(a) whether the Government has any policy on organic farming in the country;
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to implement the aforesaid policy;
(c) if not, whether the Government proposes to formulate any policy in this
regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI ARUN YADAV)
(a) to (d): The Government has a National Policy on organic farming which seeks
to promote technically sound, economically viable, environmentally non-degrading
and socially acceptable use of natural resources in favour organic agriculture.
To encourage and facilitate organic farming in the country the Government has
launched a `National Project on Organic Farming`(NPOF) during 2004-05.