It has been formulated to promote Organic Farming.
Objective : To promote eco-friendly concept of cultivation reducing the dependency on agro-chemicals and fertilizers and to optimally utilize the locally available natural resources for input production.
- It will be implemented in a cluster based approach and farmers will be funded to meet the expenditure from farm to market.
- Government is promoting organic farming through various schemes/programmes under:
- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/ Paramapragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY),
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH),
- National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP),
- Network Project on Organic Farming of ICAR.