Lok Sabha Question No. 134 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 134

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH     JULY, 2022

## ORGANIC FARMING

- *134. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) the number of organic agricultural products which have been exported during each of the last three years and the current year along with the details thereof;
- (b) the details of steps being taken by the Government to promote organic farming; and
- (c) the  area  of  land  which  has  been  covered  under  organic  farming  in  the  country  at present, State wise?

## ANSWER

- MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  134  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.07.2022  REGARDING  'ORGANIC FARMING'.

(a) to (c): 18 category of organic agricultural products have been exported during each of the last three years under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). The number of organic agricultural products and their quantity exported during each of the last three years is given at Annexure I.

Government has been promoting organic farming through dedicated schemes namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER).  Farmers are provided financial assistance  of Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years  under  PKVY and  Rs 32500/ ha/ 3years under MOVCDNER for organic inputs such  as  seeds,  bio-fertilizers,  bio-pesticides,  organic  manure,  compost/  vermi-compost, botanical  extracts  etc.    Apart  from  this,  support  is  also  provided  for  Clusters/  Farmers Producers Organization (FPO) formation, training, certification, value addition and marketing of  their  organic  produce.    Organic  cultivation  on  either  side  of  River  Ganga  under  Namami Gange of National Mission of Clean Ganga (NMCG), and Large Area Certification have also been introduced under PKVY to increase area under organic farming.

Bhartiya  Prakritik  Krishi  Padhati  (BPKP),  under  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY) is also being implemented since 2020-21 to promote traditional indigenous practices. The scheme mainly emphasizes on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm  biomass  recycling  with  major  stress  on  biomass  mulching,  use  of  cow  dung-urine formulations  and  other  plant  based  preparations.  Under  BPKP,  financial  assistance  of  Rs 12200/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for  cluster  formation,  capacity  building  and  continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis.

At present, 59.12 lakh ha area has been brought under organic farming as certified by National  Programme  for  Organic  Production  (NPOP)  and  Participatory  Guarantee  System (PGS). The State-wise total land under organic farming is given at Annexure - II.

## The number of organic agricultural products and their quantity exported during each of the last three years

| S.No.   | Category                  | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No.   | Category                  | Quantity (In MT) | Quantity (In MT) | Quantity (In MT) |
| 1       | Oil Seeds                 | 100815.431       | 84072.655        | 59168.419        |
| 2       | Processed Food            | 405383.993       | 655986.206       | 281190.452       |
| 3       | Cereals & Millets         | 48677.636        | 59907.788        | 58513.835        |
| 4       | sugar                     | 41940.889        | 40541.511        | 21932.591        |
| 5       | Spices & Condiments       | 8053.304         | 10022.276        | 7957.918         |
| 6       | PULSES                    | 4829.606         | 8781.97          | 5433.505         |
| 7       | Tea                       | 6210.893         | 6164.236         | 6060.466         |
| 8       | Dry Fruits                | 3714.483         | 3658.167         | 3433.509         |
| 9       | Coffee                    | 4584.913         | 4381.514         | 3916.192         |
| 10      | Others                    | 5429.048         | 655.775          | 668.767          |
| 11      | Medicinal Plant Products  | 2806.056         | 4230.57          | 4072.861         |
| 12      | Flowers                   | 346.548          | 190.133          | 243.293          |
| 13      | Fresh Fruits & Vegetables | 511.286          | 1404.315         | 1580.125         |
| 14      | FODDER                    | 4999.128         | 6876.943         | 4972.904         |
| 15      | Tuber Products            | 495.953          | 1042.85          | 922.138          |
| 16      | Essential oil             | 145.332          | 219.314          | 188.346          |
| 17      | Miscellaneous             | 53.459           | 42.025           | 62.08            |
| 18      | Oils & Oleoresins         | 0.44             | 1.441            | 2.999            |

Source: APEDA

State-wise total land under organic farming certified by NPOP and PGS- India till 2021-22.

Area (in ha)

| S. No.            | State                  | Under NPOP Certification   |   Under PGS certification |
|-------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.                | Andhra Pradesh         | 47922.42                   |          206000           |
| 2.                | Arunachal Pradesh      | 12636.64                   |             380           |
| 3.                | Assam                  | 18102.94                   |            4400           |
| 4.                | Bihar                  | 30941.01                   |           24600           |
| 5.                | Chhattisgarh           | 18856.46                   |          109000           |
| 6.                | Goa                    | 12669.88                   |           10080           |
| 7.                | Gujarat                | 154950.14                  |            2000           |
| 8.                | Haryana                | 3198.95                    |             400           |
| 9.                | Himachal Pradesh       | 11160.55                   |           17700           |
| 10.               | Jammu &Kashmir         | 30675.58                   |             560           |
| 11.               | Jharkhand              | 58870.14                   |           23940           |
| 12.               | Karnataka              | 96188.88                   |           20900           |
| 13.               | Kerala                 | 43676.54                   |           96380           |
| 14.               | Ladakh                 | 7280.37                    |           10000           |
| 15.               | Lakshadweep            | 895.513                    |            2700           |
| 16.               | Madhya Pradesh         | 1504950.14                 |          175560           |
| 17.               | Maharashtra            | 1133570.30                 |           32160           |
| 18.               | Manipur                | 14628.42                   |             600           |
| 19.               | Meghalaya              | 27508.74                   |             900           |
| 20.               | Mizoram                | 19038.89                   |             680           |
| 21.               | Nagaland               | 14269.27                   |             480           |
| 22.               | Delhi                  | 12.948                     |           10000           |
| 23.               | Odisha                 | 488904.77                  |           44800           |
| 24.               | Pondicherry            | 21.505                     |             160           |
| 25.               | Punjab                 | 7564.60                    |            7000           |
| 26.               | Rajasthan              | 488904.77                  |          123000           |
| 27.               | Sikkim                 | 75475.28                   |            3000           |
| 28.               | Tamil Nadu             | 52305.73                   |            8240           |
| 29.               | Telangana              | 39200.47                   |           13800           |
| 30.               | Tripura                | 12081.63                   |            1000           |
| 31.               | Uttar Pradesh          | 70946.65                   |           78580           |
| 32.               | Uttarakhand            | 89670.88                   |          140540           |
| 33.               | West Bengal            | 7280.37                    |            2400           |
| 34.               | Daman Diu& Dadar Nagar | -                          |           11100           |
| 35                | Andaman & Nicobar      | -                          |            1360           |
| 36                | Chandigarh             | -                          |            1300           |
| Total Grand total | Total Grand total      | 5912414.74                 |               5.91241e+06 |

Source: NPOP (APEDA)

PGS (NCONF)

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