Who will sow the seeds of growth for an organic India?


Date & Time: 2020-02-19 12:31:19

The Union Budget 2020 on agriculture sends a clear message. That the Modi government is committed to sustainable agriculture (organic and javik kheti). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman spelled out the plan to increase area under organic farming to 4 lakh hectares by 2020-21. Under the Green Revolution budget, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (CSS) has been allotted ?500 crore for increased coverage of area under organic certification and additionally have 0.51 lakh ha area brought under organic certification. This would increase the production of organic food for local consumption and exports. APEDA has estimated Indian organic exports at ?5,151 crore in 2018-19, a 49 per cent jump from 2017-19.