Question : Organic Farming

(a) whether the Government proposes to promote organic farming in the country and if so, the rank of the country in terms of the area under organic farmland;

(b) whether the country is exporting organic products;

(c) if so, the details of organic products exported by the country during each of the last three years and the current year, country-wise;

(d) the amount of foreign exchange earned by the country from export of organic products during the said period; and

(e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to promote organic branded products in the country?

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.





STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13 DUE FOR REPLY ON 2ND FEBRUARY, 2021.

(a): Government of India has been promoting Organic farming in the country through dedicated schemes namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16 to cater to the needs of domestic and export markets respectively. Both the schemes stress on end to end support to organic farmers i.e from production to certification and marketing. Post harvest management support including processing, packing, marketing is made integral part of these schemes to encourage organic farmers. As on date 33.25 lakh ha area is under organic farming in the country including 10.26 lakh ha under PKVY and 22.99 lakh hectares under National Program for Organic Production (NPOP) of Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) which includes area coverage under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region. The State-wise details of the area covered under various schemes is given at Annexure- I. India stands at 9th rank in terms of certified area globally as per the report published by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) taking base year as 2018.

(b) to (d): Yes, The country wise detail of organic products export during last three year (2017-2020) and the details of value of export of organic product are given at Annexure-II.

(e): Marketing, branding have been integral part of organic farming schemes. Assistance of Rs 6800/ ha under PKVY and Rs 5000/ ha under MOVCDNER have been provided for marketing, branding, trade. The details of brands developed under these Programmes in the country is given at Annexure-III.