{"id":151115,"date":"2025-01-11T19:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=151115"},"modified":"2025-02-12T15:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:56:05","slug":"national-programme-for-organic-production","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-programme-for-organic-production","title":{"rendered":"National Programme for Organic Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union Minister<\/span><b> of Commerce &#038; Industry at an event has recently launched the 8th edition of the National Programme for Organic Production <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other portals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About the National Programme for Organic Production<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Programme for Organic Production <\/span><b>provides an institutional mechanism for implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>National Standards for Organic Production (NSOP), certification system, criteria and procedure for accreditation of Certification Bodies,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> norms for the operation of certification bodies, the National (India Organic) Logo and the regulations governing its use.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Secretariat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><b>he Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the secretariat for the implementation of the NPOP<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce &#038; Industries\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Launch: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Program <\/span><b>was launched in 2001 to cater to the export requirements of a third-party certification system for organic products\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Legal Act: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scheme prescribes the <\/span><b>regulatory requirements for trade in organic products <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">notified under the <\/span><b>provisions of the Foreign Trade Development Regulations Act, 1992 (FTDR).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Recognitions: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NPOP standards for production and accreditation system <\/span><b>have been recognized by the European Commission and Switzerland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for unprocessed plant products as equivalent to their country standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Features:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Accreditation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To <\/span><b>assess and accredit certification programmes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Certification Bodies seeking accreditation under this programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>provide the procedure for evaluation of the certification programme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Certification Bodies under this programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>develop National Standards for Organic Production,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> processing, handling, and labelling for different product categories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span><b> facilitate certification of organic products in conformity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the importing countries\u2019 organic standards as per mutual recognition agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151103 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/117-678270bab2451.webp\" alt=\"National Programme for Organic Production\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/117-678270bab2451.webp 953w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/117-678270bab2451-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/117-678270bab2451-768x449.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure<\/span><b> that the certification system is transparent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, easy to follow and is in line with international best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Features of The 8th Edition:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Simplifying Compliance: Certification requirements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>Organic Grower Groups <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have been simplified and<\/span><b> granted legal status <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in place of the Internal Control System (ICS).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Market Linkages: The Internal Control System (ICS) of the Organic Grower Groups m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ust ensure the <\/span><b>procurement of the entire organic produce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or establish market linkages to support farmers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Reduced Land Conversion Period:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The revised derogation provisions<\/span><b> allow for a potential reduction of up to three years in the land conversion <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">period to organic, subject to conditions and safeguards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Transparency: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a need now for<\/span><b> disclosure of information about organic farmers and other relevant details i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n the public domain, bolstering system credibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Oversight Mechanisms: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening of oversight mechanisms <\/span><b>with the integration of IT tools and the web-based traceability system, Tracenet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for monitoring, surveillance, and data analytics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About The Portals Unveiled During the Event<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NPOP Portal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will be a<\/span><b> dedicated portal for the National Programme for Organic Production <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NPOP) and will provide more visibility and ease of operations for Organic stakeholders.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organic Promotion Portal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will include <\/span><b>online Training and capacity building sessions for operators on Organic productio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n and also information on Organic Trade events.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Farmers, FPOs and exporters can showcase their certified <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organic products, generate Trade Leads and connect with global buyers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>TraceNet 2.0: T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raceNet empowers stakeholders to<\/span><b> streamline operations and meet global organic certification standards by ensuring transparency, traceability, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and compliance for organic agricultural and processed food products from farm to market.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upgraded online organic traceability system while integrating technology with agriculture will provide for <\/span><b>seamless operations and enhanced tools for regulatory oversight.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Redesigned and Revamped AgriXchange Portal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>enables more user-friendly data analysis and generation of reports &#038; data of Agricultural exports <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making it accessible for the general public.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exporters can seamlessly <\/span><b>connect with international buyers and sellers as well <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as explore comprehensive trade insights at their fingertips.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>APEDA portal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redesigned and revamped APEDA portal with <\/span><b>enhanced user experience and information for the benefit of Agri and Processed food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> products\u2019 stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Cooperative Organics Ltd:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been instituted <\/span><b>to specially help in value addition to organic products by working with farmers including training<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for value addition, packaging &#038; marketing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Organic Farming<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Definition: I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t is a <\/span><b>system of production which prohibits the use of synthetically produced agro-inputs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like fertilizers and pesticides and <\/span><b>uses organic materials (such as crop residues, animal residues, legumes, bio-pesticides) for maintaining soil productivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fertility and managing pests.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Holistic Approach:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Organic Farming emphasises a <\/span><b>whole-system approach including individual components<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (soil minerals, organic matter, micro-organisms, insects, plants, animals, and humans) to <\/span><b>create a sustainable and self-regulating ecosystem.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-151106 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/118-678270b910007.webp\" alt=\"National Programme for Organic Production\" width=\"499\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/118-678270b910007.webp 728w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/118-678270b910007-272x300.webp 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><b>Statistics:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>2024 survey conducted in 187 countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> practising organic agriculture by the international resource data from the <\/span><b>Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM),<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India&#8217;s rank 2nd in terms of World&#8217;s Organic Agricultural land<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Producers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Economic Survey 2022-2023 mentions that India has 4.43 Mn organic farmers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the highest in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Production: India produced around 2.9 Million MT (2022-23) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of certified organic products<\/span><b> with Fiber crops being the single largest category<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>It is followed by Oil Seeds, Sugar crops, C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ereals and Millets, Medicinal\/ Herbal and Aromatic plants, Spices &#038; Condiments, Fresh Fruit Vegetable, Pulses, Tea &#038; Coffee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>State wise:<\/b> <b>Madhya Pradesh emerged as the largest producer followed b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Odisha.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sikkim formally declared a 100 percent organic state in 2016.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-textbooks?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC NCERT Textbooks From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Government Schemes to Promote Organic Farming:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme launched in <\/span><b>2015 promotes organic farming through the adoption of the organic village by cluster approach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a minimum of 20 Ha size.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Large Area Certification (LAC) programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been initiated since 2020-21 to<\/span><b> identify Traditional Organic Areas like <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hills, islands, tribal or desert belts with no history of GMO and agrochemical use to <\/span><b>transform them into certified organic production hubs.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCDNER):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a sub-mission under the <\/span><b>National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which aims to <\/span><b>develop crop commodity-specific organic value chain and address gaps in organic crop production,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wild crop harvesting, organic livestock management and processing, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Jaivik Kheti organic e-commerce portal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>directly links farmers with retail as well as bulk buyers, and various stakeholders (regional councils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, local groups, individual farmers, buyers, government agencies and input suppliers) for the all-inclusive development and promotion of organic farming<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Support to Organic and Bio-Inputs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Schemes like<\/span><b> Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-Input Resource Centres, PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth (PM-PRANAAM), Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc are encouraging farmers to use organic fertilisers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a 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