Organic Area

Total Organic Area Certified: 3,10,190 acres (Total Area Certified in India 32,17,485 acres)

Small Group Certification: 1,46,993 acres

Large Area Certification: 1,63,198 acres


Organic Farmers Certified

Total Organic Farmers under small group certification: 41,676

Total Organic Farmers under large area certification: 10,264


PGS Organic Groups

Small Groups (10-15 farmers each): 3826

Large Groups (entire village) 110

Organic Certification

In India Organic Food Marketing is regulated under Food Safety and Standards Authority Act, 2006. It stipulates
  • No person shall manufacture, pack, sell offer for sale, market or otherwise distribute or import any organic foods unless they comply with the requirements laid down under these regulations
  • Mandatory to obtain FSSAI Organic food license for selling any organic food and carry Jaivik Bharat logo
  • Two approved certifications systems in India
    • National Program for Organic Production (NPOP) under ministry of Commerce and Industry-effective since 2001-launched mainly to regulate the quality for exports, certification agencies accredited by Agricultural Produce Export Development Authority (APEDA) or Spice Board
    • Participatory Guarantee System India: under Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare, Regional Councils are accredited by National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (NCONF)
  • Any imported food also subjected to same rules and recertification not necessary for imports from countries having bilateral/multilateral agreements on the basis of equivalence of standards

Share of Organic Area

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