FOODWORLD INDIA 2008November 13 – 14, 2008,

Mumbai

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

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

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

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….

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

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.

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

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)

SYSTEM APPROACH: USING NATURAL ECO SYSTEM AS A

MODEL

ECOBALANCEDIVERSITY

NUTRIENT CYCLES

SOIL FERTILITY

NATURAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM

CROP DIVERSITY

RECYCLING NUTRIENTS

SOIL PROTECTION

BIO-CONTROL

ORGANIC FARM ECOSYSTEM

SYSTEM APPROACH: USING NATURAL ECO SYSTEM AS

A MODEL

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 & QUALITYANIMALFRIENDLY HUSBANDRY

CLEAN WATER

HIGH SOIL FERTILITY

ECOSYSTEM BALANCE

LOW EXTERNAL INPUTS

GOOD & CONSTANT YIELDS

LOW INVESTMENTS

SAFE PRODUCTS

IS TRADITIONAL FARMING ORGANIC?

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

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

PRESENT STATUS IN INDIA

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.

CERTIFICATION AGENCIESACCREDITED 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

CERTIFICATION AGENCIESACCREDITED BY THE GOVT.

HARYANA SGS INDIA (PVT. LTD.) – Gurgaon

KARNATAKA IMO CONTROL PVT. LTD. – Bangalore APOF AOCA -Bangalore

KERALA LACON – Cochin

INDOCERT – Cochin

STATUS OF ORGANIC FARMING IN INDIA

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS : 1320UNDER THE CBs

NUMBER OF GROWER GROUPS : 484

NUMBER OF CERTIFIED : 1,95,741

ORGANIC FARMERS

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 %

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

PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM INDIA

PRODUCT CATEGORIES - 15

ITEMS – 86 (INCLUDING PROCESSED AND RAW PRODUCTS).

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

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

ESTIMATED GLOBAL MARKET BY 2010

EU - 46 BILLION US $

US - 45 ,,

JAPAN - 10 ,,

APPROX. 100 BILLION USD (ITC STUDY)

PROJECTED ESTIMATES *

MARKET POTENTIAL : 319 MILLION US $

PROJECTIONS : 433 MILLION US $

• ICCOA STUDY 2006

POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS

FIVE STAR HOTELS

SUPER MARKETS

MOTHER DAIRY

HEALTH FOOD STORES

EMBASSIES

HOSPITALS

AYURVEDIC CLINICS

MAJOR DOMESTIC MARKETS

BANGALORE

CHENNAI

DELHI

HYDERABAD

MUMBAI

JAIPUR

PUNE

COIMBATORE

PROGRESSIVE FARMERS

RICH KNOWLEDGE BASE

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES IN PROMOTION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

GOOD NGO NETWORK

ADVANTAGE FOR INDIA

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THANKS