Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Global Demand for Organic Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 237 ANSWERED ON 04/02/2025

## GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS

237. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the global demand for organic products is growing rapidly and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set a target of Rs. 20,000 crore for organic product export for the next three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  released  the  eighth  edition  of  National  Programme  for Organic Production (NPOP) with new regulations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives thereto; and
- (e) the details of steps taken by the Government to encourage farmers to indulge in organic farming to reach the desired goal in next three years?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) The global demand for organic products has been growing consistently as can be seen from the table below.

| Growth in Global Market for Organic Products   | Growth in Global Market for Organic Products   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                           | Value of Global Market (in USD Billion)        |
| 2018                                           | 105.00                                         |
| 2019                                           | 112.00                                         |
| 2020                                           | 129.00                                         |
| 2021                                           | 135.50                                         |
| 2022                                           | 141.75                                         |

(b) Govt. of  India  is  taking  focused  initiatives  to  enhance  the  exports  of  organic  products. Given India's production base and trends in global demand for organic products, India has the potential to become one of the major organic product exporting countries of the world in the near term.

(c) & (d) The  eighth  edition  of  the  National  Programme  for  Organic  Production  (NPOP) has  been  formally  launched  on  9 th January  2025.  The  same  is  available  on  APEDA  website https://npop.apeda.gov.in/. Chapter 2 specifies the scope, objective and operational structure of the NPOP. The scope and objectives are at Annexure I.

(e) The  Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  organic  farming  in  the  country  through Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojna (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes focus on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. training, capacity building, production, processing, certification, marketing and post-harvest management.

The  details  of  these  schemes  are  available  on  the  website  of  Department  of  Agriculture  & Farmers Welfare under the following link.

https://www.agriwelfare.gov.in/en/Guideintegratednutrient

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## SCOPE

The NPOP shall, inter alia, include the following:

a.  Policies for development and certification of organic products as notified by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India from time to time.

- b.   National Standards for organic products, processing, handling and labelling.
- c.   Accreditation of certification programmes to be operated by Certification Bodies.
- d.   Certification of organic products.
- e.   India Organic Logo and regulations governing its use.

## OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the NPOP, inter alia, include the following:

a. To assess and accredit certification programme of Certification Bodies seeking accreditation under this programme.

b. To provide the procedure for evaluation of the certification programme of Certification Bodies under this programme.

c. To develop National Standards for Organic Production, processing, handling, and labelling for different product categories.

d.  To  facilitate  certification  of  organic  products  in  conformity  with  the  importing  countries' organic standards as per mutual recognition agreement.

e.  To encourage sustainable and environmentally friendly farm ecosystem.

f.  Ensure  that  the  certification  system  is  transparent,  easy  to  follow  and  is  in  line  with international best practices.

g.  Ensure transparency in the operations of the Operators.

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## SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF NPOP