NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION Dr. Saswati Bose Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India New Delhi

Status of Organic Certification in India -2013-14 Area under organic Certification: 4.72 m ha Cultivated Area: 0. 72 mha Forest Area: 4.00 m ha Organic Certified Production: 1.24 million MT Cultivable Production: 1.23 m MT Wild Collection: 0.01 m MT

India Organic Exports 2013-14 Quantity Exported: 194087 MT Food: 177765 MT Textiles: 16322 MT Increase over previous year: 17.4 % Value of Exports: 2428 Crores Rupees Food exports: 1328 Crores Textiles: 1100 Crores Increase over previous year: 15.28 % In USD : 403.09 Million USD Increase over previous year: 7.74 %

Global Scenario Present global food market : 63.8 billion USD India’s total export of organic agricultural products (2013-14): 220.47 million USD India’s share in the global food market : 0.35 %

Top Ten Export Destination EUROPEAN UNION U.S.A. CANADA SWITZERLAND BANGALADESH JAPAN U.A.E. MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA NEWZEALAND

Major Products Exported Tea Pulses Sugar Basmati Rice Oilseeds (Sesame, Soyabean) Spices Cotton Medicinal Plants Processed Food Dry Fruits

Organic Certification Organic certification system is a quality assurance initiative, intended to assure quality, prevent fraud and promote commerce, based on set of standards and ethics. It is a process certification for producers of organic food and other organic products

Why Certification Third party assurance from producer to the consumer For uniform label Assurance to the consumers that its concern for healthy food has been addressed. Effective marketing tool for Image, credibility, visibility/ Transparency

The 4 To Organic Certification Accreditation Standards Inspection

Accreditation Standards Guarantees that the certification program is competent to carry out specific tasks • Authoritative body defines policies, standards and checks whether a certification system is operating according to standards Standards define production methods, not the product quality Minimum requirements, not "best practice" Standards <--> regulations Continuously developed, dynamic Can be International, National or regional standards

Inspection On-site visit to verify that the performance of an operation is in accordance with specific standards Certification Written confirmation that a process or product is in compliance with prescribed standards

NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION (NPOP) Standards Compliance by Operators Verified by the Certification Body Evaluated by the Accreditation Body

Implementation of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) To provide a focused and well directed development of organic agriculture and quality products, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, launched the National Program on Organic Production (NPOP) in the year 2000, which was formally notified in October 2001 under the Foreign Trade & Development Act (FTDR Act). NPOP provides information on standards for organic production, systems, criteria, and procedures for accreditation of Inspection and Certification bodies, the national organic logo and the regulations governing its use. The standards and procedures have been formulated in harmony with international standards such as those of Codex and IFOAM. NPOP is implemented under AGMARK by Ministry of Agriculture for the domestic market (voluntary).

Recognition of NPOP Standards The NPOP standards for production and accreditation system have been recognized by European Commission*and Switzerland* as equivalent to their country standards. USDA has recognized NPOP conformity assessment procedures of accreditation as equivalent to that of US. With these recognitions, Indian organic products duly certified by the accredited certification bodies of India are accepted by the importing countries. *Processed products are at present not covered under the equivalency agreement with EU and Switzerland

SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION PRESENT CATEGORIES Cultivated Crops Wild Collection Processed food products (single/multi ingredients) Chain of custody (traders, storage, transport, export) NEW CATEGORIES (standards are in the process for notification under NPOP) Aquaculture, Livestock Textiles

Role Of APEDA Under NPOP Implementation of NPOP Evaluation, accreditation , surveillance and monitoring of Certification bodies Organic traceability through web based electronic traceability system -Tracenet Review of National Standards and Amendments Establish equivalency with the importing countries Training and capacity building of Stakeholders Export Promotion

MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS Progressive farmers / NGOs implementing Grower Groups MoC – APEDA implementing NPOP MoA – NCOF ( promotion) DMI/FSSAI(domestic market) States Governments promoting organic farming under RKVY, NHM and NCOF schemes of MOA Organic Industry

Organic Stakeholder’s under NPOP Certification Bodies -26 No. of Certified Operators -4346 No. of individual operators - 2109   Producers 971 Processor 682 Trader/Exporter 693   No. of Grower Groups- 2237 No. of farmers – 5.91lakhs Wild operators 63 Total wild collectors: 143610

Organic Product Range

Organic Product Range

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