BRANDS • Organic Arunachal • Organic Assam • Organic Manipur • Mission organic Mizoram • Naga Organic • O-Mega • Sikkim organic. Big basket, phyto extraction agencies, ecommerce agencies Domestic supply Exports ASSAM Swaziland, Africa -75 MT - Raw Ginger; 75 MT – Raw Turmeric Manipur UK, USA, - MT dry chillies, Sauce Mizoram Italy 45 MT Fresh Ginger Nagaland- Australia- dry ginger flakes

Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)-A part of PKVY 4 principles of ZBNF- Jivamruta, Panchamruta (cow dung, urine based inputs), mulching and whapasa (root aeration Successful implementation in Andhra Pradesh - Rythu Saadhikara Samstha (Ry. SS) A. P : Rs 312 cr under PKVY, RKVY 60 lakh farmer by 2024 ZBNF part of PKVY Nitiayog- ZBNF inclusion , Expert committee on ZBNF for validation BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT 2019 H. P – initiated States to take up ZBNF and send proposal

Organic Certification Systems in India Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) • Simple, cost effective, alternate to 3 rd party 3 rd Party Certification • Complicated, Costly • By export oriented agencies/ commercial bodies/ big farmers • by small &marginal farmers • farmers in the clusters through peer reviews-verification by RCs • For domestic consumption • Data -PGS PORTAL - NCOF • Followed in PKVY • Certification by APEDA accredited agencies • For exports • Data on TRACENT managed by APEDA • Followed in MOVCDNER 8

Authenticity of organic products - winning the confidence of consumer PGS Organic certified • FSSAI Regulations : NPOP organic certified • Organic products. NPOP or PGS-India • PGS-India logo and Jaivik Bharat logo • FSSAI Logo with Registration/ License No • UID Code or Certification no. along with URL for consumer verification. TRACEABILITY verification number 9

Jaivik Kheti Portal • • • Jaivikkheti. in Knowledge platform & E-commerce Sale of Authentic certified products Direct sale by farmers by quoting price English/Hindi PGS/NPOP/ other certified agriproduce 84000 farmers registered 72 input suppliers registered Payment gateway User manual, grievance redressal mechanism 10

Expectations from States Review of Organic schemes implementation- PKVY, MOVCDNER, Namame Gange Data on organic farming areas other than schemes Ensuring farmers registration - PGS portal / Jaivikkheti. in portals Emphasis on Farmers & consumers Awareness Ensuring credibility : Quality testing in FSSAI labs/ NABL; logos & packing norms Timely release of state share / submission of Ucs 11

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