(a) the total area of the land on which organic farming is practiced in the country;
(b) the total number of the farmers involved in organic farming in the country; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to promote organic farming?
(a) the total area of the land on which organic farming is practiced in the country;
(b) the total number of the farmers involved in organic farming in the country; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to promote organic farming?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (c): A total area of 27.77 lakh hectares is covered under organic farming in the country under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and 3rd party certification. The State wise area covered under Organic Farming till date is given at Annexure-I.
As on date, 753319 farmers are registered on PGS India portal for Participatory Guarantee System certification and 11,47,401 farmers are registered for 3rd party certification on TRACENET.
Government of India has been promoting organic farming under two dedicated schemes namely Mission Organic Value Chain Development North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2015 through State Governments. Under these schemes, support is provided for formation of farmers’ clusters/ Farmer Producer Organization; input procurement, value addition including post harvest infrastructure creation, packaging, branding, publicity, transportation, organic fairs etc. Organic Farming has also been supported under other schemes viz Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Network Project on Organic Farming under ICAR. Third party certification of organic farming is promoted by Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce.
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