Lok Sabha Question No. 1898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Improving Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1898

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## IMPROVING ORGANIC FARMING

1898. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  programmes  or  plans  in  place  to  improve  organic farming in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government maintains data concerning the total number of farmers adopting organic farming practices in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): 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 is  also  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.

The  data  of  farmers  practicing  organic  farming  under  Participatory  Guarantee  System (PGS)  and  3 rd party  certification  are  registered  on  PGS-  India  Portal  and  TRACENET  portal respectively.  The  state-wise  detail  of  farmers  registered  on  both  portals  is  provided  at Annexure-I.

## Annexure 1

## NUMBER OF FARMERS PRACTICING ORGANIC FARMING - REGISTERED ON PGS INDIA AND TRACENET PORTALS

| State                  |   Farmers registered on PGS portal |   Farmers registered on TRACENET portal |
|------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| A AND N ISLANDS        |                                 34 |                                       0 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |                               4889 |                                   29303 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                551 |                                    5645 |
| ASSAM                  |                               8807 |                                   18686 |
| BIHAR                  |                              17457 |                                    2545 |
| CHANDIGARH             |                                  0 |                                     824 |
| CHHATTISGARH           |                              46145 |                                   15967 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |                                  0 |                                       0 |
| DAMAN AND DIU          |                               1323 |                                     237 |
| DELHI                  |                              12591 |                                     237 |
| GOA                    |                                 10 |                                    5977 |
| GUJARAT                |                              13719 |                                   46188 |
| HARYANA                |                                792 |                                    4116 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                              12184 |                                   19163 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR      |                               1831 |                                   18920 |
| JHARKHAND              |                              14637 |                                   17542 |
| KARNATAKA              |                              36425 |                                   59038 |
| KERALA                 |                              22098 |                                   35014 |
| LAKSHADWEEP            |                                  0 |                                    3843 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |                             104781 |                                  335133 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |                              59098 |                                  109383 |
| MANIPUR                |                               1482 |                                    5238 |
| MEGHALAYA              |                               1743 |                                   35902 |
| MIZORAM                |                               1152 |                                    8104 |
| NAGALAND               |                               1084 |                                    7523 |
| ODISHA                 |                              24560 |                                   65449 |
| PUDUCHERRY             |                                468 |                                       0 |
| PUNJAB                 |                                247 |                                    2288 |
| RAJASTHAN              |                             126151 |                                   95031 |
| SIKKIM                 |                                  0 |                                   66031 |
| TAMIL NADU             |                              11912 |                                   13779 |
| TELANGANA              |                              16589 |                                    5099 |
| TRIPURA                |                               2266 |                                    2504 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |                              50381 |                                   54418 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |                             150628 |                                   55151 |
| WEST BENGAL            |                               7284 |                                    3360 |
| Total :                |                             753319 |                                 1147401 |

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