Government is promoting Organic farming through various schèmes like National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalyan States (HMNEH), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Network Project on Organic Farming of Indian Council Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Under NHM, HMNEH and RKVY schemes, States are being supported for adoption and certification of farmers lands in clusters and setting up of organic input production units.
The area of land under organic certification (cultivable and wild collection area) stands at 5.21 million hectare during the year 2012-13.
Funds allocated under NPOF, NHM and ICAR during the year 2013-14 are Rs.427.00 lakh, Rs. 1215.50 lakh and Rs. 120.00 lakh respectively.
Under NPOF, there is no provision to provide financial assistance to the farmers directly who save subsidy on fertilisers. However, under NHM following assistance are also being provided –
i) Funds are provided @ Rs. 10,000/- per ha for a maximum area of 4 ha per beneficiary for adoption of organic farming in horticultural crops;
ii) Assistance is also being provided for setting up vermicompost units @ 50% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 30,000/- per beneficiary ;
iii) Assistance is being provided for organic farming certification @ Rs. 5.00 lakh for a grop of farmers covering an area of 50 ha.
Besides the above, under NPOF, Government is providing financial assistance for setting up of-
i) organic inputs production units as back – ended subsidy through NABARD to the tune of 33% restricted to Rs. 60.00 lakh for setting up of Fruit/Vegetable market Waste/Agro-waste compost units ; and
ii) 25% subsidy restricted to Rs.40.00 lakh for setting up of Bio-fertilisers/Bio-pesticides production units.
This information was given today (Aug. 19, 2013) by Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Tariq Anwar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha questions.
Courtesy: (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
Under NHM, HMNEH and RKVY schemes, States are being supported for adoption and certification of farmers lands in clusters and setting up of organic input production units.
The area of land under organic certification (cultivable and wild collection area) stands at 5.21 million hectare during the year 2012-13.
Funds allocated under NPOF, NHM and ICAR during the year 2013-14 are Rs.427.00 lakh, Rs. 1215.50 lakh and Rs. 120.00 lakh respectively.
Under NPOF, there is no provision to provide financial assistance to the farmers directly who save subsidy on fertilisers. However, under NHM following assistance are also being provided –
i) Funds are provided @ Rs. 10,000/- per ha for a maximum area of 4 ha per beneficiary for adoption of organic farming in horticultural crops;
ii) Assistance is also being provided for setting up vermicompost units @ 50% of the cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 30,000/- per beneficiary ;
iii) Assistance is being provided for organic farming certification @ Rs. 5.00 lakh for a grop of farmers covering an area of 50 ha.
Besides the above, under NPOF, Government is providing financial assistance for setting up of-
i) organic inputs production units as back – ended subsidy through NABARD to the tune of 33% restricted to Rs. 60.00 lakh for setting up of Fruit/Vegetable market Waste/Agro-waste compost units ; and
ii) 25% subsidy restricted to Rs.40.00 lakh for setting up of Bio-fertilisers/Bio-pesticides production units.
This information was given today (Aug. 19, 2013) by Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Tariq Anwar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha questions.
Courtesy: (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
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