This document examines the growth and performance of organic farming in India compared to other countries. It discusses that organic farming has emerged in India due to reasons like reducing toxic loads and pollution. The area under organic farming in India has grown from 42,000 hectares in 2003-2004 to over 10 lakh hectares in 2009-2010, with states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra having significant organic cultivation. While organic farming has constraints like lack of awareness, marketing and infrastructure issues, its future prospects lie in direct benefits like healthy foods, improved soil and incomes, as well as indirect benefits like eco-tourism opportunities.

1. GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE
OF ORGANIC FARMING IN INDIA
Name: Mandeep Bhardwaj
Reg:15mpheco06
Central University of Punjab

2.  What is Organic Farming?
 Reasons for emergence of Organic farming:
 India and Organic farming:
Constraints in its Development
Future Prospects:

3. OBJECTIVES:
To examine the emergence of organic farming in
India in comparison with other countries of the
world.
 To compare the performance of organic farming
across different states of India.
 To review the comparisons of organic farming
with conventional farming.

4. Data Sources:
secondary such as:
◊ NPOF (National Project On Organic Farming)
◊ FIBL STATISTICS
◊ APEDA(Agriculture And Processed Food
Products Export And Development Authority)

5. DEFINITION
The word “Organic” means an ecological management production system
that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil
biological activity. It is based on the minimal use of off-farm inputs and on
management practices that restore, maintain and enhance “ecological
harmony”- USDA
Thus, Organic farming recognizes the direct connection between our
health and how the food we eat is produced. Artificial fertilizers are
banned and farmers develop fertile soil by rotating crops and using
compost, manure and clover.

6. PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC FARMING:

7. REASONS FOR GROWTH OF ORGANIC
FARMING:
• Reduce the toxic load
• Reduce if not eliminate off farm pollution
• Protect future generations
• Build healthy soil
• Taste better and true flavor
• Assist family farmers of all sizes
• Promote diversity
• Avoid Hasty and Poor Science in Your Food

8. COMPARISON OF INDIA WITH OTHERS
COUNTRIES OF WORLD:

9. GROWTH OF ORGANIC
MANAGEMENT IN INDIA:
Years Area under
Organic
manageme
nt in Ha
2003-04 42,000
2004-05 76,000
2005-06 1,73,000
2006-07 5,38,000
2007-08 8,65,000
2008-09 12,07,000
2009-10 10,85,648
Component(2008-2009) Quantum
Area under Organic certification Process (ha)
Full organic 757978.71
In-conversion 327669.74
Total 1085648.45
No. of Farmers under Organic certification
Process
351297
Full organic 246576
In-conversion 327669.74
Total
597873
Number of operators 2099
Number of processors 427
Number of grower groups 919
Number of exporters 253

10. Area Under Organic Farming during
2009-2010)
State Name
Cultivated
Organic
Certified Inconversion Total area Wild Area Total
Cultivated cultivated Cultivated (in Hac) Cultivated
Organic Area Area under +Wild
(in Hac) (in Hac) Certification (In Ha)
process
(in Ha)
Andhra Pradesh 6070.9 6279.72 12350.62 2000 14350.62
Arunachal 243.09 0 243.09 0 243.09
Pradesh
Assam 2001.75 45.33 2947.08 0 2047.08
Andaman 0 334.68 334.68 0 334.68
Bihar 0 1303.62 1303.62 0 1303.62
Chhattisgarh 321.99 126.93 448.92 8000 8448.92
Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0
Delhi 127.5 138.82 266.32 0 266.32
Goa 13044.65 259.05 13303.7 0 13303.7
Gujarat 48518.91 6251.43 48518.91 0 48518.91
Haryana 2343.05 12420.54 14763.6 0 14763.6

11. J&K 640.5 135.97 776.47 0 776.47
Karnataka 9128.01 10400.63 19528.64 69200 88728.64
Kerala 3870.27 2727.37 6597.65 0 6597.65
Lakshadweep 0 12.127 12.127 0 12.127
Madhya Pradesh 270955.69 27407.17 298362.87 2568209 2866571.87
Jharkhand 0 0 0 24300 24300
Maharashtra 124547.03 50298.44 174845.47 2500 177345.47
Manipur 2336.718 455.3 2792.02 0 2792.02
Meghalaya 1564.05 855.616 2419.66 0.0001 2419.66
Mizoram 4471.6 8072.53 12544.13 0 12544.13
Nagaland 654 949.54 1603.54 0 1603.54
Orissa 16883.73 6218.55889 23102.29 1315.255 24417.54
Punjab 2118.21 3907.56 6025.78 0 6025.78
Rajasthan 57566.93 9145.26 66712.19 151000 217712.19
Sikkim 1391.03 27.3 1418.34 308 1726.34
Uttar Pradesh 17212.42917 23800.3974 41012.82 70632 111644.82
UTTARAKHAND 9513.756619 2073.026 11586.78 93879.2 105465.98

12. West Bengal 5014.94 1110.78 6125.72 0 6125.72
Tamil Nadu 3244.61 829.982 4074.59 30803.5 34878.092
Tripura 203.56 144.825 348.385 0 348.385
TOTAL 600003 177513.9811 777516.882 3650002.07 4427519.05
SOURCE:APEDA

13. Comparison of Organic Farming With
conventional farming: WHEAT
OF CF
Land preparation 1050 1010
Seed cost 1240 1285
Sowing cost 275 261
Fertilizer cost 1163 1520
Inter cultivation/Weeding 1350 495
Plant protection cost 92 435
Irrigation cost 142 130
Harvesting cost 1300 840
Threshing cost 710 330
Marketing cost 217 130
Total cost of cultivation 7539 6436
Yield (Kg) 1170 2042
Price (Rs) 22.3 10.3

14. Total revenue 28747 24755
Net returns 21208 18319
Cost of production (per Qtl) 644 315
SOURCE: Charyulu and Biswas, 2010

15. CONSTRAINTS
• Lack of Awareness
• Output Marketing Problems
• Shortage of Bio-mass
• Inadequate Supporting Infrastructure
• High Input Costs
• Marketing Problems of Organic Input
• Absence of an Appropriate Agriculture Policy
• Lack of Financial Support
• Low Yields
• Inability to Meet the Export Demand
• Lack of Quality Standards for Bio manures
SOURCE: NARAYAN

16. FUTURE PROSPECTS:
Benefits of Organic Farming:
DIRECT BENEFITS:
Healthy Foods
Improvement in Soil Quality
Increased Crop Productivity and Income
 Low Incidence of Pests
Employment Opportunities

17. INDIRECT BENEFIT:
Eco-tourism is increasingly becoming popular.
Protection of the ecosystem, flora, fauna and
increased biodiversity.
SOURCE:DR. NARAYAN

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