Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Organic Agricultural Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 365

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH     MARCH, 2022

## ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

- *365. SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) whether  the  demand  for  organic  agricultural  products  has  increased  in  the  global market and these products have also fetched good prices;
- (b) if  so, the steps taken by the Government to promote organic farming and  the details thereof, State-wise especially of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the  Government  proposes  to provide  assistance  to  encourage and  promote organic farming in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether many studies have proved that organic farming will increase the productivity and fertility of the land in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the total increase in organic farming during the last three years and the total number of farmers doing organic farming, State-wise including Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO. *365 FOR 29.03.2022  REGARDING  'ORGANIC  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS'.

(a): There has been increase in the quantity and value of organic products exported from the  country  in  2020-21  compared  to  2019-20  indicating  increased  demand  in  the  global market.  The  quantity  of  Indian  organic  products  exported  under  National  Programme  for Organic Production (NPOP) during 2020-21 was 8.88 lakh MT as against 6.38 lakh MT during 2019-20 which amounts to 39.18% increase in export. The value of Indian Organic Products exported has increased from 689.10 million USD in 2019-20 to 1040.95 million USD during 2020-21 which is more than 50% of the exported value.

(b) & (c): Government has been implementing Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for promotion  of  organic  farming  through  cluster/FPO  in  the  country  since  2015-16.  Both  the schemes stress on end to end support to organic farmers i.e. from production to processing, certification  and  marketing  and  post  harvest  management  support  including  processing. PKVY is being implemented in all the States across the country including Maharashtra.

Under PKVY farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 50000/ha for 3 years out of which, Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs. Whereas, financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh/ cluster of 1000 ha for 3 years is provided for value addition and infrastructure creation. In Maharashtra, since 201516, a total of Rs 96.66 crore has been released for 1608 clusters for 32160 ha area and 8.03 lakh farmers have been benefited.

Under MOVCDNER, an assistance of Rs. 46,575/ha for 3years is provided for creation of  FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and certification. Whereas need based assistance is provided for post harvest infrastructure and value addition up to maximum limit of Rs 600 lakh for integrated processing unit, Rs 37.50 lakh for integrated pack house, Rs 18.75 lakh each for refrigerated vehicle and cold store components, Rs 10.0 lakh for collection, aggregation, grading   and custom hiring center and Rs 6.0 lakh for four wheeler/transportation.

- (d): A long-term experiment, at selected sites, for  comparative  evaluation of  organic and conventional  management  conducted  by  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture Research  (ICAR) indicated that yield was found to be higher during kharif and rabi /summer crops for coarse/ basmati  rice  based  cropping  systems,  soybean-based  systems  compared  to  inorganic approaches indicating better suitability of these systems under long-term organic management  approaches.  Soil  organic  carbon  was  found  to  be  significantly  higher  under long-term organic approach for coarse rice, basmati rice and soybean-based systems.
- (e): The State-wise total area  under organic farming (NPOP + PGS) during the last four years is given at Annexure - I ,  which indicates that there is increase in area of 5.25 lakh, 3.82 lakh and 8.77 lakh ha respectively during 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 under organic farming in the  country.  The details  of  State-wise  total  number  of  organic  farmers  (NPOP  + PGS) till 2020-2021 are given at Annexure-II .

Annexure - I The State-wise total area under organic farming (NPOP + PGS) during last four years

|        |                        | Total Area (in ha)   | Total Area (in ha)   | Total Area (in ha)   | Total Area (in ha)   |
|--------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No. | State                  | 2017-18              | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              |
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar       | 1360.00              | 8844.00              | 8844.00              | 1360.00              |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh         | 55748.65             | 138510.72            | 143203.23            | 242801.36            |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 6559.69              | 9626.94              | 11037.66             | 13494.12             |
| 4.     | Assam                  | 32411.81             | 32574.67             | 31093.67             | 22870.84             |
| 5.     | Bihar                  | 10617.80             | 14119.51             | 33312.55             | 54502.54             |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh           | 24530.75             | 45225.71             | 46437.80             | 132209.52            |
| 7.     | Goa                    | 11980.18             | 23388.82             | 22516.48             | 22712.32             |
| 8.     | Gujarat                | 83268.94             | 95841.28             | 97207.58             | 149866.41            |
| 9.     | Haryana                | 7272.14              | 6378.48              | 6555.75              | 5303.06              |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh       | 18353.47             | 17265.03             | 17753.88             | 29554.00             |
| 11.    | Jammu &Kashmir         | 23430.34             | 25562.89             | 30835.95             | 31179.82             |
| 12.    | Jharkhand              | 22927.93             | 29856.87             | 31394.18             | 62201.70             |
| 13.    | Karnataka              | 97845.98             | 93998.78             | 101965.23            | 115950.08            |
| 14.    | Kerala                 | 44040.14             | 50784.24             | 54160.49             | 141450.38            |
| 15.    | Ladakh                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 64.22                | 10817.85             |
| 16.    | Lakshadweep            | 895.51               | 3595.51              | 3595.51              | 3595.51              |
| 17.    | Madhya Pradesh         | 640995.46            | 750611.85            | 969456.40            | 1195577.98           |
| 18.    | Maharashtra            | 260850.55            | 276094.33            | 307656.30            | 396882.62            |
| 19.    | Manipur                | 5997.90              | 6060.82              | 13590.07             | 13324.92             |
| 20.    | Meghalaya              | 41235.66             | 49309.74             | 46282.40             | 39276.39             |
| 21.    | Mizoram                | 1678.95              | 7719.89              | 10709.89             | 13718.89             |
| 22.    | Nagaland               | 9319.86              | 8748.56              | 14734.97             | 15270.38             |
| 23.    | Delhi                  | 10009.23             | 10000.72             | 10000.72             | 10005.17             |
| 24.    | Odisha                 | 112016.24            | 116539.70            | 108977.61            | 137494.81            |
| 25.    | Pondicherry            | 162.84               | 162.84               | 183.65               | 183.65               |
| 26.    | Punjab                 | 6384.77              | 13908.59             | 14021.95             | 7021.50              |
| 27.    | Rajasthan              | 231571.13            | 346991.47            | 410578.50            | 421686.29            |
| 28.    | Sikkim                 | 79076.18             | 78798.92             | 78717.65             | 78729.66             |
| 29.    | Tamil Nadu             | 19487.28             | 28699.55             | 32245.73             | 39869.06             |
| 30.    | Telangana              | 22719.82             | 22559.52             | 22542.28             | 20665.56             |
| 31.    | Tripura                | 3251.19              | 3534.52              | 4539.18              | 7521.31              |
| 32.    | Uttar Pradesh          | 73997.53             | 95638.14             | 103748.17            | 146022.61            |
| 33.    | Uttarakhand            | 54844.66             | 127198.55            | 132587.02            | 215366.40            |
| 34.    | West Bengal            | 8211.48              | 8689.65              | 8792.05              | 8702.61              |
| 35     | Daman Diu& Dadar Nagar | 11100.00             | 11100.00             | 11100.00             | 11100.00             |
| 36     | Chandigarh             | 00.00                | 1300.00              | 1300.00              | 1300.00              |
|        | Total                  | 2034154.06           | 2559240.79           | 2941742.72           | 3819589.33           |

Source: APEDA & NCOF

State-wise total number of organic farmers

| S. No.   | State                   |   No of farmers |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          |          547338 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       |            8131 |
| 3.       | Assam                   |           25888 |
| 4.       | Bihar                   |           95352 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh            |          288675 |
| 6.       | Goa                     |           31439 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                 |           75171 |
| 8.       | Haryana                 |            4339 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh        |           60891 |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir         |           24772 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand               |           63577 |
| 12.      | Karnataka               |          121592 |
| 13.      | Kerala                  |          284112 |
| 14.      | Ladakh                  |            7443 |
| 15.      | Lakshadweep             |          489833 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh          |          626358 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra             |           75235 |
| 18.      | Manipur                 |           29216 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya               |           16354 |
| 20.      | Mizoram                 |           16024 |
| 21.      | Nagaland                |           70542 |
| 22.      | Delhi                   |           26552 |
| 23.      | Odisha                  |          172851 |
| 24.      | Pondicherry             |             401 |
| 25.      | Punjab                  |           12861 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan               |          446905 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                  |           72446 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu              |           43682 |
| 29.      | Telangana               |           39054 |
| 30.      | Tripura                 |            9309 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh           |          252474 |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand             |          464509 |
| 33.      | West Bengal             |            9929 |
| 34.      | Daman Diu & Dadar Nagar |           27750 |
| 35       | Andaman & Nicobar       |            3400 |
| 36       | Chandigarh              |            3250 |
|          | Total                   |         4547655 |

Source: APEDA & NCOF

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