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Organic agriculture is

a holistic production

management system

which promotes and

enhances agro-

ecosystem health, including biodiversity,

biological cycles, and soil biological

activity, thereby helps in maintenance

of soil health and thus results in healthy

crops and luxuriant yields which could be

used as safe and healthy food. But the

genunitey of such foods can only be

proved through organic certification.

Organic certification addresses a growing

worldwide demand for organic food. It is

intended to assure quality and prevent

fraud. For organic producers,

certification identifies suppliers of

products approved for use in certified

operations. For consumers, "certified

organic" serves as a product assurance.

Certification is essentially aimed at

regulating and facilitating the sale of

organic products to consumers. PGS-

India organic certification system

launched by Ministry of Agriculture and

Farmers Welafare, Govt. of India is now

becoming a promising tool of organic

certification for domestic market, which

is farmer centric and low cost

certification. With the advent of

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

(PKVY), the PGS-India certification is

available free of cost. State government

organizations and some Non-government

organizations are authorized to work as

Regional Councils, most of them are

doing pretty well in this regard.

In the current issue articles on Activities

of two Regional Councils under

Participatory Guarantee System for

India [PGS-INDIA]. Beside these other

columns are as usual

The column on Farmer Training cum

Field Demonstration Programme on

Organic Farming under “SansadAadarsh

Gram Yojana” is presented with few

reports.

To make this publication more colorful

and informative I invite your

participation in the form of articles on

research in organic farming area, field

studies, success stories of farmers and

your comments and suggestions.

Dr.Krishan Chandra Chief Editor



Activities of SARG Vikas Samiti a Regional Council under Participatory Guarantee

System for India [PGS-INDIA]

Abilash Gohre and Sanjay Roman SARG Vikas Samiti, Akola (M.S) Email: [email protected]

SARG Vikas Samiti is authorized as Regional council for certification under Participatory Guarantee System for India by National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF), Ghaziabad. SARG (SUPA Agricultural Research Group) is a voluntary organization promoting Organic farming based on Biodynamic agriculture system in different parts of India and abroad since last 13 years. It has has pioneered the promotion of Biodynamic system of agriculture among small farmers in India. SARG has also introduced the system successfully, in the agriculture departments of the states of Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Sikkim and Mizoram. Uttarakhand and Maharashtra have included biodynamic composting and systems in their regular schemes since 2003. SARG has awarded the prestigious Krishi Bhushan Award (Year 2012) for its contribution in promotion of Organic Farming in the State by Government of Maharashtra. Experienced Resource Rich Extension Agency SARG has experienced team at its disposal for completions of various tasks allotted to an ideal Regional Council has enough field staff; reach to the farmers for extension & spread of PGS-India system, availability of high speed internet, very experienced Human resource in extension, social works, food safety & regulations, value additions, gender empowerment, which is kept well communicated to update the changes in this very dynamic PGS system

Success achieved SARG is registered with NCOF as Regional Council in Feb 2016 Then we started the registration farmers and achieved following status

Registered GROUPS STATUS

SARG is selected as Regional Council under PKVY scheme in Two Division (Nashik & Amravati) by Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra from May 2016; other than scheme it has also registered the farmers for PGS-INDIA as own initiative in Three Districts (Akola, Buldhana & Washim). SARG organizes training programmes for its farmers, Subjects being covered in LRP Trainings What is PGS-INDIA Certification Importance of Organic Certification Farmers Role & Responsibility Certification Process, Farm Records &

Documentation Concept of Organic Farming How to make & use Organic Inputs How to capture GPS Locations Organic farming Standards Staff & Farmer Training about Online data

feeding & make Organic Inputs Market opportunities for Certified

Organic produce.



Arranging wheat festival, demonstration as shown in photos

We are also awaking the Dignitaries of the events with opportunities available to farmers & consumers with participation in the system by having banners, demonstrations online

Action Plan The registration of Kharif 2016 started and

is open, near about 50 plus training programmes are completed at various locations under PKVY scheme, with ATMA,

Other than project area SARG has good response from farmers due to our past networking in the state of Maharashtra,

SARG has a target to complete registration of 1500 farmers in kharif 2016

SARG has started instructing the farmers to start appraisals for the season from Mid-August to September end through meetings and training planned with registration drive

SARG has also planned marketing initiatives from Sept 2016 for the produce with demonstration of online verification for consumer awareness, confidence, transparency.

Local Group trainings under PGS-India



Collecting Farm History information and explaining PGS-India standards



On-farm organic inputs preparation training to farmers of PGS-India Local groups



Vistors observing the PGS-India certified organic products in the stalls



PGS-India Certified Organic Products



Activities of PGS-India Regional Council: Eko Guarantee Division of Encon

Vaishali Inmadar and Daniel Selvam

Eko Guarantee Division of Encon, Aurangabad (M.S)





Farmer Training cum Field Demonstration

Programme on Organic Farming under

“Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana”

From the preceeding issues readers are

aware that as per the instruction of Union

Minister of Agriculture(above given press

clip), National Centre of Organic Farming

(NCOF), Ghaziabad has prepared training

calender to organize 600 farmer training cum

field demonstration programmes on organic

farming in the next two financial years 2015

& 2016- 17 (300 farmer training

per year) in various villages adopted by the

Hon’ble Members of Parliament as per

“Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana” through its

regional centres of organic farming located in

different zones (Ghaziabad, Bengaluru,

Panchakula, Nagpur, Jabalpur,

Bhubaneshwar and Imphal)of the country.

With the approval of Department of

Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of

Contd. from previous issue



Agriculture, NCOF with its 07 Regional

Centres has organized 300 farmers training

cum field demonstration programmes on

organic farming in the first phase that is for

the year 2015-16. For the current year 2016-

17 a total of 293 FTs and FDs is the target of

NCOF which is to be executed through it

Regional centres.

The details/schedule (tentative) of FTs &

FDs presented in this issue according to the

regional centre wise (Ghaziabad, Nagpur,

Panchkula, Imphal, Bangaluru, Jabalpur and

Bubaneshwar) for readers’ information.



LIST OF SELECTED VILLAGES UNDER RCOF, NAGPUR FOR FT&FD DURING 2016-17

Proposed name of Gram Panchayats Identified for SAGY (LOK SABHA) for farmers’ training & field

demonstration to be conducted by Regional Centre of Organic Farming-NAGPUR

Address: Amravati Road, NH6, Village – Gondkhairy, Post – Wadi, Kalmeshwer, NAGPUR440 023 (Maharashtra). Contact Person: Shri P. Ravindranath, Assistant Director& Head of Office Contact No.: Telefax : 07118277052, (Mob.) 09545520937 Email: [email protected], [email protected],[email protected],

Sl. No. State Constituency

Name Name of the MP District Block/Sub District Gram Panchayats

1. AP Guntur Shri Jayadev Galla GUNTUR Vatticherukuru ANANTHAVARAPPADU

2. Araku Smt. Geetha Kothapalli EAST GODAVARI Maredumilli MAREDUMILLI

3. Eluru

Captain Venkateswara Rao Magantti

KRISHNA

Mudinepalle

PEDAGONNURU

4. Bapatla Shri Sriram Malyadri PRAKASAM Janakavarampanguluru RAMAKURU

5. Hindupur Shri Kristappa Nimmala ANANTAPUR Chilamathur SOMAGHATTA

6. Amalapuram Dr. Ravindra Babu Pandula EAST GODAVARI Ambajipeta PULLETIKURRU

7. Kakinada Shri Narasimham Thota EAST GODAVARI Kirlampudi BURUGUPUDI

8. Vizianagaram Sh Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati

VIZIANAGARAM Vizianagaram DWARAPUDI

9. Narsapuram Shri Gokaraju Ganga Raju WEST GODAVARI Undi MAHADEVAPATNAM



10. Srikakulam

Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

SRIKAKULAM

Santhabommali

SANTHABOMMALI

11. Narasaraopet Shri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao GUNTUR Durgi DHARMAVARAM

12. Machilipatnam Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao KRISHNA Gudru KANKATAVA

13. Anakapalli

Shri Muthamsetti Srinivasa Rao (Avnthi)

VISAKHAPATANAM

Chodavaram

DUDDUPALEM

14. Anantapur Shri J.C. Divakar Reddy ANANTAPUR Peddavadugur PEDDAVADUGUR

15. Nandyal Shri S.P.Y. Reddy KURNOOL Uyyalawada ALLUR

16. Nellore Shri Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy SPSR NELLORE Marripadu KAMPASAMUDRAM

17. Ongole Shri Yerram Venkata Subbareddy PRAKASAM Komarolu DADDAWADA

18. Kakinada Shri Narasimham Thota EAST GODAVARI Kirlampudi BURUGUPUDI

TOTAL=18

1. GO South Goa

Shri Advocate Narendra Keshav Sawaikar

SOUTH GOA

Canacona

COLA

TOTAL=01

1. GJ Anand Shri Dilip Patel ANAND Tarapur RINZA

2. Mahesana Smt. Jayshreeben Kanubhai Patel MAHESANA Mahesana PANCHOT

3. Valsad Dr. K. C. Patel VALSAD Pardi GOIMA

4. Navsari Shri Chandrakant Raghunath Patil NAVSARI Chikhli CHIKHALI



5. Porbandar

Shri Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya

RAJKOT

Jamkandorna

RAYDI

6. Sabarkantha Shri Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod SABAR KANTHA Idar JASHVANTGADH

7. Chhota Udaipur Shri Ramsinh Patalyabhai Rathwa PANCH MAHALS Halol DHINKVA

8. Ahmedabad East Shri Paresh D Rawal GANDHINAGAR Gandhinagar JAKHORA RAJPUR

9. Bhavnagar Dr. Bharati Dhirubhai Shiyal BHAVNAGAR Bhavnagar FARIYADKA

10. Ahmedabad West Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki AHMADABAD Daskroi BAREJDI

11. Patan Shri Liladharbhai Khodaji Vaghela PATAN Harij RODA

12. Bardoli Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava SURAT Bardoli HARIPURA

TOTAL=12

1. TS Karimnagar Sh. Vinod Kumar Boianapalli KARIMNAGAR Yellareddipet VEERNAPALLY

2. Bhongir Sh. Boora Narsaiah Goud NALGONDA Valigonda REDLA REPAKA

3. Nalgonda Shri Sukender Reddy Gutha NALGONDA Devarakonda CHINTHAKUNTA

4. Warangal Shri Srihari Kadiyam WARANGAL Wardhannapet INOLE

5. Nizamabad Smt. Kavitha Kalvakuntla NIZAMABAD Ranjal KANDAKURTHI

6. Mahabubabad Prof. Seetaram Ajmeera Naik WARANGAL Nellikudur NARAYANAPURAM

7. Zahirabad Shri Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil NIZAMABAD Jukkal KOWLAS

8. Khammam Shri Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy KHAMMAM Sathupalle GANGARAM

9. Mahabubnagar Shri A.P. Jithender Reddy MAHBUBNAGAR Damaragidda MOGALA MADAKA

10. Malkajgiri Shri Ch. Malla Reddy RANGAREDDI Qutubullapur DUNDIGAL



Proposed name of Gram Panchayats Identified for SAGY (RAJYA SABHA) for farmers’ training & field

demonstration to be conducted by Regional Centre of Organic Farming-NAGPUR

11. Peddapalle Shri Balka Suman ADILABAD Dandepalle GUDEM

TOTAL=11

Sl. No. State Name of the MP District Block/SubDistrict Gram Panchayats

1. AP Smt. Thota Seetharama Lakshmi

WEST GODAVARI

Akividu

PEDAKAPAVARAM

2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi WEST GODAVARI Mogalthur PERUPALEM SOUTH

TOTAL=02

1. GJ Shri Dilipbhai Pandya

BANAS KANTHA

Vadgam

PASVADAL

2. Dr. Mansukh L. Mandaviya

BHAVNAGAR

Gadhada

UGAMEDI

3. Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel

JUNAGADH

PatanVeraval

GOVINDPARA

4. Shri Ahmed Patel NARMADA Dediapada DUMKHAL

5. Shri Pravin Somabhai Rashtrapal

PORBANDAR

Porbandar

SODHANA

6. Shri Shankarbhai N. Vegad

SURENDRANAGAR

Wadhwan

KHOLADIAD

7. Shri Shambhuprasadji Tundiya

SURENDRANAGAR Chotila

JANIVADLA

TOTAL=07

1. MH Shri Sharad Govindrao Pawar

SATARA

Khatav

ENKUL



2. Shri Ashok S. Ganguly PUNE

Purandhar

GULUNCHE

3. Ms. Anu Aga SATARA Satara SHIVTHAR

4. Shri Bhalchandra Mungekar

SINDHUDURG

Devgad

MITHBAV

TOTAL=04











National and International Events

Science Day at BIOFACH China 2016: Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, NO.1099 Guo Zhan Road Shanghai China; May 27, 2016. On May 27, 2016, a Science Day took place at BIOFACH China in Shanghai. It was organized by TIPI - the Technology Innovation Platform of IFOAM - Organics International, the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland, NürnbergMesse China Co., Ltd., Shanghai Organic Agriculture Engineering Technology Center (Tony’s Farm) and China Organic Food Certification Center. The aims of the meeting were: To set up an organic technology and innovation network in farming: the regional TIPI group for China. Bridge the understanding, communication and co-operations for Chinese and the TIPI international members in research, innovation and technology transfer. Topics were: Organic agricultural developmental policy & strategy Research & innovation Application of technology, methods and tools in organic farming Future perspectives Target groups Global exhibitors and visitors attending BIOFACH China 2016 Organic farmland owners, farmers and producers Experts, scientists and agro-technicians from China and worldwide Business and entrepreneurs of agricultural fertilizers and pesticides Central and local governmental decision makers with China focus Eighth edition of BIOFACH India together with INDIA ORGANIC, NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla, Delhi, 10 – 12 November 2016

From 10 – 12 November 2016, NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla for the first time will experience the grandness of India’s most successful Organic Fair in India. The eighth edition of BIOFACH India together with INDIA ORGANIC will be opening its doors for three days showcasing the country’s organic diversity. The organisers of BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC are Nuernberg Messe India (NMIND) together with the International Competence Centre of Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) who are the co-organizers. Leading private organic stakeholders such as Nature Bio-Foods Ltd., Amira Pure Foods Pvt. Ltd., Sresta Natural Bioproducts Pvt. Ltd., Brahm Arpan Organic Pvt. Ltd., MRT Organics, Mehrotra Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd., Radico, Agronic Food Inc., Suminter India Organics, Sarveshwar Organic Foods Ltd., Phalada Agro Research Foundation Pvt. Ltd., Rapid Organic, Sunstar Overseas Ltd., Amaara Food & Wellness Pvt. Ltd., Terra Firma |Projects Pvt. Ltd. And many more. Besides food and beverage there will also be an impressive participation from the Natural Care & Wellness sector, Organic Textiles Sector, Certification Bodies as well as participation by all leading Government Boards like Tea Board, Spices Board and Coffee Board etc. BIOFACH INDIA together with INDIA ORGANIC is India’s largest platform for the organic industry and the last edition of the event in 2015 witnessed participation by 170 exhibitors and interested visitors from relevant sectors. Contact for participation Ms. Priya Sharma NuernbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd. German House, 2, Nyaya Marg German House, 2, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, Delhi – 110 002, India Tel.: +91 11 47168830 [email protected]



Books Review

Organic in Europe: Prospects and Developments 2016 by Maria Rodale, Published by by

IFOAM EU, 88 pages; Price: Free/down-loadable link: ifoam-eu.org: Download of "Organic in Europe: Prospects and

Developments 2016"; The growth trends highlight the importance of using the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other agri-food policies to create a more positive environment in which farmers and food companies feel confident making significant investment decisions. Without these investments, Europe will not be able to meet the growing demand amongst EU consumers for organic food. In mapping the latest trends across Europe, the research shows that in the EU alone the organic market grew at a relatively high rate of 7.4% in 2014 and retail sales valued at €24 billion. However, the increase in organic farmland area in the EU slowed – growing by just 1.1% and the number of producers actually fell by 0.2%. Reflecting on the current imbalances in organic supply and demand in Europe and how such gaps should be closed, the authors describe the need for clear organic sector strategies to be developed, for support to be given to shorter organic supply chains and for the accuracy of organic market data collection to be improved. Policy makers at European, national and regional levels all have a role to play in creating this environment. The publication was developed in partnership with researchers from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Marche Polytechnic University and the German organic farmers association Naturland. It looks at the latest market and production developments across Europe in context of the new CAP and current EU agri-food policy, including:

A think-piece on expanding organics beyond a niche, taking the latest trends and the European organic movement’s vision to increase the area of Europe’s agricultural land under organic management by 50% by 2030 into account.

Facts and figures provided by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) on latest farming and market trends across Europe with special focus on the 28 Member States of the European Union, EU Candidate and Potential Candidate countries, and the members of the European Free Trade Association.

Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle by R. Blair Published by CABI Publishing, Wallingford, United Kingdom; 304 pages; Price £87.54 – The practice of organic cattle farming has

continued to increase in recent years, backed by consumer demand, organisations and governments. Beginning with an overview of the aims and principles behind organic cattle production, this book presents comprehensive information about how to feed cattle so that the milk and meat produced meet organic standards. "Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle" provides a comprehensive summary of ruminant digestive processes and nutrition. The author, past-President of the World Association for Animal Production, utilises years of animal nutrition experience to describe the effects of feeding programmes using approved organic ingredients on cattle productivity, health and welfare. The book also provides up-to-date information on consumer aspects of organic meat and milk, and on production of greenhouse gases by cattle raised organically. Useful to all concerned.

Compiled by: Dr. Praveen Vootla



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