Organic farming avoids synthetic and chemical inputs. Several pesticides are listed with their long-term health effects, including cancer risks and damage to organs. The document then describes plans for a startup organic farm business called Freedom Farm with a mission to provide organic products and revive Indian agriculture. It will have researchers, farm managers, laborers and marketers. The financial plan outlines 9 crores total needed. Products will be diversified across rice, dried fruits, spices, oils, cotton and more. Certifying agencies in India are listed. A SWOT analysis notes organic farming's growth but weaknesses in Indian consumer concerns and infrastructure. Precision farming is identified as key.

2. Organic farming is a
production system of crops
which avoids the use of
synthetic and chemical inputs

3. Trade name Long-term effects
Camphechlor Cancer suspect, toxic to fish, very persistent
Chlordane/Heptachlor Leukemia suspect, toxic to wildlife, very persistent
Chlordimeform Cancer suspect, bladder damage, toxic to wildlife
DBCP Cancer risk, male sterility, persists in water
Cancer causing, damage to
DDT liver, nerve, brain, extremely persistent, toxic to
wildlife
Cancer suspect, birth defects, very persistent, toxic
Aldrin/Dieldrin/Endrin
to wildlife
Potent cancer cause, birth defects, lung, liver
EDB
damage, very persistent
Proven cancer cause, miscarriage, leukemia suspect,
BHC/Lindane
very persistent, toxic to fish

5. Freedom farm
• Startup business
• Community partnership
• Motto: “REVIVE INDIAN AGRICULTURE”
• Mission: Provide the best grown organic
products
• Goal: To become the largest public limited
company in the field of organic farm products

6. My team
• Myself
• My people
Includes:
–Researchers (
Technology, market
and management)
–Farm managers &
Laborers
–Marketing personnel

7. Financial plan
2 crore for purchase of land - 100 acres
1 crore for machinery- farm equipments
1crore for purchase of seeds
1 crore for initial tilling/ leveling the land
1.5 crore for labor
1 crore contingency fund
0.5 crore for advertising
1 crore for research activities
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9 crores total

8. Product diversification
Rice, staple crops
Dried fruits and nuts, Cocoa,
Spices, Herbs, Oil crops, &
derived products.
Non-food items like Cotton,
Cut flowers,
livestock
and potted plants.

9. Certifying Agencies
• National Institute of Organic Farming in
Ghaziabad, Madhya Pradesh
• APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority),
the Tea Board, the Spices Board, the Coconut
Development Board and the Directorate of
Cashew and Cocoa.

10. SWOT ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC
FARMING IN INDIA

11. STRENGTH
• Organic farming has developed rapidly
in recent years and now has a market
value of over $26 billion
• Organic farms have lower costs of
production than conventional farms

13. WEAKNESS
• Indians are mostly - and very strangely
so - unconcerned about the quality of
the food they consume.

14. The organic industry is still developing, and the
infrastructure in terms of transportation systems,
wholesalers and distributers is in its infancy
India currently has only 1,426 certified organic farms.
OPPORTUNITY

16. Precision farming would be the h rt
of my scheme