Cultivated area
under certified organic farming has grown almost 17 fold in last one decade
(42,000 ha in 2003-04 to 7.23 lakh ha in 2013-14). Government of India has
implemented the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) in the year 2001.
The national programme involves the accreditation programme for certification
agencies, norms for organic production, promotion of organic farming etc.
States like; Uttaranchal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim have been promoting
organic farming.
Government is promoting organic farming through various schemes/ programmes
under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/
Paramapragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY),
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Mission on
Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP), Network Project on
Organic Farming of ICAR.
In addition to this, Government is implementing a
Cluster based programme to encourage the farmer for promoting
organic farming called Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY):
v
Groups of farmers would be motivated to
take up organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). Fifty or
more farmers will form a cluster having 50 acre land to take up the organic
farming under the scheme.
v
In this way during three years 10,000
clusters will be formed covering 5.0 lakh acre area under organic farming.
There will be no liability on the farmers for expenditure on certification.
v Every farmer will be provided Rs.
20,000 per acre in three years for seed to harvesting of crops and to transport
produce to the market.
v
Organic farming will be promoted by using
traditional resources and the organic products will be linked with the market.
v
It will increase domestic production
and certification of organic produce by involving farmers
v
In order to implement the Paramparagat
Krishi Vikas Yojana in Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana in the year 2015-16, an
amount of Rs.300 crore has been allocated.
Table 1 State wise Farm area (excluding Forest Area)
under Organic Certification during 2013-14
S.No.
|
State Name
|
Organic Area (in Ha)
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
321.28
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
12325.03
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
71.49
|
4
|
Assam
|
2828.26
|
5
|
Bihar
|
180.60
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4113.25
|
7
|
Delhi
|
0.83
|
8
|
Goa
|
12853.94
|
9
|
Gujarat
|
46863.89
|
10
|
Haryana
|
3835.78
|
11
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4686.05
|
12
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
10035.38
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
762.30
|
14
|
Karnataka
|
30716.21
|
15
|
Kerala
|
15020.23
|
16
|
Lakshadweep
|
895.91
|
17
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
232887.36
|
18
|
Maharashtra
|
85536.66
|
19
|
Manipur
|
0
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
373.13
|
21
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
22
|
Nagaland
|
5168.16
|
23
|
Odisha
|
49813.51
|
24
|
Pondicherry
|
2.84
|
25
|
Punjab
|
1534.39
|
26
|
Rajasthan
|
66020.35
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
60843.51
|
28
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3640.07
|
29
|
Tripura
|
203.56
|
30
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
44670.10
|
31
|
Uttaranchal
|
24739.46
|
32
|
West Bengal
|
2095.51
|
|
Total
|
723039.00
|
Source: APEDA (2013-14)
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture Sh.Mohanbhai Kundaria in
Rajya Sabha today.
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