Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   9 TH  JULY, 2019

## ORGANIC FARMING

## *230.     SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) the State-wise details of the present status of organic farming in the country; and
- (b) the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  number  of  farmers  participated  in  the  training workshop organized on organic farming across the country during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 230  DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019.

- (a): As  per  the  report  received  from  States  and  Agriculture  Processed  Food  and Export Development Authority (APEDA),at present organic farming is taken up  in an area  of  27.70    lakh  hectares  in  the  country  including  5.98  lakh  hectares  under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) , 0.639 lakh hectares under  Mission Organic Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)  ,  19.38  lakh hectares under National Program for Organic Production (NPOP)  of APEDA and 1.70 lakh hectares under other initiatives. The State-wise details of the area covered under PKVY, MOVCDNER, NPOP and others is given at Annexure-I
- (b): The total number of farmers participated in trainings / workshop organised on organic farming in the last three years and in current year is 15.14 lakh. The state/ UT wise details of farmers participated in trainings is at Annexure- ll .

Awareness generation among farmers through trainings, field visits are integral part of organic farming schemes of PKVY, MOVCDNER. Similarly, National Centre for organic  Farming  (NCOF),  the  subordinate  office  of  DAC&FW  is  also  involved  in extension  activities  and  conducts      Farmers'  Training  and  Field  Demonstration Programmes  (FTFD)  under    Sansad  Aadarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY)  and  jaivik sammelan programmes. Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) under All IndiaNational Project on Organic Farming (AI-NPOF) conducts training, exposure visit and field demonstrations of technologies besides exhibition of technologies in Kisan Mela.

## Annexure-I

| State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region                            | Other initiatives (including State progarammes)                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | Organic area                                                                                | In Conversion                                                                               | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | (MOVCDNER)                                                                                  | Other initiatives (including State progarammes)                                             |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 13763.38                                                                                    | 18747.33                                                                                    | 106000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 5955                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 627.15                                                                                      | 8619.79                                                                                     | 380                                                                                         | 5000                                                                                        | 4010                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 15223.47                                                                                    | 12951.20                                                                                    | 4400                                                                                        | 5000                                                                                        | 3118                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 1.20                                                                                        | 3518.31                                                                                     | 8540                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 150                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 7356.54                                                                                     | 13869.17                                                                                    | 24000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 26106                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                         | 10696.37                                                                                    | 2612.45                                                                                     | 10080                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 60185.40                                                                                    | 33655.88                                                                                    | 2000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 7601                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 2291.85                                                                                     | 3686.63                                                                                     | 400                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 560                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 8527.13                                                                                     | 4537.90                                                                                     | 4200                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1127                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 17558.76                                                                                    | 7444.13                                                                                     | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 129                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 2977.17                                                                                     | 21339.70                                                                                    | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1343                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 57018.08                                                                                    | 26080.70                                                                                    | 10900                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 17415                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 19232.89                                                                                    | 19171.34                                                                                    | 12380                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3354                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 895.51                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                        | 2700                                                                                        |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 379996.68                                                                                   | 294055.17                                                                                   | 76560                                                                                       |                                                                                             | 5625                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 158097.14                                                                                   | 92837.19                                                                                    | 25160                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 7650                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 241.40                                                                                      | 5219.42                                                                                     | 600                                                                                         | 12500                                                                                       | 561                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 1612.69                                                                                     | 46797.05                                                                                    | 900                                                                                         | 6000                                                                                        |                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                        | 7039.89                                                                                     | 680                                                                                         | 6656                                                                                        | 64                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 2751.17                                                                                     | 5517.39                                                                                     | 480                                                                                         | 13000                                                                                       | 1112                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | 0.72                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 15                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 73124.10                                                                                    | 22615.61                                                                                    | 20800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 1388                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                 | 2.84                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 317.75                                                                                      | 8590.84                                                                                     | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 3116                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 110240.21                                                                                   | 113751.25                                                                                   | 123000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 2564                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 73654.88                                                                                    | 2144.04                                                                                     | 3000                                                                                        | 10694                                                                                       | 63565                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 4314.61                                                                                     | 18144.94                                                                                    | 6240                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1301                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 6322.92                                                                                     | 2436.60                                                                                     | 13800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 5030                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 203.56                                                                                      | 2330.96                                                                                     | 1000                                                                                        | 5000                                                                                        |                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 44802.36                                                                                    | 18035.77                                                                                    | 12400                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3923                                                                                        |
| 31 32                                                                                       | Uttarakhand West Bengal                                                                     | 20052.26 4984.20                                                                            | 16606.29 1305.45                                                                            | 89700 2400                                                                                  | 0 0                                                                                         | 1419 145                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                          | Andaman                                                                                     | -                                                                                           | 7484.00                                                                                     | 1360                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 21                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                          | Dadar Nagar                                                                                 | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1300                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 2002                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                       |                                                                                             | 1097074.39                                                                                  | 841146.40                                                                                   | 597580                                                                                      | 63850                                                                                       | 170369                                                                                      |

Total area under Organic Farming- 2770019.791 (or 27.70 lakh ha)

## Annexure-II

| State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   | State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   | State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   | State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   | State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   | State/UTs wise details of no. of farmers participated in the training workshop organized on organic farming in   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                  | Name of the State                                                                                                | Training/Workshop states Farmers participated                                                                    | Organized by Farmers participated under                                                                          | Training/Worksh op Organized by NCOF SAGY/Jaivik                                                                 | Training/Works hop Organized by Al-NPOF, ICAR                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | under PKVY Scheme                                                                                                | MOVCDNER                                                                                                         | Sammelan                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 265000                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                | 1079                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 26450                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 916                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 60000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 617                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 5000                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 1229                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                                              | 25200                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 118                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 913                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 36350                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 616                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 52250                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 692                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                           | 44000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 761                                                                                                              | 1852                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 191400                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                | 1124                                                                                                             | 2045                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 60848                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 1636                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 28923                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 2481                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 17500                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 2543                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 307500                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                | 229                                                                                                              | 37731                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 15600                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 505                                                                                                              | 5595                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 23000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 870                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 56000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 14717                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 6000                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 750                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                            | 11000                                                                                                            | 5165                                                                                                             | 768                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 950                                                                                                              | 4960                                                                                                             | 51                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                          | 1700                                                                                                             | 1804                                                                                                             | 152                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 1500                                                                                                             | 12500                                                                                                            | 204                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 1200                                                                                                             | 13504                                                                                                            | 102                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                           | 7500                                                                                                             | 13444                                                                                                            | 202                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 2500                                                                                                             | 6865                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 2250                                                                                                             | 6000                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 14250                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 120                                                                                                              | - -                                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                   | 2650                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 654                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 30477                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | 616                                                                                                              | 967                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                               | Andman& Nicobar                                                                                                  | 3400                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 164                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                               | Daman &Diu                                                                                                       | 2750                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                               | Dadar &Nagar                                                                                                     | 25000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 33                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                            | 25000                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 1400                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                                       | 3250                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | 55                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                      | 6750                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                            | 1365548                                                                                                          | 64242                                                                                                            | 34884                                                                                                            | 49456                                                                                                            |

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