Abstract
The present study was envisaged to examine the status of India in global organic production and to have an overview of the regional spread of India's organic production and export thereof. This study spanning the period 2012-13 to 2018-19, was based on secondary data extracted from various issues of the assessment reports of the programs/organizations overseeing the activities related to organic farming at the global and country level. The study highlighted that India's organic area increased nearly four-fold from 0.5 million ha in 2012 to 1.96 million ha by 2018 and accounted for 30 per cent of the organic area in Asia and nearly three per cent of the global organic area. India's organic production had doubled (2.6 million MT) by 2018-19 from 1.3 million MT in 2012-13. Nearly 90 per cent of organic production came from seven major organic states (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, and Gujarat) in the country. The organic exports to the tune of 6.14 lakh MT from India translated into a realization of 5151 crore in the fiscal ending 2019, up from 1156 crores in 2012-13. The findings of the study point towards the ample scope for propagating organic agriculture, given the large land base in the country. The competitive strength of the states in producing organic crops highlighted by the study can well be exploited to make the most of the opportunities thrown open by the ever-increasing organic trade.
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