Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Balak Nath

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## ORGANIC FARMING

## † *13.   SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote organic farming in the country and if so, the rank of the country in terms of the area under organic farmland;
- (b) whether the country is exporting organic products;
- (c) if  so,  the  details of organic products exported by the country during each of the last three years and the current year, country-wise;
- (d) the amount of foreign exchange earned by the country from export of organic products during the said period; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  organic branded products in the country?

## 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  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 13  DUE FOR REPLY ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021.

- (a): Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  Organic  farming  in  the  country  through dedicated schemes namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16 to cater to the needs of domestic and export markets respectively.  Both the schemes stress on end to  end  support  to  organic  farmers  i.e  from  production  to  certification  and  marketing.  Post harvest management support including processing, packing, marketing is made integral part of these schemes to encourage organic farmers.  As on date 33.25 lakh ha area is under organic farming in the country including 10.26 lakh ha under PKVY and 22.99 lakh hectares under National Program for Organic Production (NPOP) of Agricultural & Processed Food Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  which  includes  area  coverage  under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region. The State-wise details of  the  area  covered  under  various  schemes    is  given  at Annexure- I. India  stands  at 9 th rank in terms of certified area globally as per the report published by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) taking base year as 2018.
- (b) to (d): Yes, The country wise detail of organic products export during last three year (2017-2020) and the details of value of export of organic product are given at Annexure-II.
- (e): Marketing, branding have been integral part of organic farming schemes. Assistance of Rs 6800/ ha under PKVY and Rs 5000/ ha under MOVCDNER have been provided for marketing, branding, trade. The details of brands developed under these Programmes in the country is given at Annexure-III .

Total area covered under organic farming (A+B+C+D+E) = 3325406.17 ha

## Annexure-I

| S.No.       | Under National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)   | Under National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)   | Under National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)                                                 | Area covered under Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana ( In ha)   | Area covered under Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana ( In ha)   | Area covered under Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana ( In ha)   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.       | State Name                                        | Organic area including conversion                 | Area Covered under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Regions (MOVCDNER) | Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                        | National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG)                        | Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddati (BPKP) *                    |
| 1           | A&NIsland                                         | 7484                                              |                                                                                                 | 1360                                                          |                                                               | -                                                             |
| 2           | Andhra. P                                         | 37203.23                                          |                                                                                                 | 106000                                                        |                                                               | 100000                                                        |
| 3           | Arunachal. P                                      | 1657.66                                           | 9000                                                                                            | 380                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 4           | Assam                                             | 16693.67                                          | 10000                                                                                           | 4400                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 5           | Bihar                                             | 22712.55                                          |                                                                                                 | 8540                                                          | 16060                                                         | ------                                                        |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh                                      | 22437.8                                           |                                                                                                 | 24000                                                         |                                                               | 85000                                                         |
| 7           | Goa                                               | 12436.48                                          |                                                                                                 | 10080                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 8           | Gujarat                                           | 95207.58                                          |                                                                                                 | 2000                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 9           | Haryana                                           | 6155.75                                           |                                                                                                 | 400                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 1 0         | H.P                                               | 12053.88                                          |                                                                                                 | 5700                                                          |                                                               | 12000                                                         |
| 11          | J&K                                               | 30275.95                                          |                                                                                                 | 560                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 12          | Jharkhand                                         | 25854.18                                          |                                                                                                 | 5000                                                          | 540                                                           | 3400                                                          |
| 13          | Karnataka                                         | 81065.23                                          |                                                                                                 | 20900                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 15          | Kerala                                            | 41780.49                                          |                                                                                                 | 12380                                                         |                                                               | 84000                                                         |
| 14          | Ladakh                                            | 64.221                                            |                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 15          | Lakshadweep                                       | 895.513                                           |                                                                                                 | 2700                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 16          | M.P                                               | 892896.4                                          |                                                                                                 | 76560                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 17          | Maharashtra                                       | 282496.3                                          |                                                                                                 | 25160                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 18          | Manipur                                           | 490.07                                            | 12500                                                                                           | 600                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 19          | Meghalaya                                         | 38952.4                                           | 6430                                                                                            | 900                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 20          | Mizoram                                           | -23.11**                                          | 10053                                                                                           | 680                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 21          | Nagaland                                          | 1254.97                                           | 13000                                                                                           | 480                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 22          | Delhi                                             | 0.718                                             |                                                                                                 | 10000                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 23          | Odisha                                            | 88177.61                                          |                                                                                                 | 20800                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 24          | Pondicherry                                       | 23.645                                            |                                                                                                 | 160                                                           |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 25          | Punjab                                            | 8505.405                                          |                                                                                                 | 5000                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 26          | Rajasthan                                         | 287578.5                                          |                                                                                                 | 123000                                                        |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 27          | Sikkim                                            | 63282.65                                          | 12435                                                                                           | 3000                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 28          | Tamil Nadu                                        | 26005.73                                          |                                                                                                 | 6240                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 29          | Telangana                                         | 8742.28                                           |                                                                                                 | 13800                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 30          | Tripura                                           | -2487.82**                                        | 6027                                                                                            | 1000                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 31          | Uttar Pradesh (including UPDASP)                  | 60948.17                                          |                                                                                                 | 22400                                                         | 56180                                                         | ------                                                        |
| 32          | Uttarakhand                                       | 42047.02                                          |                                                                                                 | 89700                                                         | 50840                                                         | ------                                                        |
| 33          | West Bengal                                       | 6392.05                                           |                                                                                                 | 2400                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 34          | Daman& Diu                                        | 0                                                 |                                                                                                 | 1100                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 35          | Dadar Nagar                                       | 0                                                 |                                                                                                 | 10000                                                         |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| 36          | Chandigarh                                        | 0                                                 |                                                                                                 | 1300                                                          |                                                               | ------                                                        |
| Total       | Total                                             | 2219261.17 (A )                                   | 79445 ( B)                                                                                      | 618680 ( C )                                                  | 123620 ( D )                                                  | 284400 (E)                                                    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                       | ( A) + (B) = 2298706.17                           | ( A) + (B) = 2298706.17                                                                         | (C )+ ( D) + (E) = 1026700 ha                                 | (C )+ ( D) + (E) = 1026700 ha                                 | (C )+ ( D) + (E) = 1026700 ha                                 |

-  The  BPKP scheme Initiated in 2021

** First scope certificate yet to be received in Mizoram and Tripura

## ANNEXURE -ll

## Top 10 country-wise exports of organic products (past three years)

|         |                | 2019-2020            | 2019-2020              | 2018-2019            | 2018-2019              | 2017-2018            | 2017-2018              |
|---------|----------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Country Name   | Exported Qty (In MT) | Value (In USD) million | Exported Qty (In MT) | Value (In USD) million | Exported Qty (In MT) | Value (In USD) million |
| 1       | U.S.A.         | 376070.03            | 353.31                 | 334112.99            | 429.7                  | 223853.602           | 234.587                |
| 2       | European Union | 175674.41            | 250.99                 | 155253.86            | 223.11                 | 129546.233           | 196.795                |
| 3       | CANADA         | 64225.71             | 46.62                  | 101942.71            | 68.6                   | 82132.724            | 51.806                 |
| 4       | SWITZERLAND    | 5192.01              | 9.63                   | 6199.11              | 9.89                   | 8925.166             | 11.172                 |
| 5       | AUSTRALIA      | 2357.29              | 6.99                   | 2130.76              | 7.47                   | 2690.152             | 6.2                    |
| 6       | ISRAEL         | 2531.74              | 2.54                   | 3069.92              | 1.87                   | 1974.249             | 2.116                  |
| 7       | KOREA REPUBLIC | 1292.16              | 1.39                   | 1109.59              | 1.55                   | 1611.76              | 1.051                  |
| 8       | VIETNAM        | 3270.25              | 1.66                   | 3187.57              | 1.68                   | 1446.909             | 1.09                   |
| 9       | NEWZEALAND     | 1758.12              | 1.8                    | 1977.9               | 2.13                   | 1282.187             | 1.486                  |
| 10      | JAPAN          | 1368.73              | 2.7                    | 750.9                | 2.4                    | 1073.32              | 2.374                  |
|         | Others         | 5257.99              | 11.49                  | 4353.07              | 9.11                   | 3802.706             | 9.1213                 |
|         | Total          | 638998.44            | 689.12                 | 614088.38            | 757.51                 | 458339.008           | 517.7983               |

Source: APEDA

Annexure-IIl

## Brands under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojan (PKVY) Brand name under PKVY

| States         | Brand Name                                                |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Made in Mandla                                            |
| Uttarakhand    | Organic Uttarakhand                                       |
| Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu Organic Product (TOP)                          |
| Maharashtra    | Sahi organic, Nasik Organic &Gadchirrolia Organic Farming |
| Jharkhand      | Jaivik Jharkhand , from the land of Jharkhand             |
| Chhattisgarh   | Aadim brand of BhoomiGadi FPO, Bastar Naturals            |
| Punjab         | Five Rivers                                               |
| Tripura        | Tripureshwari Fresh                                       |

## Brands  under  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern Region(MOVCDNER)

North eastern States have developed brand names under MOVCDNER Scheme.

|   S.No. | Name of the State   | Brand Name / Trademarks   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh   | Organic Arunachal         |
|       2 | Manipur             | Organic Manipur           |
|       3 | Mizoram             | Mission Organic Mizoram   |
|       4 | Nagaland            | Naga Organic              |
|       5 | Sikkim              | Sikkim Organic            |
|       6 | Meghalaya           | O Megha                   |
|       7 | Tripura             | Tripura Organic           |

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