Promotion Of Organic Farming
08 February 2025, New Delhi: Government is promoting organic farming through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs (except North Eastern States). For North Eastern States, the Government is implementing Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) scheme. Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification & marketing and post-harvest management training and capacity building. Under PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha for a period of 3 years is provided for promotion of organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha for a period of 3 years is provided to farmers adopting organic farming through Direct Benefit Transfer for on- farm /off –farm organic inputs. Under MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500/ha for 3 years is provided for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance @ Rs. 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for off -farm /on –farm organic inputs under the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers.
Two types of organic certifications systems have been developed to ensure quality control of organic produce as given below:
- Third Party Certification by Accredited Certification Agency under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) scheme under Ministry of Commerce and Industry for development of export market. Under NPOP certification scheme the production and handling of activities at all stages such as production, processing, trading and export requirements for organic products is covered.
- Participatory Guarantee System (PGS-India) under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare in which stakeholders (including farmers/ producers) are involved in decision making about the operation of the PGS-India certification itself by assessing, inspecting and verifying the production practices of each other and collectively declaring produce as organic. PGS- India certification is to meet the demand of domestic market.
The total cumulative state wise organic area covered under NPOP certification & PGS-India certification under PKVY is 59.74 lakh ha is given at Annexure-I.
Under PKVY assistance @ Rs 4,500/ha is provided for 3 years to facilitate value addition, marketing and publicity. Assistance is provided for certification & training and handholding & capacity building @ Rs 3.000/-ha for 3 years and Rs 7,500/- ha respectively for 3 years under PKVY for farmers. Whereas under MOVCDNER scheme assistance is provided @ Rs10,000/ -ha for 3 years for training, capacity building & certification.
To ensure market availability States organize seminars, conferences, workshops, buyer-seller meetings, exhibitions, trade fairs, and organic festivals either within their own region or in key markets of other states. Government has developed web portal- www.Jaivikkheti.in/ as an online marketing platform for direct sale of organic produce by farmers to the consumers to help them for better price realization. A total of 6.22 lakh farmers have been registered under Jaivik kheti portal.
Annexure-I
State wise details of total cumulative area covered under organic farming NPOP (including MOVCDNER) + PGS under PKVY till 2023-2024
Area in ha
| S. NO. | State Name | NPOP | PGS under PKVY |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 63,678.69 | 3,60,805 |
| 2 | Bihar | 29,062.13 | 31,561 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 15,144.13 | 1,01,279 |
| 4 | Goa | 12,287.40 | 15334 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 6,80,819.99 | 10000 |
| 6 | Haryana | 2,925.33 | – |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 9,334.28 | 18748 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 54,408.20 | 25300 |
| 9 | Kerala | 44,263.91 | 94480 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 71,085.99 | 20900 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 11,48,236.07 | 74960 |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 10,01,080.32 | 66756 |
| 13 | Odisha | 1,81,022.28 | 45800 |
| 14 | Punjab | 11,089.41 | 6981 |
| 15 | Tamil Nadu | 42,758.27 | 32940 |
| 16 | Telangana | 84,865.16 | 8100 |
| 17 | Rajasthan | 5,80,092.22 | 148500 |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | 66,391.34 | 171185 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 1,01,820.39 | 140740 |
| 20 | West Bengal | 8,117.80 | 21400 |
| 21 | Assam | 27,079.40 | 4400 |
| 22 | Arunachal Pradesh | 16,537.53 | 380 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 29,703.30 | 900 |
| 24 | Manipur | 32,584.50 | 600 |
| 25 | Mizoram | 14,238.30 | 780 |
| 26 | Nagaland | 16,221.56 | 480 |
| 27 | Sikkim | 75,729.78 | 63000 |
| 28 | Tripura | 20,481.36 | 1000 |
| 29 | Jammu & Kashmir | 34,746.75 | 5160 |
| 30 | Pondicherry | 21.51 | – |
| 31 | Delhi | 9.60 | – |
| 32 | Ladakh | – | 10480 |
| 33 | Daman & Diew | – | 642 |
| 34 | Dadar & Nagar | – | 500 |
| Total | 44,75,836.90 | 1498583 | |
| Grand Total (NPOP + PGS) | 5974419.90 | ||
Source: APEDA + PGS
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