Organic Farming in India
Status, Issues and Way Forward
Published on 28. February 2018
Book
Hardback
143 pages
978-93-327-0430-5 (ISBN)
Description
Globally, there is growing awareness of the adverse impact of chemical inputs on soil, environment and human health. This has prompted both developed and developing countries to shift towards organic farming and organic food products. The Government of India has been actively supporting organic farming through various polices and schemes. India has an advantage of producing organic food products and is among the top 10 global exporters of such products. The domestic market for organic food products is growing at a fast pace. Given this background, the objective of this report is to: (a) understand recent trends and developments in organic farming globally and the scope for the development of organic farming in and export of organic food products from India, (b) identify global best practices in regulations on organic products, (c) examine the measures taken by the Indian government to support organic farming and organic food, (d) identify the issues faced by organic farmers and organic processed food producers, exporters, importers and other supply chain agents, (e) find the policy gaps, and (f) make policy recommendations to the government for the holistic growth of this sector based on global best practices and the country's own requirements. The report is based on the first pan-India primary survey of companies and farmers following different organic certification processes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ghaziabad
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
715 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-327-0430-5 (9789332704305)
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Arpita Mukherjee is a Professor at ICRIER. She has several years of experience in policy-oriented research, working closely with the government in India and policymakers in the EU, US, ASEAN and in East Asian countries. Dr Mukherjee has a PhD in Economics from the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has published widely and presented her research in various international and national forums.
Souvik Dutta is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). He has published in reputed journals and his primary research interests lie in the areas of applied microeconomics, development and political economy. Prof Dutta holds a PhD in Economics from Pennsylvania State University, USA and a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
Tanu M. Goyal is a Consultant at ICRIER. She has over nine years of experience in policy oriented research, focusing primarily on services sector, international trade, food supply chain and other policy issues. She has a Masters degree in Economics from Centre of Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and is currently pursuing her PhD from the Centre for Study of Law and Governance, JNU.
Avantika Kapoor is a Research Assistant at ICRIER. Her areas of interest include international trade and policy, and food safety policies. She has worked on survey-based studies for Indian government departments, including the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and for international governments such as the European Commission. Avantika has completed her M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Warwick, UK, and a B.A. (Hons) in Economics from University of Delhi.
Disha Mendiratta is a Research Assistant at ICRIER. Her research interests include trade and development, non-tariff barriers to trade and policy and regulatory issues. She has a Masters degree in Economics with specialisation in environment and resource economics from TERI University, New Delhi.
Souvik Dutta is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). He has published in reputed journals and his primary research interests lie in the areas of applied microeconomics, development and political economy. Prof Dutta holds a PhD in Economics from Pennsylvania State University, USA and a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.
Tanu M. Goyal is a Consultant at ICRIER. She has over nine years of experience in policy oriented research, focusing primarily on services sector, international trade, food supply chain and other policy issues. She has a Masters degree in Economics from Centre of Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and is currently pursuing her PhD from the Centre for Study of Law and Governance, JNU.
Avantika Kapoor is a Research Assistant at ICRIER. Her areas of interest include international trade and policy, and food safety policies. She has worked on survey-based studies for Indian government departments, including the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and for international governments such as the European Commission. Avantika has completed her M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Warwick, UK, and a B.A. (Hons) in Economics from University of Delhi.
Disha Mendiratta is a Research Assistant at ICRIER. Her research interests include trade and development, non-tariff barriers to trade and policy and regulatory issues. She has a Masters degree in Economics with specialisation in environment and resource economics from TERI University, New Delhi.
Content
- List of Tables, Figures, Images and Boxes
- Foreword
- Acknowledgement
- List of Abbreviations
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction and the Background
- 1.1 How is Organic Defined?
- 1.2 The Indian Context
- 1.3 Objective and Layout
- 1.4 Sampling Framework
- 1.5 Sampling Methodology
- 2. Recent Trends and Developments
- in Organic Food Production, Trade and Regulation
- 2.1 Agricultural Land under Organic and Organic Crop Production
- 2.2 Organic Food Market
- 2.3 Global Trade in Organic Products
- 2.4 Standards and Regulations Related to the Organic Industry
- 2.5 The Institutional Set-up for Organic Agriculture
- 2.6 Promoting Organic Trade through Equivalence Agreements
- 2.7 Participatory Guarantee System
- 3. Organic Agriculture: The Case of India
- 3.1 Evolution of Organic Agriculture in India
- 3.2 Institutional Structure of Organic Agriculture and Food in India
- 3.3 Regulatory Framework and Standards Governing Organic Food Products in India
- 3.4 Comparing Global Practices with Indian Practices
- 3.5 Area under Organic Farming and Production in India
- 3.6 India's Trade in Organic Food Products
- 3.7 Conclusion
- 4. Survey of Companies Engaged in the Organic Business
- 4.1 Company Operations and Market
- 4.2 Key Activities and Product Categories
- 4.3 Revenue
- 4.4 Sourcing
- 4.5 About the Supply Chain
- 4.6 Quality Control and Certifications
- 4.7 Organic Trade
- 4.8 Conventional versus Organic Business
- 4.9 Organic Retailing: Reaching Out to Consumers
- 4.10 About their Consumers
- 4.11 Growth Projection of Organic Business in India
- 4.12 Issues Related to Organic Business in India
- 4.13 Policy Recommendations
- 5. The Survey of Farmers Engaged in Organic Farming
- 5.1 About the Farm and Farm Operations
- 5.2 About their Certification
- 5.3 Organic Farmers by Product Categories
- 5.4 Average Yield
- 5.5 Land Ownership
- 5.6 About their Market Linkages
- 5.7 About their Markets: Domestic or Exports
- 5.8 Branding
- 5.9 Product Diversification and Growth
- 5.10 Land Treatment for Organic Production by Farmers
- 5.11 Certification of Land
- 5.12 About the Inputs Used in Organic Production
- 5.13 Some Issues Faced by Farmers
- 5.14 Farmers Response to Policy Questions
- 6. Primary Survey Findings of Policymakers, Certification Bodies,
- Laboratories and Regional Councils
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Primary Survey of Policymakers
- 6.3 Primary Survey of Certification Bodies
- 6.4 Primary Survey of Laboratories
- 6.5 Survey of Regional Councils
- 7. Way Forward and Policy Recommendations
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Some Key Findings of the Survey
- 7.3 What should be the Right Policy?
- References
- Foreword
- Acknowledgement
- List of Abbreviations
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction and the Background
- 1.1 How is Organic Defined?
- 1.2 The Indian Context
- 1.3 Objective and Layout
- 1.4 Sampling Framework
- 1.5 Sampling Methodology
- 2. Recent Trends and Developments
- in Organic Food Production, Trade and Regulation
- 2.1 Agricultural Land under Organic and Organic Crop Production
- 2.2 Organic Food Market
- 2.3 Global Trade in Organic Products
- 2.4 Standards and Regulations Related to the Organic Industry
- 2.5 The Institutional Set-up for Organic Agriculture
- 2.6 Promoting Organic Trade through Equivalence Agreements
- 2.7 Participatory Guarantee System
- 3. Organic Agriculture: The Case of India
- 3.1 Evolution of Organic Agriculture in India
- 3.2 Institutional Structure of Organic Agriculture and Food in India
- 3.3 Regulatory Framework and Standards Governing Organic Food Products in India
- 3.4 Comparing Global Practices with Indian Practices
- 3.5 Area under Organic Farming and Production in India
- 3.6 India's Trade in Organic Food Products
- 3.7 Conclusion
- 4. Survey of Companies Engaged in the Organic Business
- 4.1 Company Operations and Market
- 4.2 Key Activities and Product Categories
- 4.3 Revenue
- 4.4 Sourcing
- 4.5 About the Supply Chain
- 4.6 Quality Control and Certifications
- 4.7 Organic Trade
- 4.8 Conventional versus Organic Business
- 4.9 Organic Retailing: Reaching Out to Consumers
- 4.10 About their Consumers
- 4.11 Growth Projection of Organic Business in India
- 4.12 Issues Related to Organic Business in India
- 4.13 Policy Recommendations
- 5. The Survey of Farmers Engaged in Organic Farming
- 5.1 About the Farm and Farm Operations
- 5.2 About their Certification
- 5.3 Organic Farmers by Product Categories
- 5.4 Average Yield
- 5.5 Land Ownership
- 5.6 About their Market Linkages
- 5.7 About their Markets: Domestic or Exports
- 5.8 Branding
- 5.9 Product Diversification and Growth
- 5.10 Land Treatment for Organic Production by Farmers
- 5.11 Certification of Land
- 5.12 About the Inputs Used in Organic Production
- 5.13 Some Issues Faced by Farmers
- 5.14 Farmers Response to Policy Questions
- 6. Primary Survey Findings of Policymakers, Certification Bodies,
- Laboratories and Regional Councils
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Primary Survey of Policymakers
- 6.3 Primary Survey of Certification Bodies
- 6.4 Primary Survey of Laboratories
- 6.5 Survey of Regional Councils
- 7. Way Forward and Policy Recommendations
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Some Key Findings of the Survey
- 7.3 What should be the Right Policy?
- References