Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Production and Export of Organic Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2751(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

## 2751(H). SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the share of India in the global food market at present;
- (b) the  details  of  the  products  produced  under  the  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  for  the  production  of  organic products;
- (c) whether  the  APEDA  has  received  some  complaints  regarding  the  certification agencies;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to promote the export of organic products?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) As  per  WTO's  World  Trade  Statistical  Review  2017  (based  on  trade  in 2016), India's share in the global food market is 2.2%.
- (b) The details of the category wise production under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) during 2016-17 are at Annexure - I .
- (c & d) A complaint was received by the Government in December 2017 on the approval granted by one of the accredited Certification Bodies for farm input. The complaint was investigated and explanation was sought from the Certification Body. The complainant was informed accordingly.
- (e) The steps taken by the Government to promote export of organic products are at Annexure - II.

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## The details of the category-wise production of organic products under NPOP during 2016-17:

| S. No.   | Category                                |   Production (MT) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Oilseeds                                |  299718           |
| 2        | Sugarcane                               |  281660           |
| 3        | Cereal &Millets                         |  195552           |
| 4        | Fiber Crops (Cotton)                    |  155137           |
| 5        | Pulses                                  |   62329           |
| 6        | Tea                                     |   39129.3         |
| 7        | Spices &Condiments                      |   36718.4         |
| 8        | Medicinal &Aromatic Plants              |   29523.9         |
| 9        | Fruits                                  |   27851.9         |
| 10       | Vegetables                              |   24339.5         |
| 11       | Dry Fruits                              |    8241.28        |
| 12       | Coffee                                  |    6208.72        |
| 13       | Ornamental Plants and Flowers           |    5517.08        |
| 14       | Others                                  |    5030.91        |
| 15       | Plantation Crops other than Tea &Coffee |    2550.77        |
| 16       | Fodder Crops                            |     486.95        |
| 17       | Tuber Crops (Potato)                    |     110.934       |
| Total    | Total                                   |       1.18011e+06 |

Source: Information provided by the accredited certification Bodies under NPOP on Tracenet/APEDA

## Steps taken to Promote Export of Organic Products

The following steps are taken to promote the export of organic products:

1. Extension  of  scope  of  product  categories  such  as  Organic  Animal  feed processing and handling, Organic Mushroom, Sea weed and Aquatic plants and Green  house  production  in  National  Programme  for  Organic  Production (NPOP) to diversify and widen organic products basket for export;
2. Inclusion  of  new  products  such  as  Tusser,  Cocoon,  Honey,  Lac,  Medicinal Plants & Herbs, Roots and Tubers under existing standard for collection of non cultivated material of plant origin/forest produce in NPOP;
3. Inclusion of Silk worm rearing for cocoon production and wool under existing standard Livestock category in NPOP;
4. Inclusion  of  new  Certification  Bodies  making  total  number  of  Certification Bodies accredited under NPOP as 28;
5. Extension of scope of accreditation to extended to three Certification Bodies for certification of Livestock and Apiculture;
6. Capacity  building  programme  for  the  Evaluation  Committee  members  on NPOP  and  audit  procedures,  State  Government  Officials  on  NPOP  and Tracenet Operations;
7. Outreach programme is conducted at different states;
8. Consultative meeting with the accredited Certification Bodies and operators on the  updation  made  on  NPOP  and  procedure  for  simplification  of  Tracenet system;
9. European Commission and Switzerland has recognized the NPOP equivalency to  their  regulation  for  unprocessed  plant  products.      USDA  has  granted conformity assessment for certification as per USDA NOP standards. APEDA is continuing efforts for getting equivalence with Canada, Korea, Taiwan and Japan  through  regular  correspondences.  Taiwan  has  conducted  the  onsite verification of the implementation of NPOP  in November 2017 after completion of documentation review for granting equivalency of NPOP with Taiwanese  Organic  Standards.  Taiwan  has  also  submitted  the  application  to APEDA for bilateral equivalency;
10. The Government organizes Indian pavilion at two international food fairs held in Nuremberg, Germany and Anaheim, USA exclusively for organic products and;
11. The Government also organized 19 th Organic  World Congress in Delhi NCR wherein  36  international  buyers  were  hosted  by  APEDA.  Total  number  of product  categories  discussed  for  trade  was  37  with  total  283  trade  queries. There were more than 286 buyer seller meets generating trade enquiry worth more than Rs 68 crores.

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