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New Delhi: The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday, stated that the current export of organic produce stands at around Rs 5,000-Rs 6,000 crore and is expected to grow to Rs 20,000 crore in the next three years.
Addressing the launch of the ‘8th edition of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)’ organised by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) he stated that India has the potential to triple exports of organic produce to Rs 20,000 crore in the next three years as more and more farmers enter organic farming.
He also said that the Indian farmers must slowly migrate to organic farming and increase both domestic production and capture the international market.
Goyal further highlighted that the Ministry of Cooperation, the Agriculture Ministry, along with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry are jointly working to advance organic farming by supporting the farmers and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) via skill development, training, export facilitation, marketing, and packaging.
“The global demand for organic products is around Rs 1 lakh crore and with increased promotion and production, this demand may reach Rs 10 lakh crore. India has the largest number of organic farmers globally and ranks second in terms of area under organic cultivation. With some additional efforts, I am confident that we can become the global leader in organic farming significantly enhancing farmers’ income and promoting Indian organic produce to the international market”, Goyal noted.
The Minister also unveiled a dedicated NPOP Portal which will provide more visibility and ease of operations for organic stakeholders. He also launched TraceNet 2.0, the upgraded traceability platform of NPOP, to streamline operations and enhance tools for regulatory oversight.
During the event, the first five registration certificates generated on TraceNet 2.0 were distributed by the Minister to organic operators.
