Lok Sabha Question No. 5256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Growth of Organic Food Market
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5256

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## GROWTH OF ORGANIC FOOD MARKET

5256.    SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of farmers practicing organic farming in the country at present;
- (b) the  growth  of  Organic  Food  market  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years including current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  still  need  for  growing  more organic foods in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken for promoting organic farming in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has allocated any separate funds for the promotion of organic farming in the country; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  spent during the  above said period year-wise and State- wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): There  are  two  ways  of  accreditation  and  certifying  organic  farming  one  is Participatory Guarantees System (PGS-India) which is for domestic trade and second one is  third party verification and certification of  organic commodities meant for export under National Programme on Organic Produce (NPOP) by Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce.

Under PGS-India till date, the total number of farmers benefitted is 2.67 lakhs and farmers benefitted under NPOP during 2016-17 are 10.92 lakhs.

(b): The Government of India has not maintained any data on Organic Food market. However, according to the study conducted by  International Competentence Centre  of  Organic  Agriculture  (ICCOA)  the  growth  of  Organic  Food  market  in  the country during the year 2014-15 to 2016-17 is  USD 135 million, USD 160 million and USD 190 million respectively. The market in India will supposed to touch USD 1.50 billion by 2020.

(c) to (e): Government is aware to encourage organic  food  in the country and has taken steps for  promotion of organic farming through the scheme of Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY) which aims for sustainable agriculture production with eco-friendly process  in  tune  with  nature  and  to  produce  chemical  free  agricultural  produce.  It involves  least  use  of  inputs  thereby  decreasing  the  cost  of  production.    It  is  climate change  resilient  to  a  great  extent  protecting  soil  from  degradation  and  ensuring continued soil productivity and make available chemical free inputs to the farmers The scheme has been implemented since 2015-16 in clusters mode of 20 hectare each. The farmer within the cluster is given financial assistance upto a maximum of 1 ha and the limit  of  assistance  is  Rs.50,000  per  ha  during  the  conversion  period  of  3  years.  The target  is  to  promote  10,000  clusters  covering  2  lakh  ha  over  the  period  of  3  years. Government  of  India  is  providing  assistance  to  farmers  in  all  the  states  for  organic cultivation,  certification,  labeling,  packing,  transportation  and  marketing  of  organic produce under the scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). In addition, Organic Value Chain Development for organic products from production to marketing is promoted in North Eastern Region through Mission Organic Value Chain Development (MOVCD).  The  state  -  wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  released  under  the Schemes PKVY and MOVCDNER is given at Annexure - I & II.

The  Organic  Farming  is  also  supported  by  other  schemes  viz  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Network Project on Organic Farming under ICAR and third party certification of organic farming is promoted by Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce.

| S. No.   | Name of the State          | No of clusters   |                               |                               |                               |            |          |             |                           |                           |                           |                     |                                                  |                          |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------|----------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State          | No of clusters   | 2015-16 (Rs in lakh) 1st year | 2015-16 (Rs in lakh) 1st year | 2015-16 (Rs in lakh) 1st year | 2016-17    | 2016-17  | 2016-17     | in lakh) 2nd year 2017-18 | in lakh) 2nd year 2017-18 | in lakh) 2nd year 2017-18 | No. of New Clusters | 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) Allocation for new clusters | Release for new clusters |
| S. No.   | Name of the State          | No of clusters   | Allocation                    | Release                       | Expenditure                   | Allocation | Release  | Expenditure | Allocation                | Release                   | Expenditure               | No. of New Clusters | 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) Allocation for new clusters | Release for new clusters |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh             | 433              | 1854.47                       | 1100.15                       | 1100.15                       | 1308.50    | 798.17   | 798.17      | 759.88                    | 292.93                    | 0                         | 867                 | 167.03                                           | 363.25                   |
| 2        | Bihar                      | 327              | 1400.49                       | 1050.37                       | 0                             | 988.17     | 664.26   | 0.00        | 573.86                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 100                 | 428.28                                           | 214.14                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh               | 188              | 805.17                        | 603.88                        | 329.47                        | 568.12     | 314.78   | 314.78      | 329.92                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 12                  | 51.39                                            | 25.70                    |
| 4        | Gujarat                    | 100              | 428.28                        | 178.45                        | 18.31                         | 302.19     | 238.83   | 0.00        | 175.49                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 5        | Goa                        | 4                | 17.13                         | 7.14                          | 0                             | 12.09      | 0        | 0.00        | 7.02                      | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 6        | Haryana                    | 20               | 85.66                         | 53.53                         | 0                             | 60.44      | 45.98    | 1.10        | 35.10                     | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 7        | Jharkhand                  | 100              | 428.28                        | 321.21                        | 178.45                        | 302.19     | 203.14   | 0.00        | 175.49                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 150                 | 642.43                                           | 321.21                   |
| 8        | Karnataka                  | 545              | 2334.15                       | 1945.12                       | 1945.12                       | 1646.96    | 815.27   | 785.27      | 956.43                    | 1088.57                   | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 9        | Kerala                     | 119              | 509.66                        | 382.22                        | 355.296                       | 359.61     | 0        | 0.00        | 208.83                    | 307.24                    | 0                         | 500                 | 2141.42                                          | 1070.71                  |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh             | 880              | 3768.90                       | 2826.67                       | 2826.67                       | 2659.31    | 1787.6   | 1123.55     | 1544.33                   | 0.00                      | 0                         | 500                 | 2141.42                                          | 1070.71                  |
| 11       | Maharashtra                | 932              | 3991.61                       | 2598.51                       | 2598.51                       | 2816.45    | 2957.59  | 0.00        | 1635.58                   | 0.00                      | 0                         | 326                 | 1396.21                                          | 698.10                   |
| 12       | Odisha                     | 320              | 1370.51                       | 1027.88                       | 1027.88                       | 967.02     | 650.03   | 650.03      | 561.57                    | 610.60                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 13       | Punjab                     | 50               | 214.14                        | 160.6                         | 160.6                         | 151.10     | 0        | 0.00        | 87.75                     | 0.00                      | 0                         | 200                 | 856.57                                           | 428.28                   |
| 14       | Rajasthan                  | 755              | 3233.55                       | 2373.69                       | 2373.69                       | 2281.56    | 1491.13  | 1306.36     | 1324.96                   | 0.00                      | 0                         | 395                 | 1691.72                                          | 845.86                   |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu                 | 112              | 479.68                        | 399.73                        | 399.42                        | 338.46     | 207.264  | 207.26      | 196.55                    | 194.64                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 16       | Telangana                  | 300              | 1284.85                       | 1070.71                       | 0                             | 906.58     | 448.77   | 0.00        | 526.47                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 390                 | 1670.31                                          | 835.15                   |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh              | 575              | 2462.64                       | 2052.2                        | 1534.68                       | 1737.62    | 1270.64  | 1207.42     | 1009.08                   | 0.00                      | 0                         | 45                  | 192.73                                           | 96.36                    |
| 18       | West Bengal                | 120              | 513.94                        | 214.14                        | 214.14                        | 362.63     | 393.66   | 271.18      | 210.59                    | 374.07                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 19       | Assam                      | 220              | 1413.34                       | 576.39                        | 556.39                        | 997.24     | 0        | 0.00        | 579.12                    | 1804.19                   | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 19               | 122.06                        | 51.41                         | 51.41                         | 86.13      | 81.08    | 81.08       | 50.02                     | 94.50                     | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 21       | Mizoram                    | 34               | 218.43                        | 89.08                         | 89.08                         | 154.12     | 138.65   | 138.65      | 89.50                     | 211.94                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 22       | Manipur                    | 30               | 192.73                        | 107.07                        | 107.07                        | 135.99     | 0        | 0.00        | 78.97                     | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 23       | Nagaland                   | 24               | 154.18                        | 154.18                        | 154.18                        | 108.79     | 0        | 0.00        | 63.18                     | 128.98                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 24       | Sikkim                     | 150              | 963.64                        | 409.105                       | 301.56                        | 679.94     | 0        | 0.00        | 394.86                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 25       | Tripura                    | 50               | 321.21                        | 133.84                        | 133.84                        | 226.65     | 308.83   | 308.83      | 131.62                    | 164.81                    | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 26       | Meghalaya                  | 45               | 289.09                        | 144.55                        | 144.55                        | 203.98     | 296      | 159.02      | 118.46                    | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh           | 110              | 706.67                        | 395                           | 345.005                       | 498.62     | 0        | 0.00        | 289.56                    | 797.58                    | 0                         | 100                 | 642.43                                           | 321.21                   |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir             | 28               | 179.88                        | 74.95                         | 74.95                         | 126.92     | 87.81    | 26.79       | 73.71                     | 0.00                      | 0                         | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 29       | Uttarakhand                | 550              | 3533.35                       | 1962.97                       | 1902.21                       | 2493.10    | 2019.4   | 1641.29     | 1447.81                   | 2668.08                   | 0                         | 35                  | 224.85                                           | 112.42                   |
| 30 31    | Andman& Nicobar Daman& Diu | 68 55            | 485.39                        | 130                           | 0                             | 342.49     | 0        | 0.00        | 198.89                    | 0.00 235.55               | 0 0                       | 0                   | 0.00                                             | 0.00                     |
| 32       | admin.charges              |                  |                               | 24.85                         | 0                             |            | 0        |             |                           |                           |                           |                     |                                                  |                          |
|          | Total                      | 7263             | 33763.09                      | 22619.60                      | 18922.63                      | 23822.96   | 15218.88 | 9020.78     | 13834.58                  | 8973.68                   | 0                         | 3620                | 12246.79                                         | 6403.13                  |

Total fund released in 2017-18 is Rs 15632.50  lakh (Including fund released for model organic clusters Rs 255.69 lakh)

Annexure-II

Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER):

## State-wise Budget allocation, Release and Utilization received during 3 years

(Rs in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | States            | Total Budget allocation   | Amount released/ expenditur e   | Budget allocation   | Amount released   | Budget allocation   | Amount released   | Total Fund released (A+B+C)   | Utilized Fund   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | States            | 2015-16                   | 2015-16                         | 2016-17             | 2016-17           | 2017-18             | 2017-18           | Total Fund released (A+B+C)   | Utilized Fund   |
| S. No.   | States            |                           | A                               |                     | B                 |                     | C                 |                               |                 |
| 1        | Assam             | 2439.3                    | 2207.32                         | 526.22              | 231.98            | 1423.47             | -                 | 2439.30                       | 1635.06         |
| 2        | Manipur           | 1174.42                   | 803.73                          | 1102.88             | 736.79            | 1788.42             | 1501.71           | 3042.23                       | 2419.99         |
| 3        | Meghalaya         | 2070.24                   | 1293.22                         | 926.1               | 463.05            | 940.71              | 905.16            | 2661.43                       | 2174.77         |
| 4        | Nagaland          | 1426.74                   | 627.86                          | 1244.85             | 1244.85           | 1927.75             | 1816.39           | 3689.10                       | 2836.58         |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 1882.43                   | 913.34                          | 1300.35             | 969.09            | 583.44              | 232.582           | 2115.012                      | 1631.91         |
| 6        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1301.96                   | 779.31                          | 1053.36             | 522.65            | 1181.45             | 1181.45           | 2483.42                       | 1735.77         |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 5013.31                   | 4216.08                         | 2077                | 0                 | 687.88              | -                 | 4216.08                       | 2775.51         |
| 8        | Tripura           | 578.58                    | 370.13                          | 594.24              | 594.24            | 491.88              | 493.905           | 1404.275                      | 1210.31         |
|          | Total             | 15886.98                  | 11210.99                        | 8825.00             | 4762.65           | 9025.00             | 6131.197          | 22050.847                     | 16419.90        |
|          | Office Expenses   | -                         | -                               | 1175.00             | 105.77            | 975.00              | 26.14             |                               |                 |
|          | Grand Total       | 15886.98                  | 11210.99                        | 10000.00            | 4868.42           | 10000.00            | 6157.337          |                               |                 |

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