Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) created dedicated organic promotion division

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This division is now serving as a focal point for coordinating efforts to promote country's organic export potential.
APEDA also formulated roadmap to push organic exports from Uttarakhand and Sikkim, focusing on enhancing farming practices, optimizing certification procedures, and identifying prime export product.
- Sikkim is the first Organic State of India.

Organic farming is a sustainable agriculture system that excludes use of synthetic inputs in farming and relies on on-farm inputs like crop residues, farmyard manure, enriched composts, etc. for nutrient management of crops.
- India's rank 6th in terms of World's Organic Agricultural land as per 2021 data.
- Madhya Pradesh is largest producer of organic products followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Odisha.
- Organic products are exported to USA, Canada, Great Britain, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Ecuador, etc.

Significance of organic farming: Improve soil fertility, reduce erosion, lowers environmental pollution, reduce greenhouse gas etc.

Challenges with Organic farming
- Yield of organic farming is around 18.4% lower than that of conventional farming.
- High certification cost, and inadequate supporting infrastructure.
- Requires more time for observation, timely control, and intervention. It is naturally more labor-intensive.

Revising National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) guidelines to bolster accessibility of organic products in international markets.
NPOP is involved in accreditation of Certification Bodies, fixing standards for organic production and packaging etc.
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana 2015.
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region.
Jaivik Kheti organic e-commerce portal of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.