Lok Sabha Question No. 4348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Export of Organic Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4348 TO BE ANSWERED ON  07 th  JANUARY, 2019

## EXPORT OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

4348. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has notified a policy for facilitating the export of organic products with specific safety standards, traceability norms, soil certification guidelines, etc.;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof along with the details of the agencies in the country who have the authority to certify organic products for export;
- (c) the quantum of export of certified organic products from India during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the quantum of foreign exchange earned in this regard during the said period; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  export  of  organic food and promotion in the global market?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Ministry of Commerce & Industry has implemented the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) since 2001 with the following objectives:
- i. To provide the means of evaluation of certification programme for organic agriculture and products (including wild harvest, aquaculture, livestock products) as per the approved criteria.
- ii. To accredit certification programmes of Certification Bodies seeking accreditation.
- iii. To facilitate certification of organic products in conformity with the prescribed standards.
- iv. To facilitate certification of organic products in conformity with the importing countries organic standards as per equivalence agreement between the two countries or as per importing country requirements.
- v. To encourage the development of organic farming and organic processing.

Currently, 29 Certification Bodies are accredited for carrying out inspection and certification for  process  certification  of  organic  products  for  exports  from  the  country.  List  of  the accredited Certification Bodies is at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d) The quantity and value of certified organic products exported from the country during the last three years is as follows:

| Year    |   Export (Quantity) (MT) |   Export (Value) in crore Rs. |   Export (Value) million USD |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                   458339 |                       3453.48 |                          516 |
| 2016-17 |                   309767 |                       2478.17 |                          370 |
| 2015-16 |                   263687 |                       1975.87 |                          298 |

(e)  The  promotion  of  exports  of  organic  products  is  a  continuous  process.  The  newly introduced Agriculture Export Policy provides an assurance that no restrictions will be placed on  export  of  organic  products.  The  Agricultural  &  Processed  Food  Products  Export Development  Authority  (APEDA),  an  autonomous  organisation  under  the  administrative control  of  Department  of  Commerce,  has  been  mandated  with  the  export  promotion  of organic  products.  APEDA  provides  assistance  to  the  exporters  of  organic  products  under various components of its export promotion scheme.

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## Annexure-I

| LIST OF ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP   | LIST OF ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP                         |
|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                              | Name of Cerification Body                                                  |
| 1                                                    | Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited                                        |
| 2                                                    | ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd.                                                    |
| 3                                                    | IMO Control Pvt. Ltd.                                                      |
| 4                                                    | Indian Organic Certification Agency (INDOCERT)                             |
| 5                                                    | Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd.                                      |
| 6                                                    | OneCert International Private Limited.                                     |
| 7                                                    | SGS India Pvt. Ltd.                                                        |
| 8                                                    | CU Inspections India Pvt Ltd.                                              |
| 9                                                    | Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)                     |
| 10                                                   | APOF Organic Certification Agency (AOCA)                                   |
| 11                                                   | Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA)                              |
| 12                                                   | Vedic Organic Certification Agency                                         |
| 13                                                   | ISCOP (Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products)               |
| 14                                                   | TQ Cert Services Private Limited (formerly FoodCert India Private Limited) |
| 15                                                   | Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd                                      |
| 16                                                   | Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT)                         |
| 17                                                   | Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD)                        |
| 18                                                   | Intertek India Pvt. Ltd.                                                   |
| 19                                                   | Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency                          |
| 20                                                   | Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)                          |
| 21                                                   | Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd.                               |
| 22                                                   | Fair Cert Certification Services Pvt. Ltd.                                 |
| 23                                                   | Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)                      |
| 24                                                   | Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency                           |
| 25                                                   | Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency                               |
| 26                                                   | Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA)                          |
| 27                                                   | Global Certification Society                                               |
| 28                                                   | GreenCertBiosolutionsPvt. Ltd                                              |
| 29                                                   | Telangana State Organic Certification Authority                            |