1. FOODWORLD INDIA 2008 November 13 – 14, 2008, Mumbai

2. Back to Basics – The Organic Way Presentation by A K Gupta, Advisor, Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, New Delhi

3. APPROACH  FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOIL FERTILITY BY NATURAL MEANS  BALANCE PLANT NUTRITION THROUGH RECYCLING OF ORGANIC MATTER AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS.  AGRO ECO SYSTEM APPROACH -COVER CROPS -CROP ROTATION -INTERCROPPING  PREVENTIVE MEASURES BY BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL AND MECHANICAL WEEDING  ORGANIC FODDER FOR LIVESTOCK  ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS

4. PRINCIPLES (General Level)  IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND AGRO ECO SYSTEM  AVOID OVER-EXPLOITATION AND POLLUTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES  MINIMIZE CONSUMPTION OF NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RESOURCES  PRODUCE SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF NUTRITIOUS WHOLESOME AND HIGH QUALITY FOOD  PROVIDE ADEQUATE RETURNS, WITHING A SAFE, SECURE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT  ACKNOWLEDGE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS

5. PRINCIPLES ( Practical Level )  MAINTAIN AND INCREASE THE LONG-TERM FERTILITY OF THE SOIL  ENHANCE BIOLOGICAL CYCLES WITHIN THE FARM, ESPECIALLY NUTRIENT CYCLES  PROVIDE NITROGEN SUPPLY BY INTENSIVE USE OF NITROGEN FIXING PLANTS  BIOLOGICAL PLANT PROTECTION BASED ON PREVENTION INSTEAD OF CURING  DIVERSITY OF CROP VARIETIES AND ANIMAL SPECIES, APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS  ANIMAL HUSBANDRY APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS CONTD….

6. PRINCIPLES ( Practical Level )  BAN ON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL FERTILISERS, PLANT PROTECTION, HORMONES AND GROWTH REGULATORS  PROHIBITION OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND ITS PRODUCTS  BAN ON SYNTHETIC OR HARMFUL METHODS, PROCESSING AIDS AND INGREDIENTS IN FOOD PROCESSING

7. DIVERSITY FOR ECOLOGICAL BALANCE  GROW DIFFERENT CROPS: MIXED CROPPING, CROP ROTATION  KEEP FARM ANIMALS: INTEGRATED FARMING  ENCOURAGE THE PRESENCE OF WILDLIFE: INSECTS, SPIDERS, BIRDS, FROGS ETC.  PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN SOIL LIFE: MICROBES, EARCH WORMS, ALGAE, FUNGUS ETC.

8. RECYCLE - NUTRIENTS INSTEAD OF EXTERNAL INPUTS  COMPOSTING AND MULCHING  EFFICIENT USE OF ANIMAL MANURES  USE NITROGEN FIXING PLANTS SUCH AS LEGUMINOUS SPECIES  PRODUCE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS ON THE FARM (PLANTING MATERIAL)  PRODUCE BOTANICAL PESTICIDES ETC. FROM LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL WITHIN THE FARM

9. PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES  NO APPLICATION OF SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS (“CHEMICALS”)  APPROPRIATE STOCKING RATES OF FARM ANIMALS TO AVOID POLLUTION OF GROUND WATER, SOIL EROSION AND OVERGRAZING  NO OVEREXPLOITATION OF WATER RESOURCES (E.G. FOR IRRIGATION) OR OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES (E.G. WILD SPECIES)

10. SYSTEM APPROACH: USING NATURAL ECO SYSTEM AS A MODEL ECOBALANCE DIVERSITY NUTRIENT CYCLES SOIL FERTILITY NATURAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM

11. CROP DIVERSITY RECYCLING NUTRIENTS SOIL PROTECTION BIO-CONTROL ORGANIC FARM ECOSYSTEM SYSTEM APPROACH: USING NATURAL ECO SYSTEM AS A MODEL

12. SUSTAINIBILITY AIMS ECONOMIC VIABILITY ECONOMIC SECURITY CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES NO CHEMICAL POLLUTION MAKE BEST USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES ADDED VALUE GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS GENDER BALANCE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FAIR TRADE ENSURE FOOD SUPPLY SATISFY LOCAL NEEDS RESPECT THE LOCAL CULTURE GOOD TASTE & QUALITY ANIMALFRIENDLY HUSBANDRY CLEAN WATER HIGH SOIL FERTILITY ECOSYSTEM BALANCE LOW EXTERNAL INPUTS GOOD & CONSTANT YIELDS LOW INVESTMENTS SAFE PRODUCTS

13. IS TRADITIONAL FARMING ORGANIC?

14. WHAT TRADITIONAL & ORGANIC FARMING HAVE IN COMMON  NO USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES, HERBICIDES, GROWTH PROMOTERS ETC.  NO USE OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS  USE OF ANIMAL MANURES

15. ORGANIC METHODS WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN TRADITIONAL FARMING  CLOSED NUTRIENT CYCLES, LOW EXTERNAL INPUTS  RECYCLING OF BIOMASS THROUGH MULCHING OR COMPOSTING  MIXED CROPPING AND / OR CROP ROTATIONS  SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES: SOIL, ENERGY, WATER  MAINTENANCE OF SOIL FERTILITY, PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION  ANIMAL FRIENDLY HUSBANDRY PRACTICES

16. PRESENT STATUS IN INDIA

17. THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION (NPOP) NPOP is implemented under FTDR Act under the Ministry of Commerce for exports. NPOP will be shortly implemented under AGMARK by Ministry of Agriculture for the domestic market.

18. CERTIFICATION AGENCIES ACCREDITED BY THE GOVT. AND RECOGNIZED BY EC AND USDA MAHARASHTRA  BVQI (INDIA) PVT. LTD. – Mumbai  ECOCERT INTERNATIONAL – Aurangabad  NATURAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION ASSOCIATION – Pune  CUC Inspections (SKAL INTERNATIONAL) - Mumbai RAJASTHAN  ONE CERT ASIA PVT. LTD., – Jaipur  Rajasthan Organic Certification Agency (ROCA) - Jaipur UTTRANCHAL  UTTRANCHAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AGENCY – Dehradun

19. CERTIFICATION AGENCIES ACCREDITED BY THE GOVT. HARYANA  SGS INDIA (PVT. LTD.) – Gurgaon KARNATAKA  IMO CONTROL PVT. LTD. – Bangalore  APOF AOCA -Bangalore  KERALA  LACON – Cochin  INDOCERT – Cochin

20. STATUS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN INDIA  TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS :1320 UNDER THE CBs  NUMBER OF GROWER GROUPS :484  NUMBER OF CERTIFIED : 1,95,741 ORGANIC FARMERS

21. STATUS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN INDIA  TOTAL CERTIFIED PRODUCTION : 959,098 MT  TOTAL VOLUME EXPORTED : 37533 MT  PERCENTAGE SHARE OF EXPORT : 3.91 v/s PRODUCTION  ANNUAL GROWTH RATE : 50 – 55 %  PRICE PREMIUM : 20-25 %

22. STATUS IN INDIA  AREA UNDER CERTIFICATION : 2.8 MILLION HA  CULTIVATED AREA : 0.45 MILLION HA UNDER CERTIFICATION  AREA UNDER CONVERSION : 0.59 MILLION HA

23. PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM INDIA  PRODUCT CATEGORIES - 15  ITEMS – 86 (INCLUDING PROCESSED AND RAW PRODUCTS).

24. MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORIES  RICE  PULSES (SOYABEAN, LENTILS)  OILSEEDS (SESAME, GROUNDNUTS)  SUGARCANE PRODUCTS (JAGGERY & SUGAR)  FRUITS & VEGETABLES  NUTS / DRY FRUITS  COTTON YARN/GARMENTS  SPICES  COFFEE & TEA  HONEY  MEDICINAL PLANTS

25. GLOBAL MARKET FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS  CURRENT MARKET: USD 31 Billion ( 1% OF TOTAL FOOD SALES )  MAJOR MARKETS --U.S.A: USD 12 Billion --JAPAN: USD 3 Billion --EUROPE: USD 10 - 11 Billion  GROWTH: 20 - 30% per annum

26. ESTIMATED GLOBAL MARKET BY 2010  EU -46 BILLION US $  US-45,,  JAPAN-10,, APPROX. 100 BILLION USD (ITC STUDY)

27. PROJECTED ESTIMATES *  MARKET POTENTIAL : 319 MILLION US $  PROJECTIONS : 433 MILLION US $ ICCOA STUDY 2006

28. POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS  FIVE STAR HOTELS  SUPER MARKETS  MOTHER DAIRY  HEALTH FOOD STORES  EMBASSIES  HOSPITALS  AYURVEDIC CLINICS

29. MAJOR DOMESTIC MARKETS  BANGALORE  CHENNAI  DELHI  HYDERABAD  MUMBAI  JAIPUR  PUNE  COIMBATORE

30. QUALITY & SAFETY  GMP IS IMPORTANT  PRESENT FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS APPLIED TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS ALSO  MICROBIAL SAFETY

31. CRITERIA TO SELL ORGANIC FOOD  TO BE CERTIFIED AS ORGANIC  CERTIFIED BY A CB UNDER NPOP  QUALITY

32. ADVANTAGE FOR INDIA  EXPORT MARKET POTENTIAL: ACCEPTANCE OF INDIAN PRODUCTS IN MAJOR MARKETS (EU, US, AND SWITZERLAND) BECAUSE OF RECOGNITION OF NPOP.  POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCTION IN ALL SEASONS  21 AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONES  70 % RAINFED AREA CONDUSIVE FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION.  SUPPLY POTENTIAL: VARIED PRODUCT CATEGORIES.

33.  PROGRESSIVE FARMERS  RICH KNOWLEDGE BASE  GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES IN PROMOTION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS  GOOD NGO NETWORK ADVANTAGE FOR INDIA Contd….

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