1

.
• Introduction
• History
• Four pillar of Organic Farming
• World Overview
• Indian perspective OF
• Organic Exporter
• Agencies working to upgrade the concept of
OF
2
Contd…
• Inspection and Certification Agencies
• Myth and facts
• Future Challenges
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Conclusion
• References

3
• Form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop
rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control and
mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity.

• It excludes the use of fertilizer, synthetic pesticides, plant

growth regulators and genetically modified organisms.

• The methods are internationally regulated and set by

“international federation of organic agriculture movements”

4
 The concept of Organic Farming was initiated 10,000 years back in India
(Neolithic age, practiced by ancient civilization like Mesopotamia, Hwang Ho
basin) when ancient farmers started cultivation depending on natural
sources only.

 Starting of certified organic agriculture in India started in 1900 by Sir

Albert Howard, a British agronomist in North India, Development of
Indore Method of aerobic compost (Howard, 1929), Bangalore method
of anaerobic compost (Archarya, 1934), NADEP Compost (ND Pandari
Panda, Yeotmal,1980).

5
6
Organic Standards and Certification
Regulatory mechanism

Technology packages
Market network

7
Organic Certification is a certification process for producers of
organic food and other organic agricultural products. In
general, any business directly involved in food production
can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food
processors, retailers and restaurants.

Production Standards for organic certification

1. Avoidance of synthetic chemical inputs and genetically

modified organisms

2. Use of farmland that has been free from chemical (3 year) 8

Contd…
Certification in organic agriculture generally refers to
independent third party certification that includes farm
inspector and audit trails.

Globally there are more than 60 standards which include

IFOAM basic standard, CODEX Alimentations Commission
guidelines, EU Regulation 2029/91, NOP of USA etc. along
with 364 certification bodies across the world. 

9
oBeing practiced In approximately 100 countries of the World
oArea under organic management is growing at an annual rate of 25%
oThe recent (2005) survey of SOEL indicates that currently more than 26 Mn
ha of farmland is under organic management. 10
 ESTIMATED GLOBAL RETAIL SALES OF
ORGANIC PRODUCTS (BILLION US $)

11
Source: Yusssefi and Willer (2005)
Source: Presentation by Ms Anju Chaudhary 12
EU - 46 Billion US$
US - 45 Billion US$
Japan - 10 Billion US$

Total - 120 Billion US$

Annual Growth - 20 – 30 %

Source : USDA
13
Area under Certification : 2.5 Mn Ha (0.03%)

Total Certified Production : 115238 MT

Total Quantity Exported : 6472 MT

Total Value of Export : 90 Crore

Number of Products Exported : 35

Percentage of Agricultural Export :3

Increase in Exports over last year (2003-04) : 16

The states of Uttarachal and Sikkim have been declared as organic states.
Most of the area in NE-Zone is ‘Default Organic’
The states like TN, Kerala, MP, HP, Gujarat are promoting organic farming
vigorously. 14
15
Source: APEDA
16
Data for 2006-07
Source: APEDA 200517
Source: www.dacnet.nic.in/ncof 18
 Major Products produced in
India
Type Products
Commodity Tea, Coffee, Rice, Wheat
Spices Cardamom, Black Pepper, White Pepper,
Ginger, Turmeric, Vanilla, Mustard, Tamarind,
Clove, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Mace Chilly
Pulses Red Gram, Black Gram
Fruits Mango, Banana, Pineapple, Grape, Passion
Fruit, Orange, Cashew Nut, Walnut
Vegetables Okra, Brinjal, Garlic, Onion, Tomato, Potato
Oilseeds Sesame, Castor, Sunflower
Others Cotton, herbal extract 19
Sunstar Overseas Ltd., Haryana
Navdanya Trust, New Delhi
FAB India Ltd., New Delhi
Kashmir Apiaries Export
Jubilant Organosys Ltd., Noida
IITC Organic India Ltd., Lucknow

20
 AGENCIES WORKING TO UPGRADE
THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE.
• Agri-Science Park, ICRISAT
• Agriwatch.com
• Amar seeds Pvt. Ltd.
• Analab
• Bicco Agro Products Pvt. Ltd.
• Bilag Industries Pvt. Ltd.(Venture of Bayer Crop Science)
• Central water commission.
• Chakra
• Compound livestock feed manufacturers association.(CLFMA)
• Crossword agro industries.
• Deccan florabase.
• Department of agriculture and co-operation, ministry of agriculture, govt. of
India……………

21
 Skal Inspection & Certification
APEDA Agency
The Tea Board IMO Control Pvt. Ltd
The Spices Board International Resources for Fair
The Coffee Board Trade(IRFD)
The Coconut Development Board National Organic Certification
The Directorate of Cashew & Cocoa Association (NOCA)
Association for Promotion of Organic Lacon
Farming (APOF) SGS India Pvt. Ltd.
Indian Society for Certification of One Cert Asia
Organic Products (ISCOP) Ecocert International
Indian Organic Certification Agency Bioinspectra
22
 Myth & Fact
Myth: Organic Farming yields are low & unviable

The productivity of organic farming may be less in initial years, but the
yields increased progressively under organic farming equating the yields
under inorganic farming by sixth year.

23
 High fees for certification by certifying agencies
Unawareness about certification among small &
medium farmers.
Small and medium-sized Indian organic producers not
able to access international markets because of non-
certified produce.
Complex nature of Certification procedure
Marginal Indian farmers not ready to sustain
‘Conversion Period’

24
Among all farming systems, organic farming is gaining wide attention
among farmers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and agricultural scientists
for varied reasons such as:
Minimizes the dependence on chemical inputs thus improves quality of
resources and environment
Labour intensive and provides an opportunity to increase rural
employment.
Excess and indiscriminate use of synthetic agricultural chemicals has
deteriorated soil badly with deficiency of macro and micronutrients.
Organic produce contains more vitamins, minerals, enzymes, trace
elements and even cancer fighting antioxidants than conventionally
grown food.
Organic produce fetches better price in the market
Crops produced with chemicals deteriorate health.

25
 Disadvantages
• It is priced at 35% more than the conventional food in
India.
• Can’t fulfill the need of exponentially growing population.
• Certification needs longer period of time.
• A large population of the country are unaware of the
organic food.
• Organic inputs are bulky in nature so involves extra cost
of transportation.

26
27
www.apeda.com

www.cacnet.nic.in/ncof

www.eximbankagro.com

http://www.livemint.com/2007/06/25234540/Organic-farms-show-how-to-reap.html

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Organic-food-export-figures-understated-
says-Apeda/226289/

http://www.agricultureinformation.com/forums/organic-farming/15397-organic-
farming-exports-food-consumption-india.html