This far and New Initiatives Presentation at Organic World Advantage India 15 th October 2015 Manoj Kumar Menon Executive Director International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture ICCOA ID: 306780
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Organic Opportunities from India
:This far and New Initiatives!
Presentation atOrganic World – Advantage India15th October, 2015
Manoj
Kumar
Menon
, Executive Director,
International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA),
Bangalore
And
Vice President, IFOAM-ASIA, South KoreaSlide2
1. Farmers with “Sustainability Concerns”
2. Progressive and ‘Market Oriented’ Organic Farmers
About 74% farmers of India are small and marginal farmers.
So organic farming is more relevant for them to help reduce costs and to increase incomes.
Organic agriculture developed from two streams:Slide3
O U T P U T S
Organic Agriculture:
Important Intervention AreasProduction of Safe & Nutritious FoodNon toxic residues
Non use of chemicals
Better Returns for Small Farmers
Price Premium
Lower Cost of Production
Value-addition
w.r.t. Ecology &
Environment
Development of Organic Package of Practices
Organic Markets & Effective Supply Chains
Creation of Replicable
Marketing Models
Eco-friendly
Sustainable Farming
Soil Carbon
Soil Microbes
Indicators
Soil Health
Food Safety
Economic BenefitsSlide4
Hilly Regions
J & K
613 Ha
UK
39451 Ha
HP
15435 Ha
Sikkim
43107 ha
Meghalaya
1780
Ha
Nagaland
2916
Ha
Karnataka
40468 Ha
Kerala
14869 Ha
Tamil
nadu
6742 Ha
Rain-fed Regions
Rajasthan
41147 Ha
Gujarat
70538 Ha
MP
225000 Ha
Chattisgarh
444 Ha
Orissa
50740 Ha
Hilly Region
RainfedSlide5
Major Exportable Items - OpportunitiesSlide6
Status of Organic Agriculture in India (
2004-14
)
Land Area Certified Organic
Cultivated area (
2015):
6,20,000 haFrom only 42000 ha in 2003Slide7
Trade Value- Exports & Domestic, 2005-2014
(in Rs crores)Slide8
What is lacking? The Way Forward!
Holistic Understanding & Support
Services
Govts
and
Depts
still have not understood OF in full scope
Technical & managerial support & ‘Best practices.Authentic and technically superior inputs: On-farm and off-farm availability Scientific validation & Research on Organic Farming systems Package of practices/Crop protocols Cost-Benefit ratios Productivity dataMarket Access and Supply chain Two forms of markets- Exports & Domestic Supply chain- Aggregation, Logistics & Processing Access to buyers, information and linkages
Lets
create models– close the value chain
–Create
pilots in each organic zones /
regionsSlide9
Sustainable Bio-villages
(@ICCOA)Slide10
1. Agriculture/Horticulture
Animal husbandry: Dairying, Piggery/Sheep/Goat keeping, Poultry Bee keeping (Apiculture) Organic input productions:
Composting, Vermicomposting, NADEP, Biodigestors, etcCommunity compost unit through rural entrepreneursBiogas units (for clean energy and slurry as input)
Processing and Value addition facilities
Village level Pack-houses (Collection, grading, packing
centres
)
Primary processing: Drying, slicing, Logistics Rural entrepreneurship Tourism: Agri and Eco-tourism development
Uniqueness of this project – The Bio-zone concept
Integrates Seven distinct components -Slide11
Dr. AKALI SEMA
Professor & HeadDepartment of Horticulture
SASRD, NAGALAND UNIVERSITY BIOVILLAGE IN NORTH EAST INDIAA model for sustainable Agriculture for & community developmentSlide12
Colourful, vibrant peopleSlide13
Nagaland- A Kuki Village-
MolvomSlide14
Molvom
Bio-village at a glance Total project area : 1200 ha, 582 farmersImpt. economic activity: Farming
Main crops grown : Paddy, Pineapple, Turmeric, Ginger, Naga chilli Started in the year 2012-13Slide15
Methodology (
in Summary)Slide16
View of the Village & its Paddy fieldsSlide17
ICCOA Interventions
Farmer Training Programs :- Crop Management- Certification - On farm Input generationsSlide18
Community Compost Structure HDPE compost unit
Concrete Compost unit Vermi Wash Unit Matka Khad
On-farm Input GenerationSlide19
Installation of Compost Units (HDPE)
Size – 10 x 4x 3 ft
Cap: 1 ton Slide20
Marketing- linkages: Turmeric Slide21
Marketing of PineappleSlide22
Organic Basmati Rice – First time in Nagaland Slide23
Organic Basmati Rice – First time in Nagaland Slide24
Consulting services
Advocating and popularizing OA
Capacity building of individuals & institutions
Networking stakeholders
ICCOA Mandate
Collecting, documenting & disseminating information & knowledge
Welcome also to India‘s Biggest Organic fair
Biofach India-India Organic
5-7 November, 2015, Kochi, Kerala
Thank you