Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Organic Food Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 243

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION

## 243.   SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  percentage  of  organic  food  production  across  the  country,  State/UTwise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  organic  food  production  is  still  very  low  within  the  country,  if  so,  the  reasons therefor and the steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  several  farm  produce  are naturally organic but these are not certified; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State  and  UT-wise  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The  state  wise  percentage  of  organic  food  production  certified  across  the  country including Tamil Nadu under Participatory Guarantee  System-(PGS)-India and  under National Programme on Organic Production(NPOP) is given at Annexure I and II.
- (b): Organic  food  production is gradually increasing.  Government  of  India  has  been promoting organic farming under two dedicated schemes namely Mission Organic Value Chain Development  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)  and  Parampragat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY)  since  2015  through  State  Governments.  Under  these  schemes,  support  has  been provided for formation of farmers' clusters/ Farmer Producer Organization; incentives to farmers for 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.

Export  of  the  Third  Party  certified  organic  products  facilitated  by  Agricultural  and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.  Participatory  Guarantee  System  for  India  (PGS-India)  facilitated  by  Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India   caters to the domestic organic market.

Govt. of India has launched e-Commerce platform-JaivikKheti portal (https://www.jaivikkheti.in/)  to  facilitate  marketing  of  organic  produce  and  easy  access  of  the same  for  the  consumers  entailing  low  transaction  cost.  PGS-India  and  third  party  certified organic produce could be marketed through this portal.

- (c) & (d): Yes,  several farm produce are naturally organic but these are not certified. However, Government of India has initiated action through PKVY programme to get the produce of  the  farmers  certified  as  PGS  green/  PGS  organic  under  farmers  cluster  approach.  This certification  is  cost  effective  and  affordable  to  the  farmers.  All  the  produces  of  a  farmer registered under the cluster can be certified under this programme.

## State wise details of PGS-India certified organic food production

| S. No                                                                             | State name                                                                        | Area in Ha.                                                                       | *Yield in Quintal                                                                 | %Organic Food Production   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | 231.387                                                                           | 7079.57                                                                           | 0.145                      |
| 2                                                                                 | Assam                                                                             | 0.66                                                                              | 18                                                                                | 0.000                      |
| 3                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                      | 2787.244                                                                          | 448365.755                                                                        | 9.202                      |
| 4                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                                       | 0.67                                                                              | 33                                                                                | 0.001                      |
| 5                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                             | 27.804                                                                            | 1013.7                                                                            | 0.021                      |
| 6                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                           | 38.2                                                                              | 538.875                                                                           | 0.011                      |
| 7                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                           | 54.4                                                                              | 4596.8                                                                            | 0.094                      |
| 8                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                  | 770.328                                                                           | 49636.15                                                                          | 1.019                      |
| 9                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                         | 518.627                                                                           | 8161.245                                                                          | 0.168                      |
| 10                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                         | 2876.253                                                                          | 49858.055                                                                         | 1.023                      |
| 11                                                                                | Kerala                                                                            | 304.521                                                                           | 34915.803                                                                         | 0.717                      |
| 12                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 17066.464                                                                         | 574415.449                                                                        | 11.789                     |
| 13                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                       | 16487.424                                                                         | 2293533.848                                                                       | 47.073                     |
| 14                                                                                | Manipur                                                                           | 9.75                                                                              | 1458                                                                              | 0.030                      |
| 15                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                         | 461.899                                                                           | 5895.3                                                                            | 0.121                      |
| 16                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                           | 196.8                                                                             | 27349.5                                                                           | 0.561                      |
| 17                                                                                | Odisha                                                                            | 4.928                                                                             | 127.7                                                                             | 0.003                      |
| 18                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                         | 119.6                                                                             | 4988.38                                                                           | 0.102                      |
| 19                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                        | 513.43                                                                            | 40394.97                                                                          | 0.829                      |
| 20                                                                                | Telangana                                                                         | 205.42                                                                            | 102508.5                                                                          | 2.104                      |
| 21                                                                                | Tripura                                                                           | 984.82                                                                            | 29814.7                                                                           | 0.612                      |
| 22                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 10373.346                                                                         | 1065825.86                                                                        | 21.875                     |
| 23                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                       | 34176.162                                                                         | 113498.175                                                                        | 2.329                      |
| 24                                                                                | West Bangal                                                                       | 14.753                                                                            | 8307                                                                              | 0.170                      |
| 25                                                                                | Total                                                                             | 176449.78                                                                         | 9744668.67                                                                        | 100.000                    |
| *Yield in qunital includes production of Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, and Vegetables. | *Yield in qunital includes production of Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, and Vegetables. | *Yield in qunital includes production of Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, and Vegetables. | *Yield in qunital includes production of Cereals, Pulses, Fruits, and Vegetables. |                            |

Annexure- II

| State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   | State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   | State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   | State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   | State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   | State wise Production (farm production) for the Year 2018-19 under NPOP   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                     | State Name                                                                | Organic Production (In MT)                                                | State wise% Organic Production                                            | In Conversion Production (in MT)                                          | State wise% in conversion production                                      |
| 1.                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 858734.613                                                                | 33.04                                                                     | 2241.400                                                                  | 27.02                                                                     |
| 2.                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 738877.747                                                                | 28.43                                                                     | 7.956                                                                     | 0.10                                                                      |
| 3.                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 365848.348                                                                | 14.08                                                                     | 4728.636                                                                  | 57.00                                                                     |
| 4.                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 142511.559                                                                | 5.48                                                                      | 0.015                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 5.                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 134611.234                                                                | 5.18                                                                      | 1.500                                                                     | 0.02                                                                      |
| 6.                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 88948.057                                                                 | 3.42                                                                      | 0.550                                                                     | 0.01                                                                      |
| 7.                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                           | 33878.950                                                                 | 1.30                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 8.                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                   | 66106.204                                                                 | 2.54                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 9.                                                                        | Assam                                                                     | 38456.720                                                                 | 1.48                                                                      | 18.880                                                                    | 0.23                                                                      |
| 10.                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                               | 29601.807                                                                 | 1.14                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 11.                                                                       | Kerala                                                                    | 25434.583                                                                 | 0.98                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 12.                                                                       | West Bengal                                                               | 19791.656                                                                 | 0.76                                                                      | 80.726                                                                    | 0.97                                                                      |
| 13.                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 14803.020                                                                 | 0.57                                                                      | 936.558                                                                   | 11.29                                                                     |
| 14.                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 14364.670                                                                 | 0.55                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 15.                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 11400.328                                                                 | 0.44                                                                      | 103.000                                                                   | 1.24                                                                      |
| 16.                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 6958.207                                                                  | 0.27                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 17.                                                                       | Goa                                                                       | 2454.552                                                                  | 0.09                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 18.                                                                       | Telangana                                                                 | 2108.691                                                                  | 0.08                                                                      | 29.596                                                                    | 0.36                                                                      |
| 19.                                                                       | Haryana                                                                   | 1215.130                                                                  | 0.05                                                                      | 147.350                                                                   | 1.78                                                                      |
| 20.                                                                       | Punjab                                                                    | 744.270                                                                   | 0.03                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 21.                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                 | 699.340                                                                   | 0.03                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 22.                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 590.548                                                                   | 0.02                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 23.                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                    | 423.811                                                                   | 0.02                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 24.                                                                       | Tripura                                                                   | 326.023                                                                   | 0.01                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 25.                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                  | 189.529                                                                   | 0.01                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 26.                                                                       | Bihar                                                                     | 5.655                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 27.                                                                       | Pondicherry                                                               | 2.500                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      |
| 28.                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                 | 0.990                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.000                                                                     | 0                                                                         |
| Total                                                                     |                                                                           | 2599088.742                                                               | 100.00                                                                    | 8296.167                                                                  | 100.00                                                                    |

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